XenTari® Biological Insecticide Dry Flowable

Insect Control


Armyworm and Diamondback Moth Control. Simplified.

XenTari® Biological Insecticide Dry Flowable is a highly selective insecticide for use against destructive armyworm and diamondback moth larvae for over 200 crops. XenTari is a pure, potent strain of Bacillus thuringiensis var. aizawai (Bta) composed of protein crystals and viable endospores.

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XenTari® Biological Insecticide Dry Flowable is a highly selective insecticide for use against destructive larvae (worms) of lepidopterous insects for over 200 crops. XenTari has outstanding efficacy against armyworms and diamondback moth larvae. The active ingredient in XenTari is a pure, potent strain of Bacillus thuringiensis var. aizawai (Bta) composed of protein crystals and viable endospores. It’s a great integrated pest management tool and is easy on beneficial insects to fit in any production system - conventional, sustainable and/or organic.
  • Effective Armyworm and Diamondback Moth Control
  • Sustainable - Highly Selective Control, Easy on Beneficial Insects and Fast Re-Entry
  • Superior Formulation - Advanced DF Formulation Means Easy and Effective Mixing with Optimal Coverage and Better Control
  • OMRI Listed for Organic Production
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Problems/Uses*

  • Amorbia
  • Armyworm
  • Bagworm
  • Batrachedra
  • Cotton Bollworm
  • European Corn Borer
  • Twig Borer
  • Black-Headed Budworm
  • Jackpine Budworm
  • Spruce Budworm
  • Tobacco Budworm
  • Tufted Apple Budworm
  • Pine Butterfly
  • Thistle 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
  • Cutworm
  • Citrus Cutworm
  • Variegated Cutworm
  • Tomato Fruitworm
  • Headworm
  • Heliothis
  • Hornworm
  • Leafroller
  • Filbert Leafroller
  • Fruit Tree Leafroller
  • Grape Leafroller
  • Oblique-Banded Leafroller
  • Omnivorous Leafroller
  • Red-Banded Leafroller
  • Variegated Leafroller
  • Looper
  • Hemlock Looper
  • Omnivorous Looper
  • Soybean Looper
  • Greenstriped Mapleworm
  • Melonworm
  • Achema Sphinx Moth
  • Artichoke Plume Moth
  • Codling Moth
  • Diamondback Moth
  • Douglas Fir Tussock Moth
  • Ello Moth
  • Grape Berry Moth
  • Gypsy Moth
  • Head Moth
  • Io Moth
  • Oleander Moth
  • Oriental Fruit Moth
  • Thecla Moth
  • Tufted Apple Bud Moth
  • Tussock Western Moth
  • California Oakworm
  • Orangedog
  • Podworm
  • Grapeleaf Skeletonizer
  • Banana Skipper
  • Essex Skipper
  • European Skipper
  • Spanworm
  • Elm Spanworm
  • 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.
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Key Crops*

  • Alfalfa
  • Allspice
  • Almond
  • Amaranth
  • Angelica
  • Non-Grass Animal Feed
  • Anise
  • Star Anise
  • Seed Annatto
  • Apple
  • Apricot
  • Aronia Berry
  • Arracacha
  • Arrowroot
  • Chinese Artichoke
  • Globe Artichoke
  • Jerusalem Artichoke
  • Roquette Arugula
  • Asparagus
  • Stokes Aster
  • Avocado
  • Azarole
  • Balm
  • Balsam Apple
  • Balsam Pear
  • Banana
  • European Barberry
  • Barley
  • Basil
  • Sweet Bay
  • Bayberry
  • Adzuki Bean
  • Asparagus 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
  • Bedding Plant
  • Beechnut
  • Garden Beet
  • Sugar Beet
  • Black Satin Berry
  • Dirksen Thornless Berry
  • Oregon Evergreen Berry
  • Bilberry
  • Bingleberry
  • Blackberry
  • Andean Blackberry
  • Arctic Blackberry
  • California Blackberry
  • Cherokee Blackberry
  • Cheyenne Blackberry
  • Common Blackberry
  • Evergreen Blackberry
  • Mammoth Blackberry
  • Shawnee Blackberry
  • Highbush Blueberry
  • Lowbush Blueberry
  • Borage
  • Oil Seed 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 Napa Cabbage
  • Calabaza
  • Calamondin
  • Calendula
  • Canistel
  • Edible Canna
  • Canola
  • Cantaloupe
  • Caper Bud
  • Carambola
  • Caraway
  • Black Caraway
  • Cardamom
  • Cardoon
  • Carrot
  • Cashew
  • Bitter Cassava
  • Sweet Cassava
  • Cassia Bark
  • Cassia Bud
  • Castor
  • Catjang
  • Catnip
  • Cauliflower
  • Celeriac
  • Celery
  • Chinese Celery
  • Seed Celery
  • Celtuce
  • Cempedak
  • 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
  • Cinnamon
  • Citron
  • Citrus
  • Hybrid Citrus
  • Clary
  • Cloudberry
  • Clove Bud
  • Clover
  • Cocona
  • Coconut
  • Collard
  • Leaf Coriander
  • Seed Coriander
  • Corn
  • Corn Salad
  • Coryberry
  • Costmary
  • Cottonseed
  • Cowpea
  • Crabapple
  • Crambe
  • Cranberry
  • Highbush Cranberry
  • Garden Cress
  • Upland Cress
  • Cucumber
  • Chinese Cucumber
  • Cucurbit
  • Cucuzza
  • Leaf Culantro
  • Seed Culantro
  • Cumin
  • Cuphea
  • 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
  • Dragon Fruit
  • Durian
  • Echium
  • Eggplant
  • African Eggplant
  • Scarlet Eggplant
  • Elderberry
  • Endive
  • Escarole
  • Euphorbia
  • Evening Primrose
  • Common Fennel
  • Florence Fennel
  • Seed Florence Fennel
  • Fenugreek
  • Fig
  • Filbert
  • Flax
  • Flower
  • Forest
  • 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
  • Gold-of-Pleasure
  • Gooseberry
  • Edible Gourd
  • Grains of Paradise
  • Grape
  • Amur River Grape
  • Grapefruit
  • Japanese Summer Grapefruit
  • Fodder Grass
  • Forage Grass
  • Gramineal Grass
  • Hay Grass
  • Greenhouse
  • Ground Cherry
  • Guar
  • Guava
  • Chilean Guava
  • Hazelnut
  • Hechima
  • Hemp
  • Herb
  • Hickory Nut
  • Himalayaberry
  • Edible Honeysuckle
  • Hop
  • Horehound
  • Horseradish
  • Elegans Hosta
  • Huckleberry
  • Hullberry
  • Hyotan
  • Hyssop
  • Jaboticaba
  • Jackfruit
  • Wax Jambu
  • Jojoba
  • Jostaberry
  • Juneberry
  • Juniper Berry
  • Kale
  • Fuzzy Kiwifruit
  • Hardy Kiwifruit
  • Kohlrabi
  • Kudzu
  • Kumquat
  • Kurrat
  • Langsat
  • Lavacaberry
  • Lavender
  • Leek
  • Lady's Leek
  • Wild Leek
  • Lemon
  • Lemongrass
  • Lentil
  • Leren
  • Lespedeza
  • Lesquerella
  • 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
  • Loganberry
  • Longan
  • Loquat
  • Leaf Lovage
  • Seed Lovage
  • Lowberry
  • Lucretiaberry
  • Lunaria
  • Lupin
  • Grain Lupin
  • Sweet Lupin
  • White Lupin
  • White Sweet Lupin
  • Lychee
  • Macadamia Nut
  • Mace
  • Malanga
  • Mandarin
  • Mediterranean Mandarin
  • Mango
  • Sugar Maple
  • Marigold
  • Marionberry
  • Marjoram
  • Martynia
  • Mayhaw
  • Maypop
  • Meadowfoam
  • Medlar
  • Bitter Melon
  • Chinese Preserving Melon
  • Citron Melon
  • Milkweed
  • Pearl Millet
  • Proso Millet
  • Milo
  • Mint
  • Mizuna
  • Momordica
  • Monstera
  • Mora Berry
  • Mountain Apple
  • Mulberry
  • Pakistan Mulberry
  • Muntries
  • Mures Deronce
  • Muskmelon
  • Mustard Greens
  • Hare's Ear Mustard
  • Oil Seed Mustard
  • Seed Mustard
  • Naranjilla
  • Nasturtium
  • Nectarberry
  • Nectarine
  • Seed Niger
  • Outdoor Nursery
  • Nut Tree
  • Nutmeg
  • Oat
  • Oil Seed Crop
  • 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
  • Ornamental Plant
  • Papaya
  • Parsley
  • Chinese Parsley
  • Dried Parsley
  • Turnip-Rooted Parsley
  • Parsnip
  • Partridgeberry
  • Passion Fruit
  • 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
  • Pear
  • Oriental Pear
  • Pecan
  • Pennyroyal
  • Pepino
  • Bell Pepper
  • Black Pepper
  • Non-Bell Pepper
  • White Pepper
  • Mountain Pepperberry
  • Peppermint
  • Phalsa
  • Phenomenalberry
  • Pineapple
  • Pisum
  • Plantain
  • Plum
  • Chickasaw Plum
  • Damson Plum
  • Japanese Plum
  • Plumcot
  • Pomegranate
  • Popcorn
  • Oil Seed Poppy
  • Seed Poppy
  • Potato
  • Sweet Potato
  • Fresh Prune
  • Pulasan
  • Pummelo
  • Pumpkin
  • Garden Purslane
  • Winter Purslane
  • Quince
  • Chinese Quince
  • Japanese Quince
  • Radicchio
  • Radish
  • Oil Radish
  • Oriental Radish
  • Rambutan
  • Rangeberry
  • Rape Greens
  • Rapeseed
  • Rapini
  • Black Raspberry
  • Red Raspberry
  • Wild Raspberry
  • Ravenberry
  • Rhubarb
  • Riberry
  • Rice
  • Wild Rice
  • Rose Hip
  • Roselle
  • Rosemary
  • Rossberry
  • Rue
  • Rutabaga
  • Rye
  • Safflower
  • Saffron
  • Sage
  • Sainfoin
  • Salal
  • Salsify
  • Black Salsify
  • Spanish Salsify
  • Sapodilla
  • Mamey Sapote
  • Satsuma Mandarin
  • Summer Savory
  • Winter Savory
  • Schisandra Berry
  • Sea-Buckthorn
  • Serviceberry
  • Saskatoon Serviceberry
  • Sesame
  • Shade Tree
  • Shadehouse
  • Bulb Shallot
  • Fresh Leaf Shallot
  • Skirret
  • Sorghum
  • Sorrel
  • Soybean
  • Immature Seed Soybean
  • Spice
  • Chinese Spinach
  • Mustard Spinach
  • New Zealand Spinach
  • Vine Spinach
  • Acorn Squash
  • Butternut Squash
  • Hubbard Squash
  • Spaghetti Squash
  • Summer Squash
  • Winter Squash
  • Star Apple
  • Starfruit
  • Strawberry
  • Sugar Apple
  • Sunberry
  • Sunflower
  • Sweet Rocket
  • Chinese Tallow Tree
  • Tallowwood
  • Tangelo
  • Tangerine
  • Tangor
  • Tanier
  • Tansy
  • Taro
  • Tarragon
  • Tayberry
  • Tea Oil Plant
  • Teff
  • Tejocote
  • Teosinte
  • Thyme
  • Tobacco
  • Tomatillo
  • Tomato
  • Tomato Tree
  • Trefoil
  • Turf
  • Turmeric
  • Turnip
  • Uniq Fruit
  • Vanilla
  • Brassica Leafy Vegetable
  • Bulb Vegetable
  • Fruiting Vegetable
  • Leafy Vegetable
  • Legume Vegetable
  • Root Vegetable
  • Leaf Root Vegetable
  • Tuber Vegetable
  • Leaf Tuber Vegetable
  • Velvetbean
  • Vernonia
  • Vetch
  • Crown Vetch
  • Milk Vetch
  • Black Walnut
  • English Walnut
  • 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 – XenTari® 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 XenTari® 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 XenTari® Biological Insecticide Dry Flowable can support sustainable practices in your operations.

Worker
Efficiency

Worker Efficiency


  • Protection of workers (including mixers, loaders and applicators) during product application
  • Protection of agricultural workers re-entering the site
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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.

How are DiPel® DF and XenTari® Different from Other Bts?

The Cry-protein strain and ratio make the difference with Bts. DiPel® DF & XenTari® offer effective ratios of unique Cry-proteins to control problematic Lepidoptera pests. DiPel DF is designed for broad spectrum activity with a balanced ratio of four Cry-proteins. XenTari has a Cry-protein profile that includes Cry1D, which is not found in any other product. Click below to learn more.

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John Deere Financial Program Offer

XenTari® Biological Insecticide Dry Flowable is eligible for the Valent U.S.A. John Deere Special Financing Offer, which includes a fixed 0% APR on eligible products that help you produce high-quality, high-yield crops. Visit the John Deere Program page at the link below to review the full program details and qualifications.

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Always read and follow label instructions.
XenTari is a registered trademark of Valent BioSciences LLC.
XenTari is NOP compliant and OMRI listed for organic production.