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Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU
Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU is a natural, environmentally-friendly ready to spray insecticide that controls insects in lawns, organic gardens, and non-commercial greenhouses.
04/10/26
Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU, manufactured by Monterey, is an excellent fatty acid and spinosad based insecticide that controls all stages of pests, including their eggs exposed at time of application.
This OMRI ready to use product kills a variety of garden pests like ants, caterpillars, and chinch bugs providing a comprehensive plant protection.
Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU features naturally derived ingredients which works to control a broad range of pests within 2 to 7 days.
Tools Needed
Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU comes ready to use with no other application tools needed.
How to Use
- Step 1: Shake the Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU well before use.
- Step 2: Thoroughly spray all plant parts to wetting, including undersides of leaves.
Where to Use
Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU can only be used for outdoor residential use in home gardens, lawns, and ornamentals and greenhouses (non-commercial).
Not for use on plants being grown for sale or other commercial use, or for commercial seed production, or for research purposes.
Do not use on sweet peas, nasturtiums, or delicate ferns. Use with care on new seedlings, transplants, and blooms.
When to Use
Apply Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU when listed pests are present and when rainfall is not expected to occur for the next 24 hours after application.
Apply when the first signs of powdery mildew appear and repeat at 7- 10 day intervals.
Do not spray during full sun.
Safety Information
Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU is safe to use around children and pets when applied according to the product label instructions. Always wear the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) when applying this product.
Do not feed treated ferns to meat or dairy animals.
Special Considerations
If this product is being used for thrips, leafminer, spider mite and/or diamondback moth control, do not apply more than 6 times per year inside a greenhouse.
| Restricted Use | No |
|---|---|
| Shipping Restrictions | IL, RI |
| Availability | Online |
| Signal Word | CAUTION |
| Keith's Pro Tip | "If concerned about sensitivity of plants, apply to individual plants or small areas of plants and wait 2 days to determine if plant damage occurs prior to treatment of larger areas." |
| Time to Kill | Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU will control pests within 2 days. |
| Chemical Type | Insecticide |
| Formulation | Ready-To-Use |
| Application Methods | Broadcast Spray |
| Product Drawbacks | Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU is toxic to bees exposed to treatment for 3 hours following treatment. |
| Active Ingredient | Potassium Salts of Fatty Acids 0.940% Spinosad 0.005% |
| Application Equipment | Gloves |
| Mix Rate | N/A |
| Use Sites | Outdoors |
| Yield | 32 oz. of Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU coverage will vary. |
| EPA Registration No. | 67702-45-54705 |
| Shelf Life | Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU will last for 3 years when stored in its original container and keep in a secure storage area out of reach of children and domestic animals. |
| Comparable Products | Monterey Garden Insect Spray |
| Children or pets? | No |
| Property Characteristics | None |
| Availability | Online |
| Restricted Use | No |
| Brand | MONTEREY |
| Keith's Pro Tips | "If concerned about sensitivity of plants, apply to individual plants or small areas of plants and wait 2 days to determine if plant damage occurs prior to treatment of larger areas." |
| Product Drawbacks | Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU is toxic to bees exposed to treatment for 3 hours following treatment. |
| Target Pests | Adelgids (woolly aphids), Ants (excluding fire ants, Harvester ants, Pharaoh’s ants and carpenter ants), Aphids, Armyworms, Beetles (including Colorado potato beetle), Borers, Caterpillars, Chinch bugs, Codling moth, Earwigs, Fruit flies (including spotted wing Drosophila), Gypsy moth, Lace bugs, Leafhoppers, Leafminers, Leafrollers, Loopers, Mealybugs, Mites, Mole crickets, Plant bugs, Psyllids, Sawfly larvae (e.g. pear and rose slugs), Scale insects, Spider mites, Tent caterpillars, Thrips, Webworms, Weevils (including black vine weevil), and Whiteflies. |
| Application Equipment | Gloves |
| Application Methods | Broadcast Spray |
| Active Ingredient | Potassium Salts of Fatty Acids 0.940% Spinosad 0.005% |
| Product Type | Insecticide |
| Formulation | Ready-To-Use |
| Application Rate | N/A |
| Shelf Life | Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU will last for 3 years when stored in its original container and keep in a secure storage area out of reach of children and domestic animals. |
| Yield | 32 oz. of Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU coverage will vary. |
| Use Sites | Outdoors |
| Time to Kill | Monterey Garden Insect Spray RTU will control pests within 2 days. |
| Comparable Products | Monterey Garden Insect Spray |
| EPA Registration # | 67702-45-54705 |




