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| A couple of months ago I was noodlin' around on the 'net and came across a 'pesticide' chart/table for av's. It had the various pests and pesticides listed and indicated which pesticides could be used for each critter.
I can't find it and don't remember where I saw it. I should have printed it at the time. The program for the next club meeting is on pests, and this laid it out pretty simply. It looked something like this with lines to form boxes:
An 'x' was used to indicate which was effective for that bug. Do any of you have the faintest idea what I'm talking about? Barbara |
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| Hi Barbara I went poking around and found this site. It may not be exactly the one you were asking about but it does have a chart like you describe. Good luck with your new club. Janice |
Here is a link that might be useful: african violet insect link
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| Hi Barbara - I would think we need to have an additional row in the table - Malathion -1375 mg/kg LD50 rats It means that you need to consume half of a pound of pyrethrine to have 50% chance to keel over, or an ounce of Marathon provided you have a weight of 130 pounds (I guess some lucky girls ARE of this weight). SO - when you choose the treatment - check this number - and use the biggest number possible. You do not need to expose yourself to something deadly - to run off the thrips. Lice shampoo (pyrethrine) works - and I cannot imagine anybody accidentally consuming a bucket of shampoo. (0.5 pounds of active ingredient - and shampoo has 4% of it - 12.5 pounds of shampoo. Let's drink champaine, not shampoo. Cheers irina |
Here is a link that might be useful: LD 50 and the numbers for pesticides - GOOD
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| vtstar, that's it! I even had looked at that very thing yesterday, I just didn't scroll down to the bottom. Irina, the scientist in you puts frosting on the cake. Thanks to you both for your help. Barbara, watching the snow pile up..... |
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- Posted by robitaillenancy1 zone 5 (My Page) on Thu, Dec 20, 07 at 14:34
| INSECTS, PESTS AND DISEASES OF THE AFRICAN VIOLET FAMILY...Nancy Robitaille APHIDS.................acephate (Orthene) BROAD MITES............Diazinon CYCLAMEN MITES.........acephate (Orthene FOLIAR MEALY BUGS......acephate (Orthene) FUNGUS GNATS...........bleach SCALE..................acephate (Orthene) SOIL MEALY BUGS........acephate (Orthene) SPIDER MITES...........diazinon SPRINGTAILS............Bleach THRIPS.................acephate (Orthene) WHITE FLIES............pyrethrin quoted from pages 258-259 Nancy
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| Thanks, Nancy, for the additional information. I need to get your book. I sent you an e-mail, let me know if it doesn't go through. Barbara |
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