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Tips On Choosing Insecticides
With so many different brand names on the market it is easy to get hopelessly confused when buying insecticides. However, they fall basically into three main categories:
1. Those thatcontrolchewing insects (like Yates Success).
2. The systemic ones, like Confidor, which are particularlyeffective against sap-sucking insects;
3. Those which will control both chewing and sap-sucking insects. Mavrik is a good example.
Insecticides also vary in their toxicity both to insects and people and in their withholding period, that is, the time from spraying to harvest and eating. So if you want to pick and eat tomatoes without fruit fly maggots, you can spray with Lebaycid but you’ll need to wait seven days before picking your tomatoes. Pyrethrum sprays are derived from a daisy flower and are very low toxic but unfortunately are ineffective against the worst vegetable and fruit pests—fruit fly, red spider and scale insects. Dipel is a naturally-derived, low toxic insecticide that is a very effective control for leaf-eating caterpillars (the ones that are members of the moth and butterfly family). Dipeldoes not affect children, pets, birds, other insects such as bees, fish or wildlife, but it is a very effective control of leaf-eating caterpillars. Yates Natra soap controls mites and has no withholding period, even when applied to vegetables. PestOil works well to control scale pests on a range of plants (including fruit trees). It works by smothering the insect.
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Eileen
Yates site member
13:37, 08 March 2011
What is the bet thing for mealy bugs? my agapanthus are rotting in the centre and I think mealy bugs are the problem
Eileen
Yates site member
13:37, 08 March 2011
What is the bet thing for mealy bugs? my agapanthus are rotting in the centre and I think mealy bugs are the problem
Dorothy
Yates site member
23:57, 25 March 2011
my azaelea seems to have a rusty look on the leaves. can u please advise on what this may be. I don't know if it's being attacked by bugs or a disease - and also what I can spray to control it. thank you
Alan
Yates site member
21:29, 17 April 2011
I am after the best spray for leaf eating caterpillars on my cabbages, cauliflowers and chinese leaf vegies ie. bok choy etc. thank you
Lynne
Yates site member
13:59, 03 November 2011
How do I rid my bush Lillipilli tree ( the one that has fruit like tiny apples) of spittle bugs? The tree is heavily infested with them and it looks like the tree is constantly raining because of their pee. i would like to weed my garden without being dripped on. Pleas can you help?
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