The active ingredient chemical is Acetamiprid for insect control. Other pests that Retriever controls include Adelgids, Caterpillars (including Asian cycad scale, Cabbage looper, Diamondback moth, Fall army worm, Gypsy moth, Southern army worm and Tobacco bud worm), Hard and soft scales (including Caribbean black, Cottony maple, Euonymus, Fletcher, Florida wax, Green shield, Indian wax, Oyster shell, Pine needle, San Jose and Tea), Whiteflies (including Banded, Giant, Greenhouse, Silverleaf and Sweet potato), Aphids (including Cotton, Green, Peach, Melon and Wooly), European pine sawfly, Psyllids, Borers (including Flathead apple, but not Emerald ash or Asian longhorned beetles), Hemlock wooly adelgids, Scale insects (including Azalea bark, Calico, Gloomy), Citrus and other thrips (including Cotton, Palm and Western flower), Adult leaf eating beetles (including European chafer, Japanese beetle and Oriental beetle), Strawberry weevils, Crane fly larvae, Fungus gnat larvae, Leaf miners (including Chrysanthemum and Citrus leaf), Leafhoppers (including Glassy wing sharpshooter and Potato), Mealybugs (including Citrus, Longtail, Maderia, Obscure and Pink hibiscus), Tentiform leaf miner and Swede midge. For more information, click here.