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Questions tagged [pesticide]

Chemicals used to control pests. Use this tag with questions about how to choose and use pesticides with different plants.

Use this tag for questions about chemical controls for . These will typically be insecticides and s, although pesticides for mammals would also be on topic.

Pesticides can be synthetic or organic such as Neem oil.

The use of pesticides on is tightly controlled in most jurisdictions.

Similarly, other pesticides have their dangers. Mammal pesticides (e.g. rat bait) can poison pets and children; herbicides can poison desirable garden plants; and insecticides will kill many beneficial insects. Most are poisonous to humans.

By definition, pesticides are poisons. Depending on the question, the tag may be suitable in addition to or instead of the tag..

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How can I tell if a seed coating contains pesticides or fungicides?

I purchased some Dichondra seeds online to plant in my large reptile's enclosure. There was no mention of the seeds being treated - but when I received them I noticed that the seeds were coated and listed as pre-inoculated. I'm not generally one to…
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Is roundup and pesticides a concern when composting?

I'm running a leaf compost. It's a pretty big scale. I pick up leafs from all the neighbors chop them with a special purpose tool and then store them for a year in multiple 250 gallon bins. The end result is about 150 gallons of humus per bin after…
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Eliminating Vine Weevils without neonicotinoids

I recently acquired a number of plants for ground cover. After planting, I noticed that I had an infestation of Vine Weevils, almost certainly from the new plants. I have pulled out the new plants and burnt them. However, I would like to try to…
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Attempting neem oil on my Haworthias: how often should I spray?

I'm recently attempting my neem oil treatment for Haworthias. This is actually the second part of my search for a solution to the Haworthias mass death situation I highlighted in my previous question here: Haworthia scale bugs are too tough How…
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Coffee grounds as pesticide or fertilizer (in general and/or for Chinese Evergreens)

Earlier today, I noticed a lot of small tiny flies emerging from the Chinese Evergreens I purchased last weekend. At the time, I just had my freshly ground and used morning coffee beans... so I tried dumping the grounds in a layer on top. This seems…
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pepper pest problem

can anyone help me out with the problem on the pictures? One of the pictures shows a bio insecticide I allready tried twice, but it doesn't help. I don't know what kind of pest it is nor what I can do to remove it. It regards pepper plants, I took…
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Kentia Palm one of the stems dried out because of insects

We have a nice Kentia Palm within the office. The plant is watered regularly as per the guidance. It also gets occasional misting. Unfortunately I recently noticed the plant started drying out and one of the stems is now completely dry/dead. I…
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Thrips in strawberry plants

this is the first time I am trying to grow strawberries on a balcony . I built wooden planters for like 60 plants. Since last week all were doing great. They are blooming like crazy and they have a lot of green fruits. I noticed that a lot of plants…
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Day or night (The best time to apply pesticides)

Having tried a lot of homemade pest control remedies, I'm thinking of using pesticides for a change but im not so sure on how to use it correctly. The label says to use 25ml per liter of water but nothing else and i was wondering if there's such a…
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does fruit tree absorb pesticide and fungicide from the root level and will persist inside the fruit it produce? (specifically lime and date trees)

The specific situation is where there are two trees -- one lime and another date tree plant among the grass in the backyard where the grass area will get sprayed with conventional pesticide and fungicide for grass as well as the root of the trees. I…
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Imidian for apple trees

I would like to spray my new apple trees with Imidian to prevent fungus and pests. Does anyone know what an alternate name for this pesticide is, since Google returns no results for it?
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How do you use potassium bicarbonate to control powdery mildew?

This post describes using potassium bicarbonate to control powdery mildew, but doesn't give any more info. So I'm looking for the following: Efficacy? Mixing rate? Application rate? Application frequency? And finally, are there different types of…
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Should I water my houseplants before or after spraying for spider mites?

Is it better to water my houseplants before or after spraying bayer products to control spider mites?
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Are there any ways to combat the Bibio lanigerus?

For the last year I've had small black flies (1-2mm) in my house. I also noticed that some of my plants were slowly dying, and when removing one from the pot I saw small silver (1mm) larvae undergound around the roots and the rest of the pot. A…
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Imidacloprid treatment and best time to return Haworthias to my garden area

The scales (belonging to the family Coccoidea) have been feasting on my Haworthias for the last year. They were treated with more eco-friendly solutions, as I posted earlier, without success. In fact, the more I tried, the more agressively they…
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