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Adams County

I"m looking for a good spray, to use next year. But I need one that is not RUP. restricted use only any help ?

12/16/2007 4:01:33 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Your options are somewhat limited with general use pesticides but look for Lambda cyhalothrin & the derivatives.

Go to a home improvement center like Home Depot. Look for Spectracide® Triazicide® Once & Done!™ Insect Killer Concentrate. The active ingredient is GAMMA Cyhalothrin which will do just about as well.

http://www.spectracide.com/ProductCategories/OutdoorInsecticide/TriazicideSoilTurfConcentrates/

12/16/2007 4:50:15 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Check out this website: http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/

Bifenthrin producst like Bifen I/T and Talstar 7.9%
Demand CS has lambda-cyhalothrin 9.7%
Conquer has Esfenvalerate 3.48%

I used bifenthrin last year, NEVER had any problems. I only found 3 eggs on 2 plants all year, while my hubbard squash gave me 30+ eggs in one day during the peak of the egg laying.

None of these should require a license, didnt for me anyhow in Michigan.

12/16/2007 5:19:40 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

DYI is flirting with trouble in certain states. LOL

However I agree about Bifenthrin. I use it combined with Imidacloprid & despite very heavy pressure, never lose plants to insects.

12/16/2007 6:10:11 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Yeah, I kinda thought so, though had not heard anything. It is pretty easy to get whatever you need from that site. I didnt do the imidacloprid last year, just the bifen, and still had no issues. I will definitely be using imidacloprid next year.

Steve, is it fine to use any granular grub killer with imidacloprid as it ai? I sam some at Lowes, good/bad?

12/16/2007 10:33:16 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Aside from the obvious labeling conflicts (the label is the law), any Imidacloprid would work. The required rate is .3 lbs active ingredient per acre (.3# AI/a).

So divide .3 by the percent active you find.

.2% Granular would be 150 lbs/acre
.15G would require 200 lbs/acre
etc, etc..

12/17/2007 12:32:07 AM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Ok, thanks Steve.

12/17/2007 11:18:13 AM

Adams County

thanks a bunch fellows. that should do the trick, thanks bill

12/17/2007 7:41:28 PM

Georgia

How much Talstar or Bifen i/t do you mix per gallon of water and how often should you spray. Thanks for any replys. This year I just Used Ortho-max but next year Im gonna try Merit and Talstar. Those Svbs kicked my butt last year.

12/18/2007 4:56:23 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

I use bifenthrin at 1/4-1/3 ounce per gallon, every 2 weeks, unless there was a really heavy rainfall.

12/18/2007 5:32:51 PM

Georgia

Thanks Jro so I mix a 1/4 ounce per gallon of water. So thats a like a teaspoon right. Im not good at measuring liquids really.

12/19/2007 9:06:19 AM

southwest MO

I've gotten excellent control with 2.5 ml'(1/2 tea) per gallon of the 7.9% i/t... Ive seen on here though people have gone much stronger and got the same...

12/19/2007 12:13:29 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

1 Teaspoon = 0.166666666666667 Ounces, so I guess a 1/4 ounce is about (slightly less than) 2 teaspoons (2 teaspoons is 0.32 ounce).

Some go 1/2 to 1 ounce per gallon, which is a waste of material, more of a hazard to the environment, and plus, it hurts the plant more. Remember, the best rate is the least amount it takes to achieve the desired effect.

The bifenthrin has a pretty long residual, even after heavier rains. That is just another reason I love it.

12/19/2007 12:26:48 PM

Georgia

Thanks ill try a little less the two teaspoons per gallon. I got to get a Stihl blower before next year. I use 15 gallon atv sprayers and it works good but it just wastes so much chemicals.

12/19/2007 3:32:03 PM