{"id":2468,"date":"2014-07-03T12:32:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T12:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.sdps-bbs.com\/?p=2468"},"modified":"2015-11-13T18:24:28","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T18:24:28","slug":"question-do-i-need-to-be-concerned-for-my-other-plants-as-i-use-pesticides-to-warn-off-the-emerald-ash-tree-borer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/question-do-i-need-to-be-concerned-for-my-other-plants-as-i-use-pesticides-to-warn-off-the-emerald-ash-tree-borer\/","title":{"rendered":"Question: Do I Need To Be Concerned For My Other Plants As I Use Pesticides To Warn Off The Emerald Ash Tree Borer?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It doesn’t sound like there would be much chance of the chemical to get into the shrubs if the imidacloprid is applied close to the base of the tree. Also another thing to consider is unless you’re eating solely certified organic food, there’s a really good chance you’ve consumed very small amounts of imidacloprid at some time.<\/p>\n

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Pesticide Data Program monitored imidacloprid residues in food and published their findings in 2006. Imidacloprid was detected in a range of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables. It was detected in over 80% of all bananas tested, 76% of cauliflower and 72% of spinach samples. In all cases, however, the levels detected were below the U.S. EPA\u2019s tolerance levels. Imidacloprid was also found in 17.5% of applesauce and 0.9% raisin samples, although percentage of detections were greater in the fresh unprocessed fruit (26.6% of apples sampled and 18.1% of grapes sampled).<\/p>\n

These findings were on direct application to the plant, which would indicate higher concentrations than that which you would find on plants nearby those that\u00a0were treated. Additionally, it is advised that if homeowners want to use a product with imidacloprid as the active ingredient, then\u00a0they use one specifically labeled for edible food crops. The product label will contain specific instructions on application, pre-harvest intervals and special instructions on limiting harm to pollinators.<\/p>\n

Resources<\/strong>
\nPurdue Pesticide Programs<\/a>
\nOffice of Indiana State Chemist – Pesticide Section<\/a><\/p>\n

\u200bLindsey Purcell, Urban Forestry Specialist
\nDepartment of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It doesn’t sound like there would be much chance of the chemical to get into the shrubs if the imidacloprid is applied close to the base of the tree. Also another thing to consider is unless you’re eating solely certified organic food, there’s a really good chance you’ve consumed very small amounts of imidacloprid at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,43,49],"tags":[60,61,67],"class_list":["post-2468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forestry","category-gardening","category-plants","tag-forestry","tag-gardening","tag-plants","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-19 14:56:38","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2468"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3593,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468\/revisions\/3593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}