It's amazing where imidacloprid shows up, Merit is not the name I am familiar with, I originally started using it as NTN but now the Turf and Ornamental labeling is Marathon. I was looking at an ad one time for the new (at the time) systemic flea killer for dogs and guess what? there it was again. It is also quite popular with farmers under a different name (maybe that's where the Merit name is used)
Paul and Diane LeBlanc Species Orchids
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ed Merkle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 09:54 AM
>To: Orchids@orchidguide.com
>Subject: [OGD] Merit Systemic Insecticide
>
>Quote:
>Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:44:08 -0600
>From: Thomas Hillson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [OGD] Orthene toxicity...Merit
>
>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
>..........
>
>Hi Tom,
>
>I buy the 2 oz bottles of Merit 75% wettable powder ($50.00 US) which is
>available to me locally at a farmer's cooperative store. Dosage is 1/10
>teaspoon per gallon of water to be used as a spray and/or irrigation to the
>roots. Retreatment is every 21 to 30 days, which is rarely necessary. ;^)
>
>For the small hobby grower with a few plants it makes sense to purchase an
>inexpensive ready-to-use product such as the Bayer Advanced Garden Insect
>Killer, which is 0.012% Merit (imidacloprid), comes in a 24 oz spray bottle
>and can treat up to 35 plants according to the labeling. This is a water
>based product. Price here locally is between $4.85 and $6.95 US. Works
>wonders.
>
>
>Ed Merkle
>Merkle's Orchids
>1008 Maplewood Place
>Nashville, Tennessee 37216
>
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