imidacloprid use


Imidacloprid, under the trade names "Admire" and "Provado", is labeled and
very commonly used in commercial vegetable production. Admire is labeled
for soil application on pumpkins with a 21 day pre-harvest interval. There
are newer versions in this neo-nicotinoid   class of insecticides(such as
"Venom", by Valent) which are labeled for most types of vegetable
production, including pumpkins and watermelons.Venom can be soil applied
with a 21 day pre-harvest interval, or foliar applied at a lesser rate
with a one day harvest interval.


 Wendel Smith
 Extension Agent 1
 Horticulture/4-H
 Tennessee State University
 Lawrence County Cooperative Extension Service
 PO Box 100
 Lawrenceburg, TN 38464
 Phone 931-762-5506
 FAX 931-766-1589







                                                                           
             "Don Chambers"                                                
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Use some Triazicide, found on all Wal-Mart and Lowe's or other Dept. stores
shelves. It's not easy to get the Warrior, Scimitar, etc. easily and it
costs an arm and a leg. A good knowledge of Chemistry can save a whole hell
of a lot of money and accessibility. The above listed insecticides aren't
systemic, although there have been rumors circulating that it is. As for
Merit, get the Bayer Advance Grub control containing the active ingredient
Imidacloprid also on the above shelfs. Imidacloprid has been experimented
and used on certain edible vegetables i.e. potatoes and others but I
wouldn't recommend it. I'm surprised that the above mentioned stores don't
have Daconil or the "Garden Disease Control" product which is 26.9%
Chlorothalonil. I have to obtain it from a Farm & Garden Center (Southern
States) Co-Op. E-mail me if you need further advice.  Don

----- Original Message -----
From: <dbhaskaran@aol.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: vine borers


> I'm not disagreeing with Russ...but since a lot of Newbies are on this
forum...PLEASE use caution with these types of pesticides...Merit is not
recommend for gardens if you have edible plants, fruits.? So only use if
the
pumpkins are isolated and you're not going to roast the seeds or eat the
fruit.? :-)?
> David Bhaskaran
> Rochester, MN
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Russ Stokes <rstokes@wi.rr.com>
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Sent: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 8:42 am
> Subject: Re: vine borers
>
>
>
> I would advise a treatment of a good systemic insecticide, like Warrior
TO,
> Merit or Scimitar.
>
> Russ
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