MALATHION: Effectiveness on Spider Mites Questioned

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by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler)

Originally published in The Orchid Doctor in 1980 and 1988

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The residual action is short-lived, but with a wetting agent the spray is effective when used repeatedly to break the mite cycle; other better miticides are available. A76-1007 (see Miticides)
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