Paraffin oil insecticide, safe?

Paraffin oil insecticide, safe?#364893

By Greenthumbs Garden -  Thu Sep 10, 2020 9:11 am
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- Thu Sep 10, 2020 9:11 am #364893

can anyone tell me if paraffin oil is a safe insecticide to use with VFTs and CP in general?
I'm looking at an ecological insecticide at the garden center and its an all-rounder.
its composition is 79% paraffin oil.

any advice would be appreciated. I'm still fighting these spider mites and don't know if my other solution is really working well enough.

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Re: Paraffin oil insecticide, safe?#364949

By tommyr -  Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:16 pm
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- Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:16 pm #364949

Alex I would stick to what these guys recommend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbRCdJ8ZNF0
You could also use BioAdvanced 3-in-1 Insect, Disease & Mite Contro.

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Re: Paraffin oil insecticide, safe?#368934

By Greenthumbs Garden -  Sun Nov 15, 2020 7:48 pm
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- Sun Nov 15, 2020 7:48 pm #368934

@tommyr, I'm going to try and get hold of some of this for next time. I fought the mites off eventually spraying almost daily with neem oil... I think what helped also was when winter set in and the cooler weather came.

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