Table 1. Recommended Turfgrass Insecticides
Chemical Insecticides	Armyworms & Cutworms	Billbugs	Chinch Bugs	Fall Armyworms	Greenbugs (Aphids)	Leafhoppers	Sod Webworms	White Grubs
acephate (Orthene)	X			X	X	X	X
allectus (Merit + Bifenthrin)	X	X		X		X	X	X
aloft (Arena + Bifenthrin)	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
bendiocarb (Turcam)	X	X	X			X	X	X
carbaryl (Sevin)	X	X	X			X	X	X
chlorantraniliprole (Acelepryn)	X	X	X^a	X			X	X
clothianidin (Arena)	X	X		X	X	X		X
cyfluthrin (Tempo)	X	X	X				X
cyhalothrin (Scimitar/Warrior T)	X	X	X	X			X
halofenozide (Mach II)								X
imidacloprid (Merit)								X
thiamethoxam (Meridian)								X
trichlorfon (Dylox, Proxol)	X			X			X	X
Alternative Controls
Beauveria bassiana (Naturalis/BotaniGuard)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Bacillus popillae (Doom, Milkyspore)								X^b
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)	X	X		X			X
conserve (Spinosad)	X			X			X
parasitic nematodes Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Several Commercial Strains)	X	X		X			X	X
^aSuppression only. ^bEffective only on Japanese beetle grubs. May require several years to provide control. Cannot be used in combination with other grub control products.