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Saegertown Pa.

I was told you can use Grub Ex instead of granular Merit but to check to make sure the Grub Ex has the right stuff in it so what chemical should be on the bag I'm looking for?

4/13/2005 10:23:52 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Imidacloprid... Bayer also has a version in the liquid form for trees and shrubs.

4/13/2005 10:44:10 AM

Saegertown Pa.

Thanks

4/13/2005 11:57:06 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Bayer Season Long Grub Control is also Imidacloprid in granular form. This is fine for the first pre-plant treatment of the year. After the vines are running, granular is tough to apply accurately & liquid forms should be considered.

Imidacloprid is now off-patent. We have already cloned the Bayer label as "Bandit" even though Bayer is still the manufacturer. We can expect to see many more such off-patent formulations in the not too distant future.

For the record: The agriculture rate used for crop protection is identical to the professional rates used to control White Grubs in turf which is .3 lbs active ingredient per acre. Consumer versions of Imidacloprid are only labeled for .2 lbs of active igredient per acre. Thus a 50% increase in rate is needed to match the same active ingredient load.

I will now have to absolve myself from liability by saying that doing this is a violation of Federal Pesticide labeling laws & I am NOT recommending such a practice. ;o)

4/13/2005 10:06:02 PM