"Rod" wrote in message
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On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 17:44:19 -0000, "Anthony Stokes"
wrote:

I have this week each day thoroughly sprayed
leaves and stem of a half-metre high Banana plant ( Musa Chini Champa )
using the 0.125g/l concentration of imidacloprid 'Provado Ultimate Bug
Killer".
There is no apparent diminition of activity or any evident discomfort
caused
to a large
population of very miniscule tiny greenish 'creepy crawly bugs' (species
unknown) that are continually walking over the banana leaves.

Any idea for an alternative
treatment to remove these tiny bugs without harming the banana plant;
or what they might be ?

Anthony

It's systemic so it takes a while to work, the pests have to suck the
sap containing the pesticide, then it still takes a little while for
them to die. If you have sprayed every day you are going the right way
towards breeding an immune strain of your pest. Read and follow the
instructions carefully.

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Rod

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ditto that!
You might want to try an organic solution - usually soap based. that would
kill them pretty quick, whilst your endemic chemicals will stop further
occurance.
I'd stop spraying the provado for now :O)