vinman1968
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I realize this thread is large, argumentative and contains good and bad solutions--some ignoring "half-life". Many years ago, I developed an alternative to Imid (seems that many RAs have developed pesticide resistance...rendering Imid ineffective) it is 100% effective in eradicating the little bastards...but it is not organic (the chems/synthetics have a super short half-life).
Some people experienced a slight leaf burn with the consensus of many on this thread--the burn is probably related to the grow medium pH and lessor amounts of Orthene might be the answer. Sorry, I don't have Root Aphids anymore--so I can not test that theory or definitively say why some people got leaf burn....or why others did not. I do know this...if you attempted several synthetic/chem pesticides already, your soil pH is probably loaded up and out of whack.
So here is a repost of the procedure I developed that eradicates Root Aphids 100%.
Remember, some people tell me they had ZERO problems...worked perfectly, while a few had leaf burn and I know of one person that had plant wilt...but in all cases--the Root Aphids were annihilated 100% with my routine.
Yes sir I appreciate the info and also the time and effort that you as well as other contributors have made to this thread.This is the first time since I started doing this in 1985 that I have been hit this hard with these little dudes.Since I am doing DWC its very hard to pull the trigger on anything since DWC is so quick to show the good,bad and ugly...I learned my lesson when trying to use Go-Gnats at half strength and walked into this the following day...I should have just let it ride and go to the end being so close to harvest time but I was really getting pissed at the Fungus Gnats.Anyway I walked into this being the first picture when I usually walk into the second picture and am very happy.