Pests, Diseases and Other Problems
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Subject: merit
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Pataskala,OH
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how well does merit work and what bugs does it kill or prevent.
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5/29/2007 4:49:28 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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Merit works very well on Cucumber beetles, aphids & white flies. Soil applied, it works systemically for at least 60-75 days whereupon our plants are getting too big for the remaining soil residue & a second application might be justified.
Squash Vine Borers is another matter. There seems to be supression of the larva *IF* a recently application coincides with the egg hatch. But I would never skip the contact sprays during the flight of the SVB adult.
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5/29/2007 10:38:16 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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Merit works very well on Cucumber beetles, aphids & white flies. Soil applied, it works systemically for at least 60-75 days whereupon our plants are getting too big for the remaining soil residue & a second application might be justified.
Squash Vine Borers is another matter. There seems to be suppression of the larva *IF* a recent application coincides with the egg hatch. But I would never skip the contact sprays during the flight of the SVB adult.
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5/29/2007 10:38:39 PM
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