[OGD] imidacloprid products

2006-03-18 Thread djanvrin
Bayer makes several products consisting of imidacloprid at various concentrations and labels them for different uses - then prices them according to a marketing algorythm that has noting to do with the cost to produce the product. This is the way of the world & I'm happy to have them provide th

Re: [OGD] Imidacloprid

2005-10-21 Thread Karen
It did take a bit of time for the yellowing to take place, but it was quit clear that it only happend to the angraecoid and I think I would say that it was general yellowing, not due to sunburn - just as if most of the plants desided it was time to drop the old leaves. But the leaves didnt drop, th

[OGD] imidacloprid

2005-10-16 Thread CC
Thank you all for replying to my query. I did both a drench and a foliar spray. For the drench, I gave the plants a longer than usual dunking, then gave everything a good spray, turning off the lights and fans so the foliage stayed damp longer. I know it'll work on the scale, likely won't work on t

[OGD] Imidacloprid / toxicity

2005-10-16 Thread viateur . boutot
Should you be concerned about the toxicity of Imidacloprid please see : http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/imidaclo.htm or go to : http://extoxnet.orst.edu/ghindex.html and type the word 'Imidacloprid' in the search box. ** Regards, Viateur _

Re: [OGD] Imidacloprid

2005-10-15 Thread Paul Johnson
Karen, Regarding the yellowing of angraecoid leaves following your use of Confidor. . ., this is most interesting. Imidacloprid products are recent on the market in most countries and there really is not a good record of responses by many plants. How soon after spraying did you notice the y

Re: [OGD] Imidacloprid

2005-10-15 Thread Karen
We have used Confidor which is also an imidacloprid based product, it worked very well on getting rid of a small scale infection, but did nothing for the mites. Infact, when we first used it we actually got a mite problem, because it wiped out all the predators of the mites.   And even if it is sy

Re: [OGD] Imidacloprid

2005-10-14 Thread Charles Ufford
on 10/14/05 5:07 AM, Cody wrote: > > I'm just wondering if anyone's had experience using Intercept (Imidacloprid) > on orchids, specifically for SCALE!! I am able to acquire some and would > like to get feedback on the positives and negatives of using this chemical. > Up here in Canada, it's cal

Re: [OGD] imidacloprid

2005-10-14 Thread Blue Moon Exotics
g as slow growing as orchids. Paul and Diane LeBlanc Species Orchids http://www.bluemoonexotics.com >-Original Message->From: CC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 08:20 PM>To: 'OGD'>Subject: [OGD] imidacloprid>>I'm just wondering if a

[OGD] imidacloprid

2005-10-13 Thread CC
I'm just wondering if anyone's had experience using Intercept (Imidacloprid) on orchids, specifically for SCALE!! I am able to acquire some and would like to get feedback on the positives and negatives of using this chemical. Up here in Canada, it's called Intercept or Admire. I can get Intercept 6