Re: kittys sales and aphids

Yep. Bayer makes 2/1 Tree and Shrub that has the same active ingredient. Also another good one is Merit which has a higher percentage of the active ingredient.

DF

----- Original Message ----- From: "James R. Fisher" <garrideb@well.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] kittys sales and aphids


Kitty wrote:

Meanwhile....we had a recurring problem with aphids on a variegated
herbaceous sedum. Last year we sprayed, we quarantined, we sprayed to no
avail. Fortunately they never even tried a taste of Frosty Morn, Carmen, or
Matrona. I thought the winter would finish them off, but they're back. I
figured since I caught them early, I'd have better luck eradicating them by
pruning off the affected parts and spraying with insecticidal soap. This
will make them thicker with 2 more sales to sell them in. However, during
the sale I noticed they were back. I pinched some more. Then just at the
end of the sale, I noticed they were now on other sedums. Good grief, can
anyone suggest a sure fire method for getting these nasty varmints off the
sedums. I hate to think of those we sold taking aphids to their new homes.

Kitty 
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Have you tried spraying with Neem ? Then there's what I'd call a
last resort, a systemic insecticide containing Imidacloprid.
It goes under the brand name 'Marathon' (granular, scratched into
the soil) and Bayer makes a liquid version. I don't have call to use
it (except I may have to on some Clivia seedlings with root mealybug);
DF and I discussed this years ago on maybe the old AHS list.
-jrf

--
Jim Fisher
Vienna, Virginia USA
38.9 N 77.2 W
USDA Zone 7
Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C]

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