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Old 17-11-2006, 12:22 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
John McMillan John McMillan is offline
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Default Experiences please of effectiveness of Nematodes v Vine weevil killer

In article .com,
"La Puce" wrote:

Charlie Pridham wrote:
Certainly reduces white fly but has little effect on red spider, sadly it is
lethal to bees even weeks after soaking the soil.


It contains imidacloprid. It says that it should be applied 'away from
bees', and can be applied on 'edible plants'. For a plastic garden
perhaps ....


Cactus growers use it to treat mealy bug and root mealies, both of
which are a severe problem.