Indiana Administrative Code
Title 375 - INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Article 1 - INDIANA ORGANIC CERTIFICATION STANDARDS
Rule 3 - Farm Certification Standards
Section 3-4 - Pest control
Universal Citation: 375 IN Admin Code 3-4
Current through September 18, 2024
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.
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