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Oliphant Fce. PA.

Does a svb die after she lays eggs, I found one dead on one of my plants, the only insecticide ive been using is seven dust.Im gettin worried now.

6/23/2007 8:08:37 AM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Borers will die eventually. They live for about a month. They will lay a couple hundred eggs before they die, so if she died of natural causes, you have your work cut out for you, or someone in your neighborhood does (wouldnt have happened by now). Anyhow, I doubt it was natural causes. Could have been exposed to a pesticide in another garden and died in yours. Sevin defnitely would not have killed it.

6/23/2007 10:02:11 AM

Oliphant Fce. PA.

will triaizide kill the eggs or borers

6/23/2007 11:36:25 AM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Triazicide has lambda or gamma cyhalothrin. It is a contact. Theoretically any bug that comes in contact with it will die. You want to make sure the egss and plant are sufficiently coated so that when a grub hatches from the egg, it touches the LC and dies. A female laying eggs will not likely come in contact in such a way that she will die, but she may become disoriented.

6/23/2007 11:49:54 AM

Oliphant Fce. PA.

THANKS FOR ALL THE INFORMATION, Im going to spray all my plants TONIGHT WITH TRIAZICIDE

6/23/2007 2:39:04 PM

Ohio

JR, You mean if the SVB (adult) doesn't come in contact with the leaf or vine with its mouth it most likely wont die?, but as soon as a egg that hatches and the grub then touches the leaf with the triaizide it will die? If all the grub hatching has to do is simply touch the plant and then it dies, why not the same for the adult?
What kind of contact does the SVB(adult) have to have with the plant for it to die, by eating it?
I know Svbs (adults) don't eat your leaves but if it landed on the leaf with its legs and underside touching while its laying eggs how would this disorient it, but not kill it, fumes? Not being smart hear just don't understand.

Thanks
Brooks

6/23/2007 4:25:34 PM

Nashville, TN

JR, which is more effective to protect plants from just pest insects: Merit or Triazicide?

6/24/2007 7:31:36 AM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

First, I dont think if an adult SVB comes near a sprayed plant it will die. They are pretty tough. The grub is very soft and rubs the plant when it moves picking up alot I would say. The adult may not even land on the plant, but instead on the ground next to the vine.

The adult SVB does not eat the plant at all. They do rest on the leaves sometimes at night, so a foliar spray would be beneficial.

Yeah, I have heard stories of bugs becoming disoriented, but I am not sure exactly why. Tremor may shed some light. If I had to guess I would say it is because of slight contact, and maybe fumes (though I dont know about the fumes part).

As for the other question, they work two different ways. Merit will only stop an insect which eats the plant, while triazicide should kill whatever comes in contact with it.

6/27/2007 3:16:29 PM

Ohio

Someone get me my boots,lol

6/28/2007 1:05:16 PM