Systemic - is absorbed by the plant and moves throughout the whole plant, therefore can kill any pest feeding on any part of the plant (Orthene, Avid) ...
Systemic risk: The risk that a market crisis places on the financial system as a whole.
Systemic - An insecticide or fungicide that enters the tree to prevent the infestation of insects or diseases.
Tap root - The main root of a tree that anchors the tree in the ground.
RoundUp is a systemic herbicide, which means that it has to be absorbed by the plant, then trans located throughout the plant. It takes three days for that to happen. If you go digging and chopping, you might just as well skip the spraying step.
Bonsai Glossary: systemic - Type of insecticide or fungicide that is absorbed into the system of a plant.
Bonsai Glossary: tap root - The main downward growing root of a tree, helping to anchor it firmly in the ground.
If pests arrive, treat with systemic. Lopho is a fungus and is treated with a copper fungicide at a weekly dose for five or six weeks.
However, systemic treatments are not 100% effective and regular spraying is expensive, environmentally unsound; repeated use can also reduce the effectiveness of treatments when they are actually needed.
A word of warning they do not seem to like systemic sprays. These are sprays that are taken up by the plant and kill the pest as they feed, an example of this kind of spray would be Orthene.
This is an incredibly complex topic and I think there is room for systemic insecticides for aphids without upsetting the balance, but I also believe that natural controls for even this pest if carefully managed would obviate a need for the chemicals.
Before bringing any newly purchased tree into the indoor bonsai collection isolate the new tree. Use a systemic spray each week for 3 weeks to prevent introducing insects to the collection and to be sure the Fukien is rid of any hidden insects.
Best destroyed by squashing them with a cloth, or alternatively you can use a systemic insecticide. Unfortunately their woolly covering shields them from ordinary insecticides.
Diseases: Wooly aphid can be a bother sometimes. Just pick off and treat with a systemic insecticide.
Medical Use:
Health Hazard: ...
Aphids, mealy bug & red spider. Scale, shoot-tip moths and beetles may attack the tree and can best be controlled with a systemic insecticide. Do a preventive fungicide spray every two to three weeks with Benomyl® or Daconil®.
Should your tree keel over, the best thing you can do is to enclose it in a clear plastic bag and keep it in the semi-shade, It should pull through. Water it with a fungicide and a systemic insecticide before you do.
They are systemic fungicides which can be sprayed on the leaves and/or applied to the soil, as they are carried in the sap to the leaves. Warmer temperatures discourage mildew, but overwintering plants need cooler temperatures! ...
I have gone to a systemic spray such as Orthene which seems to give better control over a longer period.
therefore it can be treated with commonly found insecticides and fungicides according to directions on the package. Insects such as aphids, spider mites, scale, and root aphids are a common problem corrected by sprays, soapy rinse, or a systemic.
 See also: Bonsai, Growing, Plant, Tree, Species
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