Can this be added to a resivior to treat root aphids in a re circulating hydroponic system, these guys were in my rockwool cubes when i got them beware............. (grodan)
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Merit 75 WP for root aphids
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MickTheBrag
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theres a new stuff out called nilgnat.
give it a go. iv'e not tried it yet.
give it a go. iv'e not tried it yet.
A search for nilgnat turn up no results, on google.
also gnat controlling products (gnatrol) don't work on root aphids...
anyone else have any ideas?
also gnat controlling products (gnatrol) don't work on root aphids...
anyone else have any ideas?
MickTheBrag
Active member
try a google search for "nilnat"
i spelled it wrong. my mistake.
also with gnatrol try and double or tripple the dose.
i used gnat off and i used it 5 times the strength and it worked pretty well but did'nt clear them up.
once you got gnats you wont get rid of them iv'e still got them
well thats my experence. i use sand with every pot. and i still get a grow together
i spelled it wrong. my mistake.
also with gnatrol try and double or tripple the dose. i used gnat off and i used it 5 times the strength and it worked pretty well but did'nt clear them up.
once you got gnats you wont get rid of them iv'e still got them
well thats my experence. i use sand with every pot. and i still get a grow together
picked up the merit 75w today any application sugggestions for my recirc ebb n gro system
G
Greyskull
aloha norcalfor20
here's the merit 75 wp details online here: http://www.gainvasives.org/hwa/merit.pdf
page 4 details = 1tsp/10g....
i was top feeding so i fed until i had 25-30% runoff... like i flushed with the merit solution. 1 time was all i needed
regarding usage in an ebbnflow/grow platform.... personally i would add it to the rez with plain water to the desired dosage and flood away a couple times. You may want to also go around to each container and give them a nice top fed dose too... just to be safe.
don't know if you saw this from kushism (where you at man?)
and i am pretty sure this is what Dr.G did:
humbleguy (and anyone else with root aphids), you need to go check out this thread here: http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=70503
read thru it and try to relate since you have not experienced it. these thing suck the life right out of your crops. bad bad bad news.
unless starting the garden completely over FROM FRESH CUTS IN NEW MEDIUM there is no way to get rid of these suckers save the nuclear blast.
here's the merit 75 wp details online here: http://www.gainvasives.org/hwa/merit.pdf
page 4 details = 1tsp/10g....
i was top feeding so i fed until i had 25-30% runoff... like i flushed with the merit solution. 1 time was all i needed
regarding usage in an ebbnflow/grow platform.... personally i would add it to the rez with plain water to the desired dosage and flood away a couple times. You may want to also go around to each container and give them a nice top fed dose too... just to be safe.
don't know if you saw this from kushism (where you at man?)
and i am pretty sure this is what Dr.G did:
humbleguy (and anyone else with root aphids), you need to go check out this thread here: http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=70503
read thru it and try to relate since you have not experienced it. these thing suck the life right out of your crops. bad bad bad news.
unless starting the garden completely over FROM FRESH CUTS IN NEW MEDIUM there is no way to get rid of these suckers save the nuclear blast.
If your worried abotu merit 75 ... just know that its used up until the day of harvest in california on grapes and pecans so i would say that it dosn't transfer to the upper portion of the plant..............
thanks greyskull! Gonna kill those buggers now
diotemaceaous earth
diotemaceaous earth
per wikipedia-
diatomaceous earth is 86% silica, 5% sodium, 3% magnesium and 2% iron.
Diatomaceous earth consists of fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of hard-shelled algae. It is used as a filtration aid, as a mild abrasive, as a mechanical insecticide,
I would flush with this being careful of the sodium content. Imidacloprid has a mean residual and who knows what it becomes oxidized and combusted (burned up into your lungs)
oh, and notice the %86 silica
diotemaceaous earth
per wikipedia-
diatomaceous earth is 86% silica, 5% sodium, 3% magnesium and 2% iron.
Diatomaceous earth consists of fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of hard-shelled algae. It is used as a filtration aid, as a mild abrasive, as a mechanical insecticide,
I would flush with this being careful of the sodium content. Imidacloprid has a mean residual and who knows what it becomes oxidized and combusted (burned up into your lungs)
oh, and notice the %86 silica
B
Blue Dot
It's an ornamental systemic so I don't see what would stop it from translocating to every part of the plant once taken up by the roots.
Not sure I'd want to smoke a neonicotinyl . The app rate is pretty low so it's pretty potent. Not sure if heat combustion neutralizes it but if it gets into your blood stream humans do have the same receptors as pests have that this chem activates.
Systemics and ingestible plant matter always seem like a bad idea to me.
supposedly it is systemic for 90 days; i don't have the link to that magic date in front of me but that's what i remember.
as far as root aphids go this stuff is the atomic bomb; kills em in one application; the systemic nature of the product is what keeps them from coming back; it gets absorbed by the roots and then anything eating the root absorbs the poison etc... i use it only when i have to and i allow 90 days before harvest if i do have to use it
i would say that it is great for moms and anything coming into the garden if you're worried; root aphids are nasty and there are some local shops that store their soil on the ground; i've seen a new bag of soil kill a garden before with all the crap that got came along for the ride
my friend recommended azamax as a organic soil drench at one ounce per gal to kill the root aphids but i don't think that'd work in a rdwc system; nor do i think diatomaceous earth would; maybe if it was a different medium setup... then again my friend is still battling fungus gnats and other bugs so your mileage may vary
what avid/floramite is to mites merit is to root aphids and then some
oh yeah... if you don't like systemics and ingestible plant matter stay far far away from that produce section in the supermarket.... i live near a lot of very large 1000+ acre ag ops and the stuff they spray can put an unlucky work crew caught in the field in the er after one pass; you think those 100 acres of tomatoes next to those pecans that just got overspray are going to be tossed in the trash or put up for sale?
as far as root aphids go this stuff is the atomic bomb; kills em in one application; the systemic nature of the product is what keeps them from coming back; it gets absorbed by the roots and then anything eating the root absorbs the poison etc... i use it only when i have to and i allow 90 days before harvest if i do have to use it
i would say that it is great for moms and anything coming into the garden if you're worried; root aphids are nasty and there are some local shops that store their soil on the ground; i've seen a new bag of soil kill a garden before with all the crap that got came along for the ride
my friend recommended azamax as a organic soil drench at one ounce per gal to kill the root aphids but i don't think that'd work in a rdwc system; nor do i think diatomaceous earth would; maybe if it was a different medium setup... then again my friend is still battling fungus gnats and other bugs so your mileage may vary
what avid/floramite is to mites merit is to root aphids and then some
oh yeah... if you don't like systemics and ingestible plant matter stay far far away from that produce section in the supermarket.... i live near a lot of very large 1000+ acre ag ops and the stuff they spray can put an unlucky work crew caught in the field in the er after one pass; you think those 100 acres of tomatoes next to those pecans that just got overspray are going to be tossed in the trash or put up for sale?
