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Re: New Product Announcement

>Ron,

Glad to see your posting telling garden writers how they can control 
insect pests in a more environmentally-safe way than using 
Imidacloprid.

Mary Appelhof

>Imidacloprid has feed through effects on beneficial insects - it 
>decreases their reproductive capacity. This material is not
>compatible with biocontrol. Starting with this will make it more 
>likely that you will need to use another chemical when the
>effects wear off in a few months, since you have killed off the beneficials.
>
>Reducing the amount of nitrogen fertilizer and spraying with soap or 
>oil when pests flare up will lead to a more ecologically
>stable landscape and less work in the long run.
-- 
Mary Appelhof, Author of "Worms Eat My Garbage"
Flowerfield Enterprises
10332 Shaver Road
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49024 USA
PH:616-327-0108  FAX 616-327-7009
http://www.wormwoman.com/acatalog/wormwoman.html

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