Is this little thing really what's destroyed my gardens?

z_willus_d · June 12, 2013

Yep, I actually purchased an $80 container of it through Amazon to help with thrips. I've sprayed it every week for about a month now, and I must say I've been somewhat nonplussed as to what to make of it. I haven't really seen a decrease in the thips population (not nearly so as much as when I spray the Spinosad). I also was spraying this product over the period of time this "yellowing" issue has blasted through into the stratosphere. So maybe things would have been worse had I not used it, or maybe I'm counter-acting the bacteria with some of the products I'm spraying. I did find a really nice write up on tank mixing that the Mycotrol folks support. They certainly are not game for co-tanking this product with most fungicides. In any case, I've ceased my regular spraying of the product now that I'm so focused on the P.M. problem. If I can't isolate at least one infected thrips or bug, I think I might try and return the product. I suppose the product might work better for someone under a less intensive situation.

Thanks for posting.
-naysen

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June 12, 2013	#11
z_willus_d Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Eastern Suburb of Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,313	Yep, I actually purchased an $80 container of it through Amazon to help with thrips. I've sprayed it every week for about a month now, and I must say I've been somewhat nonplussed as to what to make of it. I haven't really seen a decrease in the thips population (not nearly so as much as when I spray the Spinosad). I also was spraying this product over the period of time this "yellowing" issue has blasted through into the stratosphere. So maybe things would have been worse had I not used it, or maybe I'm counter-acting the bacteria with some of the products I'm spraying. I did find a really nice write up on tank mixing that the Mycotrol folks support. They certainly are not game for co-tanking this product with most fungicides. In any case, I've ceased my regular spraying of the product now that I'm so focused on the P.M. problem. If I can't isolate at least one infected thrips or bug, I think I might try and return the product. I suppose the product might work better for someone under a less intensive situation. Thanks for posting. -naysen