DiPel® DF Biological Insecticide Dry Flowable

Insect Control


Broad Spectrum Control Over Worm Pests

DiPel® DF Biological Insecticide Dry Flowable is a proven insecticide derived from a soil bacterium that selectively targets destructive caterpillars and worms on more than 200 crops. DiPel is an excellent choice for worm control because it delivers effective and economical control of worm pests.

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DiPel® DF Biological Insecticide Dry Flowable is a proven insecticide derived from a soil bacterium that selectively targets destructive caterpillars and worms on more than 200 crops. DiPel is an excellent choice for worm control because it delivers effective and economical control of worm pests. And, it has no harvest residue or MRL concerns because it is exempt from tolerances. DiPel is a great rotational or tank mix partner to reduce the potential of worms developing resistance to insecticides with other modes of action.

  • Proven, Broad Lepidoptera Larvae Control
  • Excellent in Resistance Management Programs
  • Highly Selective – Won't Harm Beneficial Insects
  • Apply Up to Harvest – Short 0-Day PHI and 4-Hour REI
  • OMRI Listed for Organic Production

Problems/Uses*

  • Armyworm
  • Bagworm
  • Cotton Bollworm
  • European Corn Borer
  • Peach Twig Borer
  • Southern Corn Borer
  • Sugarcane Borer
  • Twig Borer
  • Black-Headed Budworm
  • Jackpine Budworm
  • Spruce Budworm
  • Tobacco Budworm
  • Pine Butterfly
  • Cross-Striped Cabbageworm
  • Imported Cabbageworm
  • Cankerworm
  • Fall Cankerworm
  • Spring Cankerworm
  • Alfalfa Caterpillar
  • Azalea Caterpillar
  • Redhumped Caterpillar
  • Saddleback Caterpillar
  • Saddled Prominent Caterpillar
  • Saltmarsh Caterpillar
  • Tent Caterpillar
  • Velvet Bean Caterpillar
  • Walnut Caterpillar
  • Green Cloverworm
  • Rindworm Complex
  • Corn Earworm
  • Cutworm
  • Citrus Cutworm
  • Variegated Cutworm
  • Cherry Fruitworm
  • Cranberry Fruitworm
  • Tomato Fruitworm
  • Batrachedra Gummosis
  • Headworm
  • Helicoverpa
  • Heliothis
  • Hornworm
  • Tobacco Hornworm
  • Filbert Leafroller
  • Fruit Tree Leafroller
  • Grape Leafroller
  • Oblique-Banded Leafroller
  • Omnivorous Leafroller
  • Red-Banded Leafroller
  • Variegated Leafroller
  • White-Lined Leafroller
  • Looper
  • Hemlock Looper
  • Omnivorous Looper
  • Soybean Looper
  • Greenstriped Mapleworm
  • Melonworm
  • China Mark Moth Larva
  • Achema Sphinx Moth
  • Almond Moth
  • Artichoke Plume Moth
  • Banana Moth
  • Codling Moth
  • Diamondback Moth
  • Douglas Fir Tussock Moth
  • Ello Moth
  • European Grapevine Moth
  • Grape Berry Moth
  • Gypsy Moth
  • Head Moth
  • Indian Meal Moth
  • Io Moth
  • Light Brown Apple Moth
  • Oleander Moth
  • Oriental Fruit Moth
  • Tobacco Moth
  • Tufted Apple Bud Moth
  • Tussock Western Moth
  • Navel Orangeworm Larva
  • California Oakworm
  • Orangedog
  • Podworm
  • Grapeleaf Skeletonizer
  • Banana Skipper
  • Essex Skipper
  • European Skipper
  • Spanworm
  • Elm Spanworm
  • Spodoptera
  • Thecla-Thecla Basilides
  • Orange Tortrix
  • Webworm
  • Fall Webworm
  • Mimosa Webworm
  • Sod Webworm
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* Each crop and use may not be registered in every state. Always read and follow label instructions.

Key Crops*

  • Hay Alfalfa
  • Seed Alfalfa
  • Allspice
  • Almond
  • Amaranth
  • Angelica
  • Anise
  • Star Anise
  • Seed Annatto
  • Apple
  • Apricot
  • Aronia Berry
  • Arracacha
  • Arrowroot
  • Artichoke
  • Chinese Artichoke
  • Jerusalem Artichoke
  • Roquette Arugula
  • Asparagus
  • Atemoya
  • Avocado
  • Azarole
  • Balm
  • Balsam Apple
  • Balsam Pear
  • Banana
  • European Barberry
  • Barley
  • Basil
  • Sweet Bay
  • Bayberry
  • Adzuki Bean
  • Asparagus Bean
  • Black Eyed Bean
  • Broad Bean
  • Chinese Long Bean
  • Fava Bean
  • Field Bean
  • Garbanzo Bean
  • Jack Bean
  • Kidney Bean
  • Lablab Bean
  • Lima Bean
  • Lupin Bean
  • Moth Bean
  • Mung Bean
  • Navy Bean
  • Phaseolus Bean
  • Pinto Bean
  • Rice Bean
  • Runner Bean
  • Snap Bean
  • Sword Bean
  • Tepary Bean
  • Urd Bean
  • Vigna Bean
  • Wax Bean
  • Yardlong Bean
  • Bearberry
  • Beechnut
  • Garden Beet
  • Sugar Beet
  • Berry
  • Black Satin Berry
  • Dirksen Thornless Berry
  • Oregon Evergreen Berry
  • Bilberry
  • Bingleberry
  • Stored Birdseed
  • Blackberry
  • Andean Blackberry
  • Arctic Blackberry
  • California Blackberry
  • Cherokee Blackberry
  • Cheyenne Blackberry
  • Common Blackberry
  • Evergreen Blackberry
  • Mammoth Blackberry
  • Shawnee Blackberry
  • Highbush Blueberry
  • Lowbush Blueberry
  • Borage
  • Boysenberry
  • Brazil Nut
  • Broccoli
  • Cavalo Broccoli
  • Chinese Gai Lon Broccoli
  • Raab Broccoli
  • Brombeere
  • Brussels Sprout
  • Buckwheat
  • Buffaloberry
  • Edible Burdock
  • Burnet
  • Bush Tomato
  • Butternut
  • Cabbage
  • Chinese Bok Choy Cabbage
  • Chinese Mustard Cabbage
  • Chinese Napa Cabbage
  • Calabaza
  • Calamondin
  • Edible Canna
  • Canola
  • Cantaloupe
  • Caper Bud
  • Caraway
  • Black Caraway
  • Cardamom
  • Cardoon
  • Carrot
  • Cashew
  • Bitter Cassava
  • Sweet Cassava
  • Cassia Bark
  • Cassia Bud
  • Catjang
  • Catnip
  • Cauliflower
  • Celeriac
  • Celery
  • Chinese Celery
  • Seed Celery
  • Celtuce
  • Cereal Grain
  • Chamomile
  • Swiss Chard
  • Fruit Chayote
  • Root Chayote
  • Cherimoya
  • Pin Cherry
  • Sweet Cherry
  • Tart Cherry
  • Chervil
  • Dried Chervil
  • Turnip-Rooted Chervil
  • Chesterberry
  • Chestnut
  • Chickpea
  • Chicory
  • Red Chicory
  • Chinquapin
  • Chive
  • Chinese Chive
  • Fresh Leaf Chinese Chive
  • Fresh Leaf Chive
  • Chokeberry
  • Edible-Leaved Chrysanthemum
  • Garland Chrysanthemum
  • Chufa
  • Cilantro
  • Leaf Cilantro
  • Seed Cilantro
  • Cinnamon
  • Citron
  • Hybrid Citrus
  • Clary
  • Cloudberry
  • Clove Bud
  • Cocona
  • Coffee
  • Collard
  • Condimental Seed
  • Leaf Coriander
  • Seed Coriander
  • Corn
  • Corn Salad
  • Coryberry
  • Costmary
  • Cotton
  • Cowpea
  • Crabapple
  • Cranberry
  • Highbush Cranberry
  • Garden Cress
  • Upland Cress
  • Crop Seed
  • Cucumber
  • Chinese Cucumber
  • Cucuzza
  • Seed Culantro
  • Cumin
  • Currant Tomato
  • Black Currant
  • Buffalo Currant
  • Native Currant
  • Red Currant
  • Leaf Curry
  • Dandelion
  • Darrowberry
  • Dasheen
  • Bulb Daylily
  • Dewberry
  • Northern Dewberry
  • Southern Dewberry
  • Dill
  • Seed Dill
  • Dillweed
  • Dock
  • Eggplant
  • African Eggplant
  • Scarlet Eggplant
  • Elderberry
  • Endive
  • Escarole
  • Feijoa
  • Common Fennel
  • Florence Fennel
  • Seed Florence Fennel
  • Fenugreek
  • Filbert
  • Bulb Fritillaria
  • Leaf Fritillaria
  • Pome Fruit
  • Small Fruit
  • Stone Fruit
  • Tropical Fruit
  • Gai Choy
  • Garden Huckleberry
  • Bulb Garlic
  • Bulb Great Headed Garlic
  • Serpent Bulb Garlic
  • Gherkin
  • Ginger
  • Ginseng
  • Goji Berry
  • Gooseberry
  • Edible Gourd
  • Stored Grain
  • Grains of Paradise
  • Grape
  • Amur River Grape
  • Grapefruit
  • Japanese Summer Grapefruit
  • Grass
  • Fodder Grass
  • Forage Grass
  • Gramineal Grass
  • Hay Grass
  • Silage Grass
  • Greenhouse
  • Ground Cherry
  • Guar
  • Guava
  • Chilean Guava
  • Hazelnut
  • Hechima
  • Herb
  • Hickory Nut
  • Himalayaberry
  • Edible Honeysuckle
  • Hop
  • Horehound
  • Horseradish
  • Elegans Hosta
  • Huckleberry
  • Hullberry
  • Hyotan
  • Hyssop
  • Jackfruit
  • Jostaberry
  • Juneberry
  • Juniper Berry
  • Kale
  • Kiwifruit
  • Fuzzy Kiwifruit
  • Hardy Kiwifruit
  • Kohlrabi
  • Kumquat
  • Kurrat
  • Lavacaberry
  • Lavender
  • Leek
  • Lady's Leek
  • Wild Leek
  • Lemon
  • Lemongrass
  • Lentil
  • Leren
  • Head Lettuce
  • Leaf Lettuce
  • Bulb Lily
  • Lime
  • Australian Desert Lime
  • Australian Finger Lime
  • Australian Round Lime
  • Brown River Finger Lime
  • Mount White Lime
  • New Guinea Wild Lime
  • Russell River Lime
  • Sweet Lime
  • Tahiti Lime
  • Lingonberry
  • Litchi
  • Loganberry
  • Longan
  • Loquat
  • Leaf Lovage
  • Seed Lovage
  • Lowberry
  • Lucretiaberry
  • Grain Lupin
  • Sweet Lupin
  • White Lupin
  • White Sweet Lupin
  • Macadamia Nut
  • Mace
  • Malanga
  • Mandarin
  • Mediterranean Mandarin
  • Mango
  • Marigold
  • Marionberry
  • Marjoram
  • Martynia
  • Mayhaw
  • Maypop
  • Medlar
  • Bitter Melon
  • Chinese Preserving Melon
  • Citron Melon
  • Pearl Millet
  • Proso Millet
  • Milo
  • Mint
  • Mizuna
  • Momordica
  • Mora Berry
  • Mulberry
  • Muntries
  • Mures Deronce
  • Muskmelon
  • Mustard Greens
  • Seed Mustard
  • Naranjilla
  • Nasturtium
  • Nectarberry
  • Nectarine
  • Outdoor Nursery
  • Nut Tree
  • Nutmeg
  • Oat
  • Okra
  • Chinese Okra
  • Olallieberry
  • Beltsville Bunching Onion
  • Bulb Onion
  • Chinese Bulb Onion
  • Fresh Onion
  • Green Onion
  • Macrostem Onion
  • Pearl Onion
  • Bulb Potato Onion
  • Top Tree Onion
  • Top Welsh Onion
  • Orach
  • Sour Orange
  • Sweet Orange
  • Tachibana Orange
  • Trifoliate Orange
  • Parsley
  • Chinese Parsley
  • Dried Parsley
  • Turnip-Rooted Parsley
  • Parsnip
  • Partridgeberry
  • Passion Fruit
  • Pasture
  • Pea
  • Pea Eggplant
  • Black-Eyed Pea
  • Crowder Pea
  • Dwarf Pea
  • Edible-Podded Pea
  • English Pea
  • Field Pea
  • Garden Pea
  • Green Pea
  • Pigeon Pea
  • Snow Pea
  • Southern Pea
  • Sugar Snap Pea
  • Peach
  • Peanut
  • Stored Peanut
  • Pear
  • Oriental Pear
  • Pecan
  • Pennyroyal
  • Pepino
  • Bell Pepper
  • Black Pepper
  • Non-Bell Pepper
  • White Pepper
  • Mountain Pepperberry
  • Peppermint
  • Phalsa
  • Phenomenalberry
  • Pineapple
  • Plum
  • Chickasaw Plum
  • Damson Plum
  • Japanese Plum
  • Plumcot
  • Pomegranate
  • Popcorn
  • Stored Popcorn
  • Seed Poppy
  • Potato
  • Sweet Potato
  • Fresh Prune
  • Pummello
  • Pumpkin
  • Garden Purslane
  • Winter Purslane
  • Quince
  • Chinese Quince
  • Japanese Quince
  • Radicchio
  • Radish
  • Oriental Radish
  • Range Grass
  • Rangeberry
  • Rape
  • Rape Greens
  • Rapini
  • Black Raspberry
  • Red Raspberry
  • Wild Raspberry
  • Ravenberry
  • Rhubarb
  • Riberry
  • Rice
  • Wild Rice
  • Roselle
  • Rosemary
  • Rossberry
  • Rue
  • Rutabaga
  • Rye
  • Safflower
  • Saffron
  • Sage
  • Salal
  • Salsify
  • Black Salsify
  • Spanish Salsify
  • Satsuma Mandarin
  • Summer Savory
  • Winter Savory
  • Schisandra Berry
  • Sea-Buckthorn
  • Serviceberry
  • Saskatoon Serviceberry
  • Shadehouse
  • Bulb Shallot
  • Fresh Leaf Shallot
  • Skirret
  • Sorghum
  • Sorrel
  • Soybean
  • Immature Seed Soybean
  • Stored Soybean
  • Spice
  • Chinese Spinach
  • Mustard Spinach
  • New Zealand Spinach
  • Vine Spinach
  • Acorn Squash
  • Butternut Squash
  • Hubbard Squash
  • Spaghetti Squash
  • Summer Squash
  • Winter Squash
  • Storage Area
  • Strawberry
  • Sugarcane
  • Sunberry
  • Sunflower
  • Stored Seed Sunflower
  • Tangelo
  • Tangerine
  • Tangor
  • Tanier
  • Tansy
  • Taro
  • Tarragon
  • Tayberry
  • Tejocote
  • Teosinte
  • Thyme
  • Tobacco
  • Flue-Cured Tobacco
  • Tomatillo
  • Tomato
  • Tomato Tree
  • Triticale
  • Turmeric
  • Turnip
  • Uniq Fruit
  • Vanilla
  • Brassica Leafy Vegetable
  • Bulb Vegetable
  • Fruiting Vegetable
  • Leafy Vegetable
  • Dried Legume Vegetable
  • Succulent Legume Vegetable
  • Root Vegetable
  • Tuber Vegetable
  • Black Walnut
  • English Walnut
  • Warehouse
  • Watercress
  • Watermelon
  • Chinese Waxgourd
  • Wheat
  • Wintergreen
  • Woodruff
  • Wormwood
  • Yam Bean
  • True Yam
  • Youngberry
  • Zarzamora
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* Not all crops are registered in every state.

Sustainable Solutions Criteria – DiPel® DF Biological Insecticide Dry Flowable

Valent U.S.A. has developed a classification system that defines and identifies sustainable practices and attributes applicable to our ag product portfolio across three pillars of sustainability – People, Planet, and Productivity. This system, called Sustainable Solutions Criteria, uses specific icons that highlight these key sustainable practices and attributes for our products. Products that achieve a high sustainable criterion ranking across all three sustainable pillars, such as DiPel® DF Biological Insecticide Dry Flowable, are also denoted by the Sustainable Solutions Icon. Click on the icons below or the sustainable solutions icon to the right to learn how DiPel® DF Biological Insecticide Dry Flowable can support sustainable practices in your operations.

Reduces
Food
Loss

Reduces Food Loss


  • Contribution to directly minimizing food waste, in the field or post-harvest
  • Food waste reduced by impact on harvest efficiency, and/or preservation of crop nutrients and quality as measured by grade, packout or other industry-relevant metric
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IPM
Friendly

IPM Friendly


  • Reduces risk from pests within a science-based decision-making process that minimizes overall economic, health and environmental risks*
  • New mode of pest control action, and/or proactive management of pest resistance, including fit within integrated resistance management programs
  • Exotic invasive pest control
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Improves
Crop
Production
Efficiency

Improves Crop Production Efficiency


  • Increased yield, yield protection, and/or improved plant health, water and nutrient use that enhance efficiency of crop production.
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Enhances
Quality

Enhances Quality


  • Enhanced quality of crop commodity that improves overall profitability
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Sustainable Solutions


Valent Sustainable Solutions support the adoption and integration of sustainable practices for crop protection, productivity and yield enhancement products and technologies.

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OMRI Listed


OMRI Listed® products are allowed for use in certified organic operations under the USDA National Organic Program and demonstrate that the product has passed OMRI's technical review and is compliant with organic standards.

DiPel Technical Training Part 1

Learn how DiPel DF provides fast-acting, long-lasting control on more than 30 species of Lepidopteran (worm) pests ensuring you grow strong all season long. Part 1 of 2.

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DiPel Technical Training Part 2

Learn how DiPel DF provides fast-acting, long-lasting control on more than 30 species of Lepidopteran (worm) pests ensuring you grow strong all season long. Part 2 of 2.

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Break the Insecticide Resistance Cycle

Adding DiPel® DF Biological Insecticide to your worm (lepidopterous larvae) control program breaks the resistance cycle, while also providing excellent control for greater return on investment.

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Controlling Lep Pests in Almond Orchards

Valent U.S.A. Field Market Development Specialist Todd Burkdoll explains how DiPel DF Biological Insecticide provides effective control of peach twig borer (PTB) and navel orangeworm (NOW) larvae.

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How to Delay or Prevent Insecticide Resistance

Learn how insects develop resistance and how prevention and IPM practices are critical to stopping resistance.

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Controlling Peach Twig Borer for Almonds

Valent Field Market Development Specialist Todd Burkdoll shares how to control peach twig borer (PTB) and other lepidopteran pests. For best control, he recommends applying DiPel® DF Biological Insecticide after they lay their eggs but before they hatch.

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Always read and follow label instructions.
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DiPel DF is NOP compliant and OMRI listed for organic production.