Q. I have a mimosa silk tree that
is covered in ants. I assume they are herding aphids infesting the
leaves. I want to use a systemic ground-soak poison. Star Nursery has
a product to be used annually. I will use it on my shade trees
(eucalyptus, California Pepper, Texas Mountain Laurel, Chitalpa) if you
say a systemic treatment is appropriate.
is covered in ants. I assume they are herding aphids infesting the
leaves. I want to use a systemic ground-soak poison. Star Nursery has
a product to be used annually. I will use it on my shade trees
(eucalyptus, California Pepper, Texas Mountain Laurel, Chitalpa) if you
say a systemic treatment is appropriate.
Can I also use it
on my fruit trees (peach, nectarine, apricot, fig, Pink lady apple) and
grape vines? My pomegranate trees are not as infested with leaf footed
hoppers as in the past, but they are there. The kid at Star told me to
just stop using the poison a few weeks before harvest, but that makes no sense
to me, with an annual-use product.
on my fruit trees (peach, nectarine, apricot, fig, Pink lady apple) and
grape vines? My pomegranate trees are not as infested with leaf footed
hoppers as in the past, but they are there. The kid at Star told me to
just stop using the poison a few weeks before harvest, but that makes no sense
to me, with an annual-use product.
I don’t plan to use a systemic in
my garden.
my garden.
A. The product that was recommended to you was probably this
one. Here is a posting on my blog regarding its use. I am never a big fan in using any kind of systemic pesticide where there are food crops. Hope this helps.
one. Here is a posting on my blog regarding its use. I am never a big fan in using any kind of systemic pesticide where there are food crops. Hope this helps.