Sucra Shield

SucraShield is a "physical" insecticide and miticide, rather than working as a classic chemical toxin. It strips the protective coatings off of all stages of development of the critters, from eggs though adults (it is not effective on stuff with hard, protective shells, like brown scale adults), so that they desiccate and die. It is a topical treatment only, and is very safe to use - you can spray vegetables, and harvest and eat them the same day.

One of the things that sold me on it was the fact that it does not affect bees.

 

Huh! I'm always interested to hear the results of a new pesticide.

 

Bugitol kills everything - insects, mites, slugs, snails, mice, etc. It is particularly good on thrips. Chemically, it is a blend of two food-grade, FDA GRAS (generally recognized as safe) plant oils - essential oil of mustard and capsaicin oleoresins. Mixed with water, it in essence becomes a treatment with mustard gas and pepper spray. When used in the greenhouse, I recommend wearing a full-face respirator, and when used outside, stay upwind. The vapor dissipates almost immediately, and the pepper oils stay on the plants as a repellent.

Unfortunately, it is no longer available in retail packaging. The company that manufactures only packages it in large drums, and apparently nobody wants to repackage it enough to get an EPA license to do so.