I have a potted lime tree that is infested with soft scale insects. Will this product kill the scale and permit the lines to be consumed?
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The product will kill soft scale insects and the fruit may be consumed after the period of time indicated on the product label which I believe is six weeks. However, another product that will work faster and allow you to consume the fruit immediately is insecticidal oil like Neem oil.
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I used it on leaf miners because they are inside the leaf and a surface spray wouldn't kill them. Haven't tried it on scale, but it should work because it puts something in the tree sap that kills the bugs. We're eating the lemons and oranges from the trees, and so far (six months) have encountered no problems.
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I used it for Japanese beetles. It didn't kill on contact, but the next day they would be gone. I cannot tell you if it works on sawfly larvae as we don't grow perennial hibiscus here in Wis. Sorry.
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This product kills both soft and hard bodied insects. Any type of caterpillar will be killed if sprayed with this product.
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I've gotten in to a running dialogue with Bonide on what plants its safe to use on. They say its safe for all plants. Thing is, I used it on my Epiphyllums and several weaks later they did not look well at all. They are slowly coming back. I did see leaf drop and leaf discoloration on other plants after using it. I can say there are no bugs. I hate dealing with scale which is the reason I decided to give it a try.
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It won't hurt the lemon tree. I don't know if it will kill the mold, but if its caused by insects then it will work.
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In my experience it wont hurt the tree if it does not touch the leaves, in any case it would not kill a "huge live oak tree". What I would do if the PI is climbing in the tree is cut the PI vine on the tree trunk, the upper part will die, then when the lower part resprouts spray that. There will be less to spray. When you spray it once, the part sprayed will die, but may resprout, Just respray when the new growth appears.
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You should treat the tree in the spring too allow the protection to be in the tree when insects arrive. I don't know the compatibility with the other compounds you are quoting.
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No, says the pest control company that recommended this to me. This products works. Put a line in an ant path and they go after it. Used this for years.
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Hi Dorothy, thanks for the question. I actually purchased this for the treatment of carpenter ants! I had a terrible invasion in a dead Fig tree limb, you should have seen them! Unfortunately I cannot post links here, but if you go to YouTube and search "boric acid kill ants" I'd suggest the videos by CupRockTv as well as gregthegardner. I don't own those videos, but I just did a bit if checking for you and I can recommend them. Let me know if you need anything else and have a fantastic day!-Nic
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Not really, this product is designed to kill greenery. I have sometimes sprayed around trees accidently and nothing happened to the trees or roots
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Yes, on the container it mentions that it will kill blackberry bushes. I recommend that you make sure the solution is placed at the root. I hope this answers your question Shirley.
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Yes ,it says so on the container. It will kill just about everything that walks crawls or fly.
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Nowhere on the packaging or insert did it mention ladybugs, butterflies, or moths. But, the main ingredient of this product is Potassium Salts of Fatty Acids. So, I did a quick google search on that, and found that Potassium Salts kill soft bodied insects. Butterflies and moths are in the lepidoptera family - which is considered soft bodied family (according to Wikipedia). From my understanding of everything I just read: it will not kill lady bugs (or honey bees). Here is a quote I found on a website titled ladybug (dot) uconn (dot) edu "Insecticidal Soap Kills Soft-bodied Insects. Insecticidal soaps are most effective on soft-bodied pests such as aphids, adelgids, lace bugs, leafhoppers, mealy bugs, thrips, sawfly larvae, spider mites and whiteflies. Soap has a limited effect on non-target beneficial insects such as ladybird beetle larvae, parasitic wasps and honey bees, but it can be quite disruptive to soft-bodied predators, such as syrphid fly larvae and beneficial predatory mites. Once the spray has dried, however, beneficial insects can safely re-enter the treated area." According the info on the product itself, "Insect Killing Soap Concentrate effectively controls: Adelgids, Mealybugs, Spider Mites, Aphids, Plant Bugs, Tent Caterpillars, Earwigs, Psyllids, Thrips, Whitefly, Grasshoppers, Sawfly Larvae, Wooly Aphids, Lace Bugs, Scales, and Leafhoppers." Hope that helps.
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I know that since this is a systemic insecticide, as all systemic insecticides are, it is absorbed through the roots and enters the foliage from within the plant itself. I would imagine that it would then become inedible. That is how it is designed to kill pests. I use this on only my indoor plants because it can cause harm to benificial insects along with pests. I wouldn't apply this to anything I planted for consumption but instead would try something that was applied topically. -just read label and it indicates that it is NOT advised for editable plants
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Actually, the little devils are a terror. I borough some potted plants in from the greenhouse and with in a week or so...they had exploded! if, your gnats are inside on your plants, change and re-pot your plants new pots and all, wash the plant it's self with an insecticide soap, leave them to their self, as you will need to watch and re spray again, till your sure that you have captured the little ones. As for your question...Spectracide Triazcide is a stronger chemical for out door use, lawns and scrubs...I used it for my entire back gardens, NOTE keep children, frogs, fish from exposure. A very fine mist with an extended wand so that you can get upper and lower leaves, kills, molds, grubs, ants, just about everything that crawls, again as this needs several applications, as the bugs are happy making new ones, I only needed 2 applications, Also, I had a brown spot and kept growing, no animals either, I sprayed a very fine mist on the spot and within a week or so, it is gone and not returned. a fungus? I assume. Hope this helps you, any questions just ask. Brenda
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My understanding is that is kills any type of hard shell bug. The product is made of tiny little shrimp. The reason that is not toxic is because the diatomaceous earth breaks down the hard shell of the bug leaving it unable to be protected by its hard cover. While I have never read anything that says that it kills spiders I would think that it does.
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I haven't use that before. I like it a lot. I been using lime pellets and going to use to put bug control product down next.