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Wichita, KS

I like how this systemic pesticide is protecting my AGs, but I am not trusting it on my edible vegetables. Is it safe to use on plants you plan to eat?

My corn got hammered lats year and I don't want a repeat... but I don't know what to use.

6/17/2007 12:06:50 AM

Long Island,New York

Hammered by what? You need a target before you aim your guns.....

6/17/2007 10:49:21 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Farmers can & often do buy their seed corn already treated with imidacloprid. Search this ite for:

http://www.cdms.net/LabelsMsds/LMDefault.aspx

Admire, Gaucho & Provado

6/17/2007 11:22:27 AM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

I personally wouldnt treat any eadible with a systemic.

6/17/2007 12:19:39 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Then you better not eat any store bought produce. Imidacloprid does not translocate into any fruit or berry. Logic would suggest that it would get into potatoes but you won't find many french fries without it.

6/17/2007 2:37:12 PM

Addison IL.

The farmers that already have there seeds treated with imidacioprid is great.Can they do pumpkin seeds that way. Or has anyone tried this?

6/17/2007 4:48:07 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

You can take some Merit WP and soak the seeds in it after filing.

6/17/2007 6:52:34 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Atlantic Giant seeds haven't been treated prior to sale but Len Stellpflug tried it in 2000 & wrote the following article. This article is why I started playing around with Imidacloprid & pumpkins. I'll never go back now.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/ViewArticle.asp?id=50

6/17/2007 7:11:22 PM

Addison IL.

Great article , Thanks.

6/17/2007 9:51:21 PM

Wichita, KS

Thanks guys. THis is exactly what I needed to know. (o:

SVBs showed up today, but there is evidence they were here a couple of days ago. Looks like my fastest growing plant my take a hit about 12 feet out... I may have to clip that off and train the sidevine to take ouver as the main. I treated this plant with merit about 25-30 days ago, but it has doubled in size since then. I don't think there was enough Merit in the soil or the plant. I'm going to treat it again today and we'll see what happens.

6/22/2007 3:02:04 PM