Re: [Aroid-l] scale insect

From: STARSELL at aol.com on 2009.09.02 at 19:05:36(19906) Very sorry about that John. The whole url in that long, long address did not copy for you. (You have to copy the whole thing : ( Try this: http://tiny.cc/zvIWW I 'tinied' it for you! Alison HTML +More In a message dated 9/2/2009 12:57:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time, criswick@spiceisle.com writes: Thanks Alison. But the link led to an error. It said the requested article was not available on that site. I have used systemic insecticides, mainly dimethoate and imidacloprid in my nursery for over 20 years and do not have a significant mite problem. John. From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of STARSELL@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 11:29 AM To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] scale insect Hi All, I'm not so sure about how "safe"... see the study below. We have known that using systemic insecticides won't help with spider mites. But did you know it can increase them? http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1603/0022-0493%282002%29095%5B0729%3AFITSMA%5D2 .0.CO%3B2?journalCode=ecen Be careful with BATS (Bayer advanced tree and shrub for any not knowing already.) Treating with this product can also have a stunting effect on some plants, but I haven't found a study for it. -- Yet. Alison In a message dated 9/1/2009 1:47:32 A.M. Central Daylight Time, criswick@spiceisle.com writes: You can’t go safer than imidacloprid, marketed under names such as Pronto. Google it. Your garden centre should have. It is systemic, absorbed through leaf surfaces. They have yet to determine the lethal dose for a rat, I understand, and plants tolerate it very well. It controls sucking insects for a month, so that when eggs hatch, the larvae will feed and die also. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.74/2339 - Release Date: 09/01/09 06:52:00 _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l -------------------------------1251918336----==============!09318223351164540=

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