Has Anyone Used the Bayer BioAdvanced 12 Month Tree and Shrub Protect and Feed

[Bonsai_hope]

I have had a lot of luck with this product on landscape trees and shrubs, especially on leaf miners, aphids, and scale. Has anyone used it successfully on their bonsai. I like it because it’s used once a year and there’s a very mild fertilizer (2-1-1) included.

 

[Michael P]

I use it on my tropicals several weeks before they come in the house for the winter. It seems to reduce problems with scale and spider mites. I don't use it on anything else because it has neonicotinoids that are toxic to honeybees and implicated in colony collapse disorder.

 

[Bonsai_hope]

I use it on my tropicals several weeks before they come in the house for the winter. It seems to reduce problems with scale and spider mites. I don't use it on anything else because it has neonicotinoids that are toxic to honeybees and implicated in colony collapse disorder.

On flowering shrubs and trees I apply it after the flowers are done. But it’s good to mention. Thanks.

 

[Michael P]

Agreed.

 

[Bob Hunter]

I use this one once a month​

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BAYER ADVANCED 32-fl oz 3-in-1 Insect, Disease and Mite ...​

www.lowes.com/pd/BAYER-ADVANCED-3-in-1-Insect...
3-in-1 FORMULA: Insect, disease, and mite control for use on trees, shrubs, roses, and flowers. INSECT KILLER: Kills Aphids, Spider Mites, Japanese Beetles, Caterpillars, and more. DISEASE CONTROL: Fungicide controls Blackspots, Powdery Mildew, and more. RAINPROOF PROTECTION: Systemic rainproof protection lasts up to 30 days

 

[bwaynef]

If it has imidacloprid in it (I'm pretty sure it does), it can CREATE a mite issue. Be careful in using it, and make sure you have a plan to handle mites ...while you stay on the lookout for them.

 

[Zac]

I use this one once a month​

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BAYER ADVANCED 32-fl oz 3-in-1 Insect, Disease and Mite ...​

www.lowes.com/pd/BAYER-ADVANCED-3-in-1-Insect...
3-in-1 FORMULA: Insect, disease, and mite control for use on trees, shrubs, roses, and flowers. INSECT KILLER: Kills Aphids, Spider Mites, Japanese Beetles, Caterpillars, and more. DISEASE CONTROL: Fungicide controls Blackspots, Powdery Mildew, and more. RAINPROOF PROTECTION: Systemic rainproof protection lasts up to 30 days

I also use this on my tropicals a week or so before bring inside and my hardy trees before mulching in for winter.

 

[Paradox]

I use it in the spring as things start waking up as a preventative for anything that overwintered on the trees

 

[ZombieNick]

I use this one once a month​

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BAYER ADVANCED 32-fl oz 3-in-1 Insect, Disease and Mite ...​

www.lowes.com/pd/BAYER-ADVANCED-3-in-1-Insect...
3-in-1 FORMULA: Insect, disease, and mite control for use on trees, shrubs, roses, and flowers. INSECT KILLER: Kills Aphids, Spider Mites, Japanese Beetles, Caterpillars, and more. DISEASE CONTROL: Fungicide controls Blackspots, Powdery Mildew, and more. RAINPROOF PROTECTION: Systemic rainproof protection lasts up to 30 days

I use this as well, but I use the concentrate and mix it myself.

 

[JudyB]

I use this once a year on all non flowering trees in spring just before I put them outside. If you use too much before they leaf out it can cause leaf deformity. It also has a fungicidal component which I think is useful.

 

[bray]

For those who use the concentrate, what is the mix rate you use for potted plants?
Thank You

 

[Bonsai Nut]

If it has imidacloprid in it (I'm pretty sure it does), it can CREATE a mite issue.

Can you tell me more about this comment? I have used this product on red maples last year and I seem to be having mite issues on them this spring - when I didn't previously.

 

[bwaynef]

Neonicotinoid Insecticide Imidacloprid Causes Outbreaks of Spider Mites on Elm Trees in Urban Landscapes - PMC

Attempts to eradicate alien arthropods often require pesticide applications. An effort to remove an alien beetle from Central Park in New York City, USA, resulted in widespread treatments of trees with the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid. ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Twospotted Spider Mites, Vol. 7, No. 12 | Mississippi State University Extension Service

Tetranychus urticae Order: Acari Family: Arachnida

extension.msstate.edu

 

[Michael P]

How disappointing.

 

[Scorpius]

I refuse to use anything with imidacloprid in it anymore. It's like crack cocaine for mites and it destroys honey bee populations. I've had better luck using nothing on my trees and they've never been healthier.

 

[Paradox]

I refuse to use anything with imidacloprid in it anymore. It's like crack cocaine for mites and it destroys honey bee populations. I've had better luck using nothing on my trees and they've never been healthier.

This is why some of us that do use it, only use it in early spring before bees are active, and not on flowering plants. Also, for me mites don't usually become a problem until late August or September and only if it's really dry. I water with a sprinkler that gets the trees wet so I have not seen mites in years.

 

[ZombieNick]

Neonicotinoid Insecticide Imidacloprid Causes Outbreaks of Spider Mites on Elm Trees in Urban Landscapes - PMC

Attempts to eradicate alien arthropods often require pesticide applications. An effort to remove an alien beetle from Central Park in New York City, USA, resulted in widespread treatments of trees with the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid. ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Twospotted Spider Mites, Vol. 7, No. 12 | Mississippi State University Extension Service

Tetranychus urticae Order: Acari Family: Arachnida

extension.msstate.edu

Thanks for this, it is the first I'm hearing about it. So if I am understanding correctly, it kills off the natural mite predators and can lead to increase mite populations over time? Would the fact I am mixing it with neem oil do anything here?

 

[Paradox]

Thanks for this, it is the first I'm hearing about it. So if I am understanding correctly, it kills off the natural mite predators and can lead to increase mite populations over time? Would the fact I am mixing it with neem oil do anything here?

Mixing with neem won't stop it killing beneficial mites. The neem itself will do that anyway. Neem oil acts by smothering the insects. The imidacloprid apparently increases egg production in female mites over time. Neem might help knock back mite populations but what isn't known is would that be enough to combat the increase in egg production and population. The other issue with neem is that it can lead to plant damage if applied in sun and high heat

 

[potatofarmer]

i cant even find this in canada. maybe it is not allowed to be sold here.

but Canadian tire has lime sulphur so i just use that.