RE: [CH] Diazinon

T. Matthew Evans (matt.evans@ce.gatech.edu)
Tue, 27 May 2003 21:51:12 -0400 

Jim --

Again, as with all who have replied, thanks for the info.  I once used
Isotox on a house plant that somehow got scale bugs.  This was a systemic
pesticide -- I mixed it into the water I was using on the plant.  As the
scale bugs ate the leaves, they died.

So, does anyone know of a good list of systemic pesticides?

Matt

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T. Matthew Evans
Graduate Research Assistant, School of CEE
Georgia Institute of Technology
URL:  www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte964w
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of jim wolfe
> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 9:07 PM
> To: T. Matthew Evans
> Cc: Chile-Heads
> Subject: Re: [CH] Diazinon
>
>
> it is not absorbed by the plant snf
> it breaks down in just a few days of sunlight
> from the label -
> peppers can be picked ( commercially ) 1 day following application of
> diazinon
>
> so wait a day or two to pick and you will be fine.
>
> if he was trying to kill ants, crickets, or termites, he should have
> used dursban
> that has a 5 day wait for use on pepper plants.
>
> most insecticides work well with peppers because they wash off easy
> and most insecticides are not absorbed by the root system
>
>
> NOT TRUE for SYSTEMIC types of insecticides, these are absorbed by the
> plant and kill the insects when they suck/chew on the plant..
>
> jim
>
> T. Matthew Evans wrote:
>
> >Hi All --
> >
> >Hope all is well....
> >
> >My overzealous brother-in-law deployed Diazinon all around the
> perimeter of
> >my house this weekend without my knowledge or consent -- long
> story.  As if
> >this weren't bad enough, some of the stuff also got into a couple of my
> >potted chile plants.  I scooped out all that I could, but I'm sure that I
> >didn't get all of it.
> >
> >My feeling is that since this is an isolated incident and since
> only a very
> >small amount of the chemical remained in the containers, I am probably OK
> >eating chiles produced by these plants.  The plants now are only 8 or 10
> >inches high.  Anyone else have thoughts on this?  Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Matt
> >
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> >T. Matthew Evans
> >Graduate Research Assistant, School of CEE
> >Georgia Institute of Technology
> >URL:  www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte964w
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> >
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