Re: Toxic--the Poison is in the dose--A thought about Bt and other natu...

Thanks Nina! Natural and organic pesticides are still designed  to kill 
something with the intention of doing less harm to the environment  although 
that doesn't always happen but it can still hurt humans.  I see  people 
applying Hot Pepper Wax without protective eyewear or gloves, people  using dusts 
without a mask of some kind and doing other things like that. READ  the 
label!!! Directions tell you what kind of protective gear you should be  
wearing. The label is the law, organic or synthetic.
 
 
Mrs. Know It All of "The Organic Gardeners"
Author "Eat Your  Roses" Pansies, Lavender and 49 other Delicious Flowers
GWA National  Director

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In a message dated 5/4/2015 3:25:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
info@thisgardencooks.com writes:




Many garden communicators tell their audiences about  the benefits of using 
"natural" pesticides in the home garden. But even these  products are 
problematic. 
There's a resource that you may find helpful --  the National Library of 
Medicine's  ToxNet.http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/a?dbs+hsdb:@
term+@DOCNO+7823
Many  of the
"natural" products like Bt can be harmful to gardeners and may pose  very 
serious respiratory problems. And to other creatures. So "natural"  doesn't 
necessarily mean safe. Since B. thuringiensis subsp. galleriae was  mentioned 
in a recent post on
this site, you may be interested in this from  ToxNet:
Ingestion of foods contaminated with Btg (Bacillus thuringiensis  
subspecies galleriae) at
concentrations of 10(5) to 10(9) cells/g caused  nausea, vomiting, 
diarrhea, and tenesmus, colic-like pains in the abdomen, and  fever in three of the 
four volunteers studied.
The poison is
in the  dose. If you're going to use any of these products, it's critical 
that users  follow the manufacturer's instructions for use. 
Diatomaceous earth is  poses another problem: inhaling the
crystals can cause respiratory  problems. Health symptoms according to the 
Centers for Disease Prevention and  Control include:irritation eyes, 
pneumoconiosis  So, buyer/user beware.  
Nina  Koziol
www.thisgardencooks.com

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