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Avocado
Mite kit
Natural Control Of Persea Mite On Avocado
Trees And Plant Pests
The Persea mites are very small, you cannot see the mites with your naked eye. A minimum of a 40 power
lens must be used.
Care and Handling
Please note mites MUST be released within 24 hours
of receipt to prevent mortality.
This is a living product should always be labeled with
the date it was packed or shipped. This maintains their
high quality and vitality. When picked up at your garden center they
should have been kept cool or refrigerated and not exposed to direct
sunlight but for no more than 24 hours.
REFRIGERATE - keep cool and out of sunlight and get ready to
use your beneficial insects. Use within 2 days of arrival or before the
expiration date.
DO NOT FREEZE - you will kill them, you may keep them cool them for a
few days before you use them.
DO NOT EXPOSE TO HEAT - you will “cook” them. While still in the
package they cannot be exposed heat. They may be stored at room
temperatures for few of days only.
DO NOT EXPOSE TO SUNLIGHT - Sunlight will heat the package and kill the
beneficial insects that are inside.
REMEMBER TO RELEASE THEM - Do Not Wait Until You Can See Them -
Trust us, they are inside the package. In most cases they are too small
for you to see. You need to release your beneficial insects as soon as
possible to get the best results.
ALWAYS USE THE PACKAGE - it would be difficult to maintain the product
quality. The Avocado
Mite kit are shipped with the correct
species of beneficial predator mites to provide control of the Persea
mite pest indicated on your leaf samples. They are in ready to use
containers labeled with the coverage area to make the selection process
quite easy and hassle free. The application takes less than a few
minutes and lasts for months. In most cases your plants will get the
most effective season long pest control if you make 2 to 3 releases per
year. The
Avocado
Mite kit is not compatible with most
insecticides. Many fungicides can be used and pose only minor problems.
Contact your retailer or us for the latest test details on chemical
compatibility.
The Avocado
Mite kit is intended to be used as preventative
pest control against the pests on the label. If you have an established
infestation of Persea mites you will require additional applications or
increased amounts of predators;
INSECT TRAPS - DON’T GET STUCK WITH THE WRONG
INFORMATION !
Traps in general are not effective for
monitoring Spider mite problems. You will find them useful for
monitoring the other wide array of pest problems that will affect
your Avocado tree. Our Garden Pest Sentry Traps. Traps
make an excellent partner for monitoring the level of your pest
infestation, but by themselves are not effective at controlling pests
such as Loopers, Diamond Back Moth, and need to be combined with the organisms in
this package. With that knowledge you can time your beneficial insect
releases with maximum effectiveness. For flower and vegetable gardens.
For fruit orchards place traps out just after bud break Place our
insects traps out shortly after planting and monitor for pests. Then
release your bio controls. Professional crop managers use traps as
indicators for their bio control programs. Your production goals maybe
lower, but your pest control practices should be just as strong, i.e.
Grow Like A Pro.
Easy Application Of The Avocado
Mite kit
INSTRUCTIONS FOR RELEASING MITE PREDATORS
SPIDER MITE VIALS; Predator mites are packaged in loose bran
flake, corn grit or other “media”. Simply place the media into the
release cups or deposit on the leaves of the plant. The predator mites
will move into the foliage of the plant and begin hunting and eating the
pest mites right away.
Please note mites MUST be released within 24 hours
of receipt to prevent mortality.
1) Take enclosed bags and staple or paper clip to lower foliage of the
tree.
2) Gently roll vial and pop off lid, placing lid in one of the bags.
3) Disperse contents of vial into the bags.
4)Lastly place vial itself into the last bag.
5) After mites are released and into the tree you will
still see the corn cob feed they are packed with inside the bags. You may take the bags down the following day.
The Persea mite colonies are living under the tiny spider
webs that they make on the leaves of the tree. The small spider webs are
the white or silver spots on the leaves. The white or silver spots will
turn brown over time. The leaves will then fall to the ground in the late
fall or spring Remember you will need to
make 1 to 3 releases 3 to 4 months apart to get the best results.
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