Yes, Monterey Once A Year Insect Control II can be used on ornamental trees including palm trees. Trees: 1 oz. per inch of distance around trunk
As far as we know there are no known insecticides that will work on ground pearl. Ground pearl is a type of hearty armored scale, and other than natural enemies like ants, no true solution is available. The best solution to try is to reduce plant stress by following recommended fertilizing and irrigation recommendations to enable turfgrass to tolerate the damage. You may also want to contact your local cooperative extension office to see if they have any recommendations.
Monterey Once A Year Insect Control II can be used on ornamental trees including palm trees and is labeled for Scales (including Armored Scale [Suppression] and Soft Scale). Please refer to the product label for complete instructions.
Yes, you can find the label for Monterey Once A Year Insect Control II on our site.
Monterey Once A Year Insect Control II is not labeled to control gnats. The best option for gnats in houseplant soil is to allow the soil to dry out completely if possible as this will kill any larvae in the soil. Otherwise you can drench the soil with something like Bifen I/T or Evergreen.
Once the surfaces treated with Monterey Once A Year Insect Control II are completely dry, it is safe for the pets to return to the area.
Monterey Once A Year Insect Control II is labeled to be used as soil drench only, not foliar application. If you need to spray the leaves, it would be better to use something like Talstar P.
Monterey Once A Year Insect Control II is not labeled to be used on almond trees. Monterey Bug Buster II would be an alternative to use.
Monterey Once A Year Insect Control II is applied at 3 oz per foot of the shrubs height for pysllids. It is important to know for sure what you are treating for so that you receive the expected results from the product application. If you are not sure, you can contact your local cooperative extension office for assistance on identification.
If you have already applied the Monterey Once a Year, and you are still seeing scale populations, then we would recommend pairing that treatment with a topical spray to knockdown the existing insects. Ferti-Lome Triple Action with 70% Neem Oil contains both pyrethrins and neem oil to suffocate and kill insects on leaf surfaces such as scale. Be sure to treat either in the morning or evening and to get thorough coverage of all leaf surfaces, especially the undersides of leaves.
If you are concerned about resistance to the imidacloprid because of years of use, then you could switch to a newer active ingredient, dinotefuran, which is found in Safari 20SG and Zylam.
Yes, you may consume apples from a tree that has been treated with the Monterey Once A Year Insect Control II.