That list appears to be relatively restrictive: - Bacillus subtilis - Bacilus thuringiensis - Beauveria bassiana - Boric acid: Structural pest control, no d

That list appears to be relatively restrictive: - Bacillus subtilis - Bacilus thuringiensis - Beauveria bassiana - Boric acid: Structural pest control, no direct contact with organic food or crops. - Coniothyrium minitans - Copper: Copper hydroxide, copper oxide, copper oxychloride, includes products exempted from EPA tolerance, provided that copper-based materials must be used in a manner that minimizes accumulation in the soil and shall not be used as herbicides. - Copper sulfate: Application rates are limited to levels which do not increase baseline soil test values for copper over a timeframe agreed upon by the producer and accredited certifying agent. - Corn gluten - Cydia pomonella granulosis - Diatomaceous earth - Gibberellic acid - Horticultural vinegar - Hydrogen peroxide - Lime sulfer: Including calcium polysulfide - Minerals such as elemental sulfur, bicarbonate, or kaolin clay - Myrothecium verrucaria - Non-detergent insecticidal soaps: As a pesticide, fungicide, or algaecide for food crops - Oils, including petroleum, vegetable, and fish oils: Types include dormant, suffocating, and summer oils - Peracetic acid: For use to control fire blight bacteria. Also permitted in hydrogen peroxide formulations at a concentration of no more than 6% as indicated on the pesticide product label - Pheromones and pheromone traps - Plant-derived substances such as neem, caraway oil, seed fennel, quassia, or ryania - Ryania/Ryanodine - Sabadilla - Spinosad - Streptomycin sulfate and tetracycline - Sticky traps - Vitamin D3: As a rodencide https://www.agdaily.com/technology/the-list-of-pesticides-approved-for-organic-production/ https://www.agdaily.com/technology/the-list-of-pesticides-ap... See also https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-7/subtitle-B/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-205/subpart-G https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-7/subtitle-B/chapter-I/su... And the farms are re-certified annually to be in compliance. To maintain organic certification, your certified organic farm or business will go through an annual review and inspection process. https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/organic-certification/becoming-certified https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/organic-certification/beco... - More than 45,000 onsite inspections per year by certifying agents to monitor compliance with USDA organic standards. Every certified operation has at least one onsite inspection each year. - Certifiers audited by USDA to make sure they are implementing the rules correctly. - Residue testing program to verify that prohibited pesticides aren’t being applied to organic crops. - Robust compliance and enforcement activities. - Risk-based investigations based on operation size, complexity, geographic location or compliance history. https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/organic-certification/organic-basics https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/organic-certification/orga...