Jul 15, 2012 · It is correct that imidacloprid is acutely toxic to earthworms. The sublethal effects shown in laboratory studies on e.g. sperm deformities or DNA damage must be seen in relation to exposure in the field. If these effects were relevant to natural conditions, they should also be detectable under practical conditions.

May 9, 2017 · It is 75% imidacloprid and comes in a 2 oz. container that makes 100 gallons (1/4 tsp per 2.5 gallons). Each bottle costs ~$40 and is probably available only on the internet for most people. I have an eBay seller 20 miles from me who also …

Apr 24, 2021 · I'm doing the imidacloprid drench for my sabal minors and sabal brazoria because I've had problems with the ox beetle in the past and I just know I'm gonna get a bumper crop this year. But how on earth do I measure their heights? Do I measure the trunks or from the ground to the highest frond?

Jul 11, 2008 · While imidacloprid (the Bayer active agent) is marketed, and used effectively as a systemic insecticide. It will kill insects on contact, very effectively. The advantage of the root drench is that it will get taken up by the plant and can provide protection for a LONG time, and also there's less chance that good insects will get harmed, since ...

Jun 11, 2022 · I noticed it a couple months ago and applied Imidacloprid twice (probably two weeks or so apart) to the soil. It seemed to have stopped them after a while. Only one small hole seemed to still be active. I just looked at the palm again today and they've now moved up to another area. I just applied some more Imidacloprid.

Jan 22, 2013 · I use the same solution (Clor + Di) plus Imidacloprid, plus adherent but I think adherent increases the possibility of a fungal disease as side effect. Did you mean that you have never tried to mix fosetyl with imidacloprid or that mixing is not recommended, because it is already known to be harmful to plants?

Nov 3, 2021 · Tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol mixed at a 50-50 rate with 10% imidacloprid is known to travel super fast through the roots via injection of the solution directly in to the root system. It is a patented method in the USA.

Dec 6, 2007 · " Imidacloprid has a wide range of uses – soil, seed and foliar. It is used to control sucking insects such as rice-, leaf- and plant hoppers, aphids, thrips and whitefly. It is also effective against soil insects, termites and some species of biting insects, such as rice water weevil and Colorado beetle but has no effect on nematodes or ...

Oct 26, 2008 · Toxicity of Imidacloprid Toxicity of Imidacloprid. By Jerry@TreeZoo October 26, 2008 in ...

Feb 11, 2025 · If you try all the above treatments for the various infections without success, consider obtaining Merit 75 powdered imidacloprid as a drench. Merit 75 is 75% imidacloprid vs. the liquid Bayer in the blue bottle at 12% imidacloprid. Merit is not cheap but dosage mixed in a gallon of water is low, so the powder lasts a long time.