IF it's the same active ingredient in the same concentration, it should be safe. This sounds to me more of a labeling issue than an actual safety issue. My understanding, albeit limited, is that it costs a LOT of money to test the safety of a product on a crop. And, until they test the safety, they can't list the crop on the label. So, they aren't going to do the testing if it isn't "appropriate" in their judgement for the product.

Thanks Michael. I have a lot of blooms now after using the Bayer's 2 in 1, and sprayed Bayer's complete insect killer (front yard), Bioneem ( back yard) a couple of times. But I still have a lot of roses only have 50% of the buds can make it to bloom, and still have some roses without any blooms, I knew I didn't put enough amount Bayer's 2 in 1 on all the roses. I didn't put any around once bloomers, Polar Joy rose trees, newly planted bare root roses (planted in late May early June), now I see midge damage on those. It's time to treat them. I got one beautiful bloom out of MAC two weeks ago after 2 years of no blooms, that's a good start ....... Which product contains cyfluthrin-only? I googled it and found eBay has it-Cykick($38). Is that the one? I tried to spray only Bayer's complete insects killer for midge last year, It didn't work without Bayer's 2 in 1. I am willing to mix the fungicide and cyfluthrin only. If that can kill midge and I don't have to use Bayer's 2 in 1.($45 per treatment) If I still have to use both of them, it would cost me even more than current treatment($45+$38), I learned cost accounting, can you tell? :-) Thanks for a great idea.

As has been pointed out the CLM isn't a deal breaker - it's mostly an aesthetic thing. How young are the trees? How bad is the scale infestation? I'd be far more worried about the scale than the CLM. When I overwintered my trees last winter there was one that was difficult to get to so I didn't do a great job of spraying it or scouting it for scale or honeydew. It wasn't until the leafdrop started that I got in for a closer look. By the time I had the scale under control (imidacloprid) it almost completely defoliated. If the trees are young and the scale infestation is out of control and there are no flower buds then I would dose it again with imidacloprid (and remove any flower buds during the next few flushes to protect the bees - imidacloprid should never be applied before a flush or when flowering is expected). It does take some time for it to be taken up and you should be mindful of leeching when watering for about a week. You could also manually wash each leaf or use oil sprays or etc. I'm sure rhizo or someone will chime in with organic options. But do get the scale in check. --- Until recently there was zero scientific evidence of the role of imidacloprid in CCD. Note that the link above talks about the toxicity of imidacloprid to honeybees. It has been known for a very long time that imidacloprid is toxic to honeybees even in small doses. That's why every label indicates that it should not be applied when flowering is expected. The concentration in the plant drops with time. A whole host of insecticides are toxic to honeybees but are still considered (mostly) safe to use in terms of honeybees when label directions are followed. What had NOT (until about a month ago) been proven was any linkage between CCD (disappearing bees) and imidacloprid. There's a new paper from the Harvard School of Public Health to be published in June ( http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/2012-releases/colony-collapse-disorder-pesticide.html ) that *does* appear to prove there's a connection to CCD even at very small doses. So yes, most neonictotinoids will likely be banned in the near future.

Word to the wise, if you care about your kids, the future of the planet, your fellow human, you will sacrifice a portion of your harvest or the beauty of your trees and not the pollenating insect responsible for providing 1/3 of all food eaten on this planet. We can not afford to loose that much food with the amount of people starving already. That's what real Christians would do. That's what people who truely care about the planet would do. Help stop the massive die off of the single most important insect humans have ever had a relationship with. No other insect has given us as much and no other insect could take its place. And we are not even talking about honey, just pollenation. I hope others realize that as much as global warming is talked about this threat is significantly more harmful, significantly more pressing, and significantly easier to fix immediately.