Ed, Some question about Merit are you using it as a liquid or Wetable power, and where are you getting it from? It sounds interesting with its very low LD50 of about 2000 mg /kg. I like to have a variety of insecticides available to me and this sounds like one I want to add to my collection.
thanks Tom Hillson > >Anyone know if Orthene Systemic (9.4% Acephate) is harmful to Paphs and >Phrags? > >Jerry in IN " > > >Hi Jerry, > >I've used 97% Orthene soluable crystals for >years without problem. These are crystals that >you dissolve in water and spray and/or irrigate >your plants with it. However, the product you >mention is 9.4% Orthene. Is this a liquid >product? If it is, and its in a petroleum >carrier, you could run into trouble. Its not >the Orthene that can cause problems, but the >petroleum carrier. Since you live in Indiana, >you can probably find the 97% or 75% Orthene dry >crystals at your local farmer's cooperative. >Down here in the southern United States its used >to kill fire ants. This stuff does stink very >badly in the dry form and it is a poison, so use >care. I've switched over to the insecticide >Merit myself. Its a systemic that seems to work >better than Orthene and no stink. A new product >on the market that is highly recommended is >Bayer Advanced Garden Insect Killer which >contains Merit (imidacloprid). It is labeled >for use on nearly all ornamental and potted >plants and the labeling suggests it can be safe >to use around the home with care, and protect >any aquariums. It can be found at nearly any >retail garden outlet, in a ready to use blue >spray bottle or in a concentrate. It works >really great. Price is about $5. > >Hope this helps. > >Ed Merkle >Merkle's Orchids >1008 Maplewood Place >Nashville, Tennessee 37216 > >_________________________________________________________________ >FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar >get it now! >http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ > > > >_______________________________________________ >the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) >orchids@orchidguide.com >http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com -- --Tom /---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Tom Hillson Agriculture Computer Services Manager |(515) 294-1543 College of Agriculture | Iowa State University ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |"The only thing I have too much of is too little time" _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
