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06-11-2007, 03:11 PM #2Senior Member
Battling Mites With Imidacloprid
I don't think that the imidacloprid is going to do much at all. It's an insecticide, not a miticide- very differant beasties.
The methiocarb is active against mites, but it's contact only with a long and scary residual- application will have to be very thourough. Please be careful with this stuff- it's sorta nasty.
I've had fairly good results against mites using spinosyn a/d compounds- and excellant results using abamectin. Abamectin would be my chemistry of choice.
The miticide specific product is called Avid- it's a mainstay of the commercial floriculture industry. It's relatively safe- same coumpound used in flea and tick collars for pets. You've probabley already handled some.
Check and see if the products that you're using are registered as miticides- mites aren't insects, and only a few insecticides will control them, and then only incidentally.I assume you understand that we have options on your time,
And we will ditch you in the harbour if we must-
But if it all works out nicely,
You\'ll get the bonus you deserve
From doctors we trust.
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