Lawn & garden
BugClear Fruit & Veg Ultra Ready to Use dupe
Why pay around £6.50 for BugClear? The bulk active is Refined rapeseed oil emulsified to 17 g/L — 90% less per working litre than a typical shelf pack.
From the retail pack to the active and the mix
1 · Retail
BugClear Fruit & Veg Ultra Ready to Use
800 millilitres · £6.50 typical snapshot
Water (ready-to-use oil emulsion)
2 · Active
Rapeseed oil
1.7% on the label
8002-13-9
Bulk Refined rapeseed oil emulsified to 17 g/L
3 · Mix
19 ml oil made up to 1 L (≈17 g/L — Fruit & Veg Ultra band)
£0.04 per working litre · 90% less than the shelf pack
- Active
- Rapeseed oil
- CAS
- 8002-13-9
- Dupe
- Refined rapeseed oil emulsified to 17 g/L
- Saving
- 90% / L
Saving is per litre of working-strength mix versus a typical pack price, not versus the DIY kit total. Shop prices move — always check the listing.
Label teardown
What the pack promises versus what the label chemistry actually is.
The marketing claim
“Plant-based active for flowers, fruit and vegetables”
The chemical reality
BugClear Fruit & Veg Ultra is rapeseed oil at 17 g/L (CAS 8002-13-9) — a contact oil suffocant, not acetamiprid (BugClear Ultra concentrate) and not deltamethrin. Nineteen millilitres of refined rapeseed oil made up to a litre with a drop of washing-up liquid matches the trigger. It is not a neurotoxin and it will scorch oil-shy plants.
Active vs filler
1.7% Rapeseed oil · 98% carrier / filler — Water (ready-to-use oil emulsion)
- Typical retail
- £6.50
- 800 millilitres
- Estimated active cost
- £0.03
- Scaled from bulk £9.99 / 5 litres
- Indicative markup
- 239.2×
- Snapshot maths, not a live shop price
The Marketing Claim & The Catch
A 800 millilitres pack of BugClear Fruit & Veg Ultra Ready to Use typically retails around £6.50 in lawn & garden. That is a UK shelf-price snapshot for the maths on this page — not a live shop quote or a manufacturer RRP. Listings, sizes and deals move. The marketing line is that you are buying a finished lifestyle product, not a weighed chemical.
On the pack: Plant-based active for flowers, fruit and vegetables; Kills aphids, spider mites and whitefly — effects in a day; and Ready to use — 17 g/L rapeseed oil.
The catch: BugClear Fruit & Veg Ultra is rapeseed oil at 17 g/L (CAS 8002-13-9) — a contact oil suffocant, not acetamiprid (BugClear Ultra concentrate) and not deltamethrin. Nineteen millilitres of refined rapeseed oil made up to a litre with a drop of washing-up liquid matches the trigger. It is not a neurotoxin and it will scorch oil-shy plants.
- “Plant-based active for flowers, fruit and vegetables”
- “Kills aphids, spider mites and whitefly — effects in a day”
- “Ready to use — 17 g/L rapeseed oil”
Proprietary Blend & Dosage Breakdown
The labelled active is Rapeseed oil at 1.7%. Everything else in the pack is water (ready-to-use oil emulsion).
At 1.7% active, most of what you pay for is carrier and packaging. The brand is selling convenience, fragrance and a label — not a uniquely potent molecule.
Branded working strength is whatever comes out of the bottle. The bulk alternative is 100% Refined rapeseed oil emulsified to 17 g/L, mixed to 19 ml oil made up to 1 L (≈17 g/L — Fruit & Veg Ultra band).
- Labelled active
- Rapeseed oil
- 1.7%
- Carrier
- Water (ready-to-use oil emulsion)
- Retail pack
- 800 millilitres · £6.50
The Active Chemical Alternative (Dupe Stack)
The dupe stack is Refined rapeseed oil emulsified to 17 g/L at 100% bulk. Indexed as CAS 8002-13-9. Buy it as 5 litres for around £9.99 from Amazon UK.
Working strength: 19 ml oil made up to 1 L (≈17 g/L — Fruit & Veg Ultra band). Indicative cost £0.04 per diluted litre — 90% below a typical branded pack on a per-litre basis, before you reuse leftover bulk.
Follow the mixing method and the supplier SDS. Wear the listed PPE. Do not mix incompatible oxidisers, acids or ammonia.
- Physical insecticide: oil blocks spiracles. Gloves. Spray at dusk; keep off ponds. Test a leaf on ferns, poinsettias, cyclamen, African violets and ivy — oils can scorch those.
- Measure 19 ml of refined rapeseed oil into a litre jug, add a drop of washing-up liquid as emulsifier, and top up with water. Shake as you spray — the emulsion separates.
- Coat both leaf faces until glistening. Do not spray open blooms or plants in hot sun. Use immediately; do not store mixed spray.
- 5 litres of oil at 19 ml/L makes about 260 litres of RTU-strength spray — more than three hundred 800 ml triggers.
- Some plants are oil-sensitive. This is not acetamiprid, not deltamethrin and not SB soft soap. Triple-rinse the sprayer.
Dilution recipe
0.8 L working batch
Working strength 19 ml oil made up to 1 L (≈17 g/L — Fruit & Veg Ultra band). Educational estimate from the listed ratio — check the SDS before you mix.
Chemical
15 millilitres
Refined rapeseed oil emulsified to 17 g/L
Water
0.78 litres
Carrier / diluent
2% concentrate · 98% water by working volume (solids are dissolved into the water share).
Required PPE
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Side-by-Side Price & Potency Comparison
Head-to-head comparison
| Measure | Retail brandedBugClear | Raw active dupeDupeStack |
|---|---|---|
| Product | Fruit & Veg Ultra Ready to UseAmazon UK search — listing, not a confirmed seller | Refined rapeseed oil emulsified to 17 g/L |
| Pack / unit | 800 millilitres · £6.50 | 5 litres · £9.99 |
| Active | Rapeseed oil at 1.7%Carrier: Water (ready-to-use oil emulsion) | 100% bulk— |
| CAS number | Not disclosed on pack | 8002-13-9 |
| Working strength | Ready-to-use pack | Dilute 19 ml oil made up to 1 L (≈17 g/L — Fruit & Veg Ultra band) |
| Cost per litre | £8.13 / L typical pack | £0.04 / L mixed from bulk |
| Headline saving | Baseline | 90% cheaper |
| COSHH / PPE | Follow the branded SDS | Gloves. Chemical-resistant gloves (nitrile or neoprene)Ventilation. Use outdoors or with mechanical extraction |
Active ingredient and cheaper alternative — FAQ
Is this the same as BugClear Ultra concentrate?
No. Ultra concentrate is acetamiprid (CAS 135410-20-7), a neonicotinoid systemic. Fruit & Veg Ultra RTU is rapeseed oil (CAS 8002-13-9) at 17 g/L. Different HSE numbers, different bee and harvest rules. Do not tank-mix them.
Is cooking rapeseed oil a licensed insecticide?
Same triglyceride (CAS 8002-13-9). The garden-centre bottle is an amateur-labelled plant-protection product at 17 g/L. Cooking oil is a foodstuff. Buy a householder-labelled oil spray if you need the authorised use; the dilution maths still shows what you are paying for.
How do you mix the Fruit & Veg Ultra Ready to Use dupe stack?
Physical insecticide: oil blocks spiracles. Gloves. Spray at dusk; keep off ponds. Test a leaf on ferns, poinsettias, cyclamen, African violets and ivy — oils can scorch those. Measure 19 ml of refined rapeseed oil into a litre jug, add a drop of washing-up liquid as emulsifier, and top up with water. Shake as you spray — the emulsion separates. Coat both leaf faces until glistening. Do not spray open blooms or plants in hot sun. Use immediately; do not store mixed spray. 5 litres of oil at 19 ml/L makes about 260 litres of RTU-strength spray — more than three hundred 800 ml triggers. Some plants are oil-sensitive. This is not acetamiprid, not deltamethrin and not SB soft soap. Triple-rinse the sprayer.
DupeStack provides chemical concentration data and educational mixing guides only. Wellness pages compare food supplements, not medicines or prescribed treatments. Always review the supplier Safety Data Sheet (SDS) and comply with UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and COSHH regulations when handling concentrated substances. Mixing and storage are at your own risk. Some links are affiliate advertisements (Amazon Associates, eBay Partner Network, and Awin when those programmes are live). Commissions do not change listed concentrations or calculator output.
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Indicative DIY stack