Q. I have been looking for replacement of my sabadilla dust that is just running out now. I have been unable to find it.
A. I did an extensive search for sabadilla as an insecticide. It is now sold mostly as a homeopathic treatment for sinus congestion. As you know it has been around for decades. I remember it as an “organic” pest control measure before the organic movement began. It is made from the seeds of the sabadilla plant (Schoenocaulon officinale). Others in that old group of plants that served as sources of insecticides include rotenone (aka, derris, from seeds and stems of several legumes) and pyrethrum (extracted from chysanthemum flowers).
Sabadilla is now sold mostly as a
homeopathic medicine for allergy symptoms.
It has come full circle and is sold for outside pest control use only by one supplier (to my knowledge) and the formulation has changed over the years from a dust (D) to the more popular wettable powder formulation (WP). https://www.mgk.com/product/veratran-d/