Pentac

From: Denis denis at skg.com> on 2001.04.23 at 15:37:19(6245) Pentac used to be the standard industry spray for mites, but they stopped making it. To my knowledge it is no longer available and has been replaced in our spray rotation with something called Floramite from Uniroyal Chemical. I am not sure where you would find this product on line or in a catalog except through Hummert International(formerly Hummert Seed) in St. Louis, Mo. Good luck. Denis at Silver Krome Gardens Homestead Florida +More George Yao wrote: > > Is there an online source of Pentac? > > George Yao > Metro-Manila, Philippines > > At 11:12 PM 4/19/01, you wrote: > >Nyles, > > > >If you're searching for an aroid-friendly miticide, I'd suggest using > >"Pentac". > >Very safe as these things go, Pentac is mite specific and won't kill > >beneficial > >insects (it's an acaricide, not an insecticide). It's slow acting > >initially; treated > >mites stop feeding in a few hours but don't die for 1 - 3 days. Hence Pentac > >is optimally used in a preventative type program or when an infestation is > >first > >discovered. > > > >Obviously, your mite population has already become well established. > >In this case you might consider mixing the Pentac directly with some other > >product > >exhibiting a faster knock-down; Pentac is compatible with all common > >insecticides. > >One aroid-safe product I can highly recommend is "Mavrik", a > >synthetic-pyrethroid. > > > >Mix the two compounds together then add a spreader-sticker (now here's a good > >application for your failed Safer's soap!). Follow up on days 5 and 10 > >with another > >spraying and I can assure you: the pending apocalypse will be > >unequivocally canceled. > >At least until next season. > > > >Best of luck, > > -Dan Levin > > > > > > > >Nyles wrote: > > > > > Help! > > > > > > My Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) has a heavy spider mite > > > infestation. > > > Can other aroids be far behind? > > > Is this a sign of the apocalypse? > > > > > > I've been trying soap solutions. > > > It's too heavy an infestation for predatory mites. > > > It's very dry in Arizona, and some plants seem prone. This is a first for > > > the skunks. > > > > > > Help me!....anyone? > > > > > > Nyles

From: George Yao gcyao at netasia.net> on 2001.04.24 at 21:20:56(6256) Denis, Thanks for the info. I checked out Hummert International and they don't have Floramite. But, I was able to locate sources via search engines, but, my, it is very expensive, ranging from $200 to $350 per lb. Of course, you can make a lot of spray applications from it, but it will take years to finish 1 lb. for hobbyists like me. I wonder why they don't make it in hobbyist sizes? George Yao +More Metro-Manila, Philippines At 11:37 PM 4/23/01, you wrote: >Pentac used to be the standard industry spray for mites, but they >stopped making it. To my knowledge it is no longer available and has >been replaced in our spray rotation with something called Floramite from >Uniroyal Chemical. I am not sure where you would find this product on >line or in a catalog except through Hummert International(formerly >Hummert Seed) in St. Louis, Mo. Good luck. > >Denis at Silver Krome Gardens >Homestead Florida > >George Yao wrote: > > > > Is there an online source of Pentac? > > > > George Yao > > Metro-Manila, Philippines > > > > At 11:12 PM 4/19/01, you wrote: > > >Nyles, > > > > > >If you're searching for an aroid-friendly miticide, I'd suggest using > > >"Pentac". > > >Very safe as these things go, Pentac is mite specific and won't kill > > >beneficial > > >insects (it's an acaricide, not an insecticide). It's slow acting > > >initially; treated > > >mites stop feeding in a few hours but don't die for 1 - 3 days. Hence > Pentac > > >is optimally used in a preventative type program or when an infestation is > > >first > > >discovered. > > > > > >Obviously, your mite population has already become well established. > > >In this case you might consider mixing the Pentac directly with some other > > >product > > >exhibiting a faster knock-down; Pentac is compatible with all common > > >insecticides. > > >One aroid-safe product I can highly recommend is "Mavrik", a > > >synthetic-pyrethroid. > > > > > >Mix the two compounds together then add a spreader-sticker (now here's > a good > > >application for your failed Safer's soap!). Follow up on days 5 and 10 > > >with another > > >spraying and I can assure you: the pending apocalypse will be > > >unequivocally canceled. > > >At least until next season. > > > > > >Best of luck, > > > -Dan Levin > > > > > > > > > > > >Nyles wrote: > > > > > > > Help! > > > > > > > > My Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) has a heavy spider > mite > > > > infestation. > > > > Can other aroids be far behind? > > > > Is this a sign of the apocalypse? > > > > > > > > I've been trying soap solutions. > > > > It's too heavy an infestation for predatory mites. > > > > It's very dry in Arizona, and some plants seem prone. This is a > first for > > > > the skunks. > > > > > > > > Help me!....anyone? > > > > > > > > Nyles

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