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re Pesticides
Following on from the previous thread concerning pesticides I see that the agricultural use of three neonicotinoid products - imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and clothianidin are to be suspended from the 1 December this year for a period of two years. Apparently some of the larger retailers of garden products have already stopped stocking the non-commercial products. -- rbel |
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On 30/04/2013 20:12, rbel wrote:
Following on from the previous thread concerning pesticides I see that the agricultural use of three neonicotinoid products - imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and clothianidin are to be suspended from the 1 December this year for a period of two years. Apparently some of the larger retailers of garden products have already stopped stocking the non-commercial products. I hope that "Plant Rescue Bug Killer" will be reformulated to replace the thiamethoxam with one of the other neonicotinoids which aren't affected by the ban. It's the only product I've found - available to the amateur - which is effective against red spider mite. Actually, I wouldn't care if the thiamethoxam was removed and not replaced, as it's the other active ingedient, abamectin, which deals with RSM. -- Jeff |
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On Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:58:02 +0100, Jeff Layman
wrote: I hope that "Plant Rescue Bug Killer" will be reformulated to replace the thiamethoxam with one of the other neonicotinoids which aren't affected by the ban. It's the only product I've found - available to the amateur - which is effective against red spider mite. Provado Ultimate Bug Killer contains thiacloprid (not on the list) and RSM is listed as one of its targets, along with lily beetle (which is why I may use it once a year), whitefly, scale, greenfly, blackfly, mealybug, thrips and leaf hopper. It will, of course, kill beneficials like bees, hoverflies and ladybirds if used incorrectly, which is why I'm always on a soapbox pillorying Monty Don et al for simply ignoring chemicals and so losing an opportunity to educate those that need educating about correct use. -- Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling from the East end of Swansea Bay where the showers of April have arrived! |
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