I couldn’t get to spray the aphids on the corn yesterday, but I hope to do it today…

The KillaSpray was last used to poison the leucaena, which means Roundup was used. The boys rinsed out the bottle and it does not smell (but they knocked part of my lawn around a bit…). Mr D’s advice is to take it to the patch of parthenium in the milking yard, rinse it out again and again over the parthenium, at the same time spraying clean water through the spray wand.

Will just water do? Or should I add a drop or two of the water-based Shell® detergent as well?

Dinetta said:

I couldn’t get to spray the aphids on the corn yesterday, but I hope to do it today…

The KillaSpray was last used to poison the leucaena, which means Roundup was used. The boys rinsed out the bottle and it does not smell (but they knocked part of my lawn around a bit…). Mr D’s advice is to take it to the patch of parthenium in the milking yard, rinse it out again and again over the parthenium, at the same time spraying clean water through the spray wand.

Will just water do? Or should I add a drop or two of the water-based Shell® detergent as well?

Hand spray plasctic bottles for the ironing etc.. are $2 for six at your cheapo store.

Milk or soap are all you need. If you haven’t got a mister.. chuck it at them with a bucket..

Yes high speed water will knock them off.. and they don’t get back up there by themselves.. they need the ants to put them back.

It is a sensible idea to leave the roundup sprayer to use for roundup.

roughbarked said:

Hand spray plastic bottles for the ironing etc.. are $2 for six at your cheapo store.

Milk or soap are all you need. If you haven’t got a mister.. chuck it at them with a bucket..

Yes high speed water will knock them off.. and they don’t get back up there by themselves.. they need the ants to put them back.

I’ve got a hose head that will do a jet, but I’ll do the milk first and the jet later…

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

Hand spray plastic bottles for the ironing etc.. are $2 for six at your cheapo store.

Milk or soap are all you need. If you haven’t got a mister.. chuck it at them with a bucket..

Yes high speed water will knock them off.. and they don’t get back up there by themselves.. they need the ants to put them back.

I’ve got a hose head that will do a jet, but I’ll do the milk first and the jet later…

The use of milk or soap is to coat the insects with a layer of fat.. which sufocates them.. so don’t wash them off immediately after you hit them with milk.

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

I’ve got a hose head that will do a jet, but I’ll do the milk first and the jet later…

The use of milk or soap is to coat the insects with a layer of fat.. which sufocates them.. so don’t wash them off immediately after you hit them with milk.

I’m so glad you’re on this Forum, RoughBarked…

I was thinking either later in the day, or this evening…keep the ants up all night LOL!!

thanks for the vote of confidence.. let me know how it all went. ;)

Dinetta said:

I couldn’t get to spray the aphids on the corn yesterday, but I hope to do it today…

The KillaSpray was last used to poison the leucaena, which means Roundup was used. The boys rinsed out the bottle and it does not smell (but they knocked part of my lawn around a bit…). Mr D’s advice is to take it to the patch of parthenium in the milking yard, rinse it out again and again over the parthenium, at the same time spraying clean water through the spray wand.

Will just water do? Or should I add a drop or two of the water-based Shell® detergent as well?

buy a little 500ml handspray and write ‘pyrethrum’ on the side and use it for nothing else.

pepe said:

buy a little 500ml handspray and write ‘pyrethrum’ on the side and use it for nothing else.

That’s a good idea too Pepe…thanks :)

Dinetta said:

pepe said:

buy a little 500ml handspray and write ‘pyrethrum’ on the side and use it for nothing else.

That’s a good idea too Pepe…thanks :)

Actually do the get half a dozen for two bucks.. and write exactly what each one does on it.

I agree what everyone else has said… have a designated Round-up sprayer and the other for your white oil stuff… BUT. If you do have to use the same setup for different things…. triple rinse with water, and then so a mix of cloudy ammonia, and rinse again, and spray through the boom.

pain master said:

I agree what everyone else has said… have a designated Round-up sprayer and the other for your white oil stuff… BUT. If you do have to use the same setup for different things…. triple rinse with water, and then so a mix of cloudy ammonia, and rinse again, and spray through the boom.

Great… thanks, PM

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

pepe said:

buy a little 500ml handspray and write ‘pyrethrum’ on the side and use it for nothing else.

That’s a good idea too Pepe…thanks :)

One of them costs more than $2 up here.

Actually do the get half a dozen for two bucks.. and write exactly what each one does on it.

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

That’s a good idea too Pepe…thanks :)

One of them costs more than $2 up here.

Actually do the get half a dozen for two bucks.. and write exactly what each one does on it.

not if you keep your eyes open for specials.. the bluddy things just fall to pieces in the sun.. why pay big bucks?