Imid works great on mealies, brown scale, and especially root mealies, the bane of my existence. And the fact that it acts as a deterrent for survivors makes it even more desirable. I can't recall ever using it on any pteridophytes, if that's what you're referring to as "non-flowering", so I can't speak of safety there, but if you just mean flowering plants that aren't currently in bloom or bud, I've used it on many monocots (from bulbs to succulents), cacti, euphorbs, ascleps, stonecrops and others and had no issues with toxicity until around a 2x dose. Even then, there were no losses, just some sad-looking plants for a few months. It's a great thing to have on hand if pollinators aren't getting access to treated plants. On Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 10:24 AM Tim Eck via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Mostly mealybug which can very effectively hide from contact insecticides. > > On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 10:08 AM Nan Sterman via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > What is the insect you are trying to eliminate? > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Jul 17, 2024, at 6:55 AM, Fred Biasella via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Tim, > > > > > > I've Bayer Tree & Shrub insecticide with good results. It does contain > > Imidacloprid which has been linked to bee colony collapse and affecting > > other beneficial insects so something to keep in mind. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Fred > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> On Behalf Of Tim > > Eck via pbs > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 9:43 AM > > > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > Cc: Tim Eck <timeck17582@gmail.com> > > > Subject: [pbs] insecticide > > > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone suggest a good systemic insecticide for non-flowering > > ornamentals? > > > Thanks > > > Tim > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…