375 Ind. Admin. Code 1-3-4

Current through October 31, 2024

Section 375 IAC 1-3-4 - Pest control

Authority: IC 15-15-8-17

Affected: IC 15-15-8

Sec. 4.

(a) The following methods and materials are approved for disease prevention and treatment and weed control on certified organic farms:

(1) Use of resistant varieties and the provision of conditions favoring natural equilibrium.

(2) Insecticidal soaps and botanical insecticides, such as:

(A) ryania;

(B) sabadilla; and

(C) teas, extracts, decoctions, or poultices of locally grown botanicals only if they contain no sythetic [sic., synthetic] inerts unless placed on the National List.

(3) Rotenone, pyrethrum, dormant oil (preferably vegetable-based), and diatomaceous earth may be used with great caution due to their high ecological profile.

(4) Sexual, visual, and physical traps.

(5) Microbial insecticides as found in the National List are acceptable.

(6) Mechanical, electrical, and thermal weeding.

(7) Microbial weed killers.

(8) Corn gluten meal (must not be from genetically engineered corn).

(9) Plastic mulch. (See section 5(c) of this rule.)

(b) All pesticides containing synthetic inerts, aromatic petroleum fractions, or synergists (such as piperonyl butoxide) are prohibited. Chemical or petroleum herbicides are prohibited unless placed on the National List.

375 IAC 1-3-4

Indiana State Department of Agriculture; 375 IAC 1-3-4; filed Jun 15, 2001, 11:46 a.m.: 24 IR 3635; readopted filed Nov 26, 2007, 2:49 p.m.: 20071226-IR-375070721RFA