Neil Paur wrote [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >I am having a major problem with Spider mites. I have tried Mavrik >and frankly I don't see that it does much. Since I have about 500 >plants in a greenhouse so spraying the individual underside of each >plant is not realistic.
I use Mavrik in conjunction with Enstar II regularly and had good control of various bugs until I was blasted by mites last winter. The Phalaenopsis was particularly hit. Sandoz used to make a great miticide called Pentac which was designed to be used in combination with Mavrik and Enstar II but withdrew it from the market (I know not why.) I tried a product called Ortho Systemic Insect Killer which contains Orthene (insecticide) and Fenbutatin-oxide (miticide). It worked well. I used 3 applications a week apart, and another a month later. Martin _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
