DaisyI said:Ashley
The active ingredient in Bonide is Imidacloprid. Its used in a lot of products that can act as systemics. The nice thing about using a systemic bug killer is that it only kills bugs that bite your plants - the good bugs are safe.
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I thought it was imidacloprid but when I did a Google search the Bonide product I found said the active ingredient was acephate so I wonder if it is changed or we are looking at different products. They were touting the acephate version as an alternative to neonicotinoids, which of course include imidacloprid, currently under fire for being detrimental to pollinators especially bees (because it gets into the nectar and pollen). Imidacloprid has also been reported to have caused spider mite outbreaks in some cases.
