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Debug® Optimo

MGK · Cold Pressed Neem Oil 15.04%; Azadirachtin 0.7% · EPA Reg 1021-2876 · insecticide Document last checked 2023-06-27

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Active ingredient Cold Pressed Neem Oil 15.04%; Azadirachtin 0.7%
Manufacturer MGK
Category insecticide

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Debug Optimo is a liquid formulation designed to control nematodes, insects, worms, and various fungal issues like rust and powdery mildew. It is used on ornamentals, turf, and crops to target pests such as grubs, aphids, beetles, and armyworms. The product is applied by spraying the mixture onto the target area, using additional water or sprinklers to push the material to the required depth below ground level.

Pests covered (77)
NematodeInsects and Worms (Red ants, Cutworms, Grubs, Chinch bugs, Crickets, Aphids, Whiteflies, Thrips, Beetles, Leafhoppers, Fruitworms, Caterpillars, Cabbage loopers, Armyworms, Colorado potato beetles, Diamondback moths, Grasshoppers, Maggots, Weevils, Chafers, Spider Mites, spittlebugs, Webworms, Rhizoctonia solani, Scletorium rolfsii, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Fusarium oxysporum, Rust, and Powdery Mildew, Pythium)Nematode and Turf Insect ControlMILDEWPYTHIUMRHIZOCTONIASCLEROTINIAMITESRUSTFUSARIUM SPPCUCUMBER BEETLESFLEA BEETLESBEAN LEAF BEETLECORN FLEA BEETLESPOTATO FLEA BEETLECOLORADO POTATO BEETLEMEXICAN BEAN BEETLEWEEVILSPEPPER WEEVILBOLL WEEVILSCLEROTIUM ROLFSIIPOWDERY MILDEWMAGGOTSGNATSONION MAGGOTFUNGUS GNATSFRUIT FLIESSPITTLEBUGSLEAFHOPPERSSAN JOSE SCALEMEALYBUGSPSYLLIDSRED ANTSCATERPILLARSMOTHSWEBWORMSFRUITWORMSLOOPERSWORMSGRUBSBORERSNEMATODESWIREWORMSEUROPEAN CHAFERJAPANESE BEETLECHINCH BUGLYGUS BUGSSCALESWHITEFLIESAPHIDSALFALFA WEBWORMORANGE TORTRIXPHYLLOXERATHRIPSBEETLESCASEBEARERSGYPSY MOTHCUTWORMSBOLLWORMEARWORMARMYWORMFALL ARMYWORMCABBAGE LOOPERRHIZOCTONIA ROOT ROT (R. SOLANI)CODLING MOTHGRAPE BERRY MOTHDIAMONDBACK MOTHGRASSHOPPERSCRICKETSBUDWORMSLEAF PERFORATORSROOTWORMSSPIDER MITESPACIFIC SPIDER MITETWOSPOTTED SPIDER MITELEAFROLLERSLEAFMINERS
Areas treatable (203)
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How to treat each type of area 4

Ornamentals and Turf

Target pest Rate Unit Dilution Label notes
Nematode 24 to 48 FL. OZ with 2 to 50 GALLONS WATER Spray on 1000 SQUARE FEET. Using sprinklers, deliver additional amounts of water to push the material to the required depth below ground level. Apply every week or as needed. Repeat application if the nematode count is over the threshold limit.

turf

Target pest Rate Unit Dilution Label notes
Insects and Worms (Red ants, Cutworms, Grubs, Chinch bugs, Crickets, Aphids, Whiteflies, Thrips, Beetles, Leafhoppers, Fruitworms, Caterpillars, Cabbage loopers, Armyworms, Colorado potato beetles, Diamondback moths, Grasshoppers, Maggots, Weevils, Chafers, Spider Mites, spittlebugs, Webworms, Rhizoctonia solani, Scletorium rolfsii, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Fusarium oxysporum, Rust, and Powdery Mildew, Pythium) 1 to 2 FL. OZ. in 2 to 3 GALLONS OF WATER Spray the mixture on to 1000 square feet. Using sprinklers or other means, deliver additional amounts of water to push the material to ¼ inch - ½ inch below ground level. For worm and insect control apply at the earliest sign of infestation. Repeat the application at 7 - 10 days interval if infestation persists. Ensure that pH of this mixture is around 5.5 by using a buffer.
Target pest Rate Unit Dilution Label notes
Insects and Worms (Red ants, Cutworms, Grubs, Chinch bugs, Crickets, Aphids, Whiteflies, Thrips, Beetles, Leafhoppers, Fruitworms, Caterpillars, Cabbage loopers, Armyworms, Colorado potato beetles, Diamondback moths, Grasshoppers, Maggots, Weevils, Chafers, Spider Mites, spittlebugs, Webworms, Rhizoctonia solani, Scletorium rolfsii, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Fusarium oxysporum, Rust, and Powdery Mildew, Pythium) 48 FL. OZ. to 96 FL. OZ. with 100 gallons water per acre
Nematode and Turf Insect Control 1.25 gallons per 500 gallons of water If using a supply tank, dilute this product at the rate of 1.25 gallons per 500 gallons of water. Apply between 1200 to 1500 gallons of water per acre to achieve efficacy.

Mixing instructions 3

For pests Amount Per Label notes
Nematode Control 24 to 48 2 to 50 GALLONS WATER Spray on 1000 SQUARE FEET.
Insect and Worm Control 1 to 2 2 to 3 GALLONS OF WATER Ensure that pH of this mixture is around 5.5 by using a buffer. Spray the mixture on to 1000 square feet.
Insect and Worm Control 48 FL. OZ. to 96 FL. OZ. 100 gallons water per acre

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