Sevin dust and tomato plants???

Question

My tomato plants had some kind of reddish color mite on them.They were on the under side of the leaves.I sprinkled the plants with sevin dust 3 days ago.It looks like all the mites are gone now.It has not rained so the dust is still on the plants.I need to water them and I was wondering if I should spray the dust off the plants or do I need to just leave the dust on the plants? The plants are white with the sevin dust. Thanks !!!!!

Answer 1

I would not use any product on tomatoes that is not specifically made for edible fruit or vegetables. Sevin could be poisonous.

Answer 2

Sevin is fine - you can actually use that on dogs and cats as flea powder.  Just wash the fruit that is picked before eating it (duh - like i needed to say that) but otherwise it is fine to leave on the plants.