ortho bug b gone

[duajones]

sprayed the perimeter of my back yard including bushes,grass,ornamental millet, weeds in the alley and such, I also sprayed my eggplant, okra and young tomato plants. I didnt realize that okra wasnt listed as one of the veggies you can spray. Should I refrain from eating any of the pods for awhile?

[Suze]

Duane, as far as I can tell from a quick google search, bifenthrin can also be used on okra. Just observe the days to harvest requirements on the label.

For tomatoes it is 24 hours, but for other vegetables like peas, beans, and cucurbits, be aware that it is three days. For greens and cruciferous veg (lettuce, broccoli, etc.) it can be as long as seven days. Certain fruit and nut trees may have even longer requirements. I figure (my best guess) that okra would probably fit into the three day category. The eggplant? At least three days. Again, just a guess, I am not 100% sure. I would also recommend all harvest be washed well with soap and water.

[duajones]

Thanks for responding suze. As you know, I have purple majesty millet growing as a trap crop, hoping to help with the stink bugs this fall. Before yesterday I had not seen one single stink bug on the plants. I got out the sprayer for the ortho and as I was spraying the perimeter I came across the millet. It was loaded, probably 20 or more on the plants. Now they are in bug heaven hopefully. I had almost lost faith in the millet as a trap crop until then.