Can you still buy Confidor?
Bayer will continue to sell both Confidor Guard Soil Insecticide and Confidor 200 SC until 31 December 2021, after which time these products will no longer be available.
How do you use Bayer Confidor?
Apply the Confidor mixture, and then water it in well immediately after application. Roses Aphids 3.5 mL/2 L water/plant Use as a soil drench by pouring mixture evenly around drip zone. Use this rate for plants up to 1 m high. For each additional metre of plant height, add 2 mL extra of Confidor to the 2 L of water.
Can you still buy Confidor in Australia?
Confidor® Ready To Use 750mL Insecticide For Home Gardens Is Now Available To Purchase Online From The NILE Store in Australia.
What is Confidor good for?
Confidor Tablets protects roses, azaleas, lillypillies, palms, magnolias and eucalypt trees against significant damage caused by aphids, azalea lace bug, psyllids, mealybugs and scale. Confidor is systemically taken up from the tablet via the plant roots to control insect pests.
What has replaced Confidor?
Yates Confidor Tablets Garden Insecticide – 8 Tablets, 20 grams. This item has been discontinued and replaced by the Confidor tablets below OR please consider Richgro Bug Killer Granular (See Below) that has the same active ingredient.
Why is Confidor bad?
Bee expert Dr Katja Hogendoorn, from the University’s School of Agriculture welcomed the companies’ ban on Confidor. “Neonicotinoids are extremely toxic to bees and very persistent in plants. They end up in pollen and nectar, which are collected by bees, as this is their only food,” Dr Hogendoorn said.
How long does Confidor stay in a plant?
Longer and more reliable control has been found when Confidor Guard is used at the label rate of 9 mL/tree. This will provide control up to 120 days in trees up to two metres in height.
How often can you spray Confidor?
Annuals – Do not apply more than one spray of Confidor (or other group 4A insecticides) to any one crop. Perennials – Rotate with registered insecticides from other groups. Use a maximum of three Confidor (or other group 4A insecticides) sprays in any 12 month period.
Do Bunnings sell Confidor?
The retail chain Bunnings will stop selling the Confidor pesticide brand for homes and gardens by the end of 2018.
How often should I spray Confidor?
Apply 3 sprays, 2 weeks apart. For best results spray in the morning when there is little or no wind and little direct heat from the sun. As a guide, 2 litres of spray mixture should be sufficient to thoroughly spray a fruit tree up to 3m high or to spray 10 large tomato plants.
What is equivalent to Confidor?
For the control of various insect pests of cotton, fruit, vegetables and ornamentals as specified in the directions for use table. The addition of Penetra Penetrant or equivalent is critical for the performance of Apparent Cocky 200 SC Insecticide.
What can I use instead of Confidor?
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE CONFIDOR TABLETS BELOW OR PLEASE CONSIDER RICHGRO BUG KILLER GRANULAR WHICH HAS THE SAME ACTIVE INGREDIENT.