How do Confidor tablets work?
Confidor is systemically taken up from the tablet via the plant roots to control insect pests. Confidor is systemically taken up from the tablet via the plant roots to control insect pests. The nutrients in the tablet assist uptake of Confidor by the roots and enhance plant growth.
Are Confidor tablets still available?
Yates Confidor Tablets Garden Insecticide has been discontinued.
How long does Confidor stay in a plant?
Longer and more reliable control has been found when Confidor Guard is used at the label rate of 9 mL/tree. This will provide control up to 120 days in trees up to two metres in height.
How are psyllids treated?
Simple removal of affected foliage followed by applications of systemic sprays are the most effective. Prevention is always better than cure. Control infestations of psyllids by spraying with Searles Conguard.
Why is Confidor bad?
Bee expert Dr Katja Hogendoorn, from the University’s School of Agriculture welcomed the companies’ ban on Confidor. “Neonicotinoids are extremely toxic to bees and very persistent in plants. They end up in pollen and nectar, which are collected by bees, as this is their only food,” Dr Hogendoorn said.
Is Confidor safe to use?
CONFIDOR is generally less toxic and will be applied at a lower rate than currently used aphicides. However, it is highly toxic to some non-target organisms, notably earthworms and bees.
What can replace Confidor?
If you can’t find Confidor, buy an alternative that contains imidacloprid, which is the active ingredient in Confidor and confidor tablets. There is a concern that imidacloprid may kill bees.
Are psyllids bad?
Psyllids, also known as plant lice, are tiny, sap-sucking insects with very host-specific feeding preferences. However, most species are not harmful to their host plants in moderate numbers. Damaged plants may show a loss of vigor, or terminals may be distorted, discolored or even die back.
Do ants eat psyllids?
Apart from feeding damage, psyllid infestations can cause further problems for trees. They can become more susceptible to attack by other insects such as borers and termites. Some feeding psyllids also attract ants and other insects that feed on the ‘honeydew’ they produce.
What is Confidor used for?
Confidor Ready to Use pest prevention, in a handy 750 mL spray bottle. For use as a systemic pest preventer which targets sucking insects, and for the systemtic control of insect pests on flowers, shrubs, trees, fruit trees and vegetables in the home garden.
Why was Confidor banned?
Public pressure is growing in Australia to ban the sale of pesticides called neonicotinoids because of their harmful effects on bees. The retail chain Bunnings will stop selling the Confidor pesticide brand for homes and gardens by the end of 2018.
Which Lilly Pilly is best?
What Are the Best Lilly Pilly Varieties?
- For the big variety (those that grow five metres and over), the top 2 picks are the Acmena smithii var.
- For the mid-sized variety (those that grow three to five metres in height), the best lilly pilly variety is the Acmena smithii or Hot Flush.