Thread: Which miticide?
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Old 11-08-2005, 06:31 PM
Aaron Hicks
 
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Miticides?

Talstar (bifenthrin) is quite good. Also for ornamental use are
Avid (avermectin), Mavrik (fluvalinate), Isotox IV (very different from
Isotox), and Pentac (dienochlor).

I think neem oil and pyrethroids are also effective on mites,
along with insecticidal soaps. Kelthane (dicofol) *used* to be the old
standby for mites; I don't know as it's available anymore. It has a
chemical structure quite similar to DDT, but (supposedly) is not as stable
in the environment. It's one of those organochlorine pesticides that isn't
the sort of thing you want around the house.

There's also a boatload of home remedies. Check "Google."

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-AJHicks
Chandler, AZ