Re: Foliar Nematodes- Temik
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- Subject: Re: Foliar Nematodes- Temik
- From: B* R*
- Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 02:16:45 -0500
I wouldn't even suggest how to use protection since its so dangerous that
to even attempt to use it would be crazy.
At 09:32 PM 02/14/2000 -0500, you wrote:
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>"James M. Anderson" wrote: I
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>> am sure that it would kill foliar nematode, however.
>>
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>Along with a lot of other stuff.
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>We used to use it when we grew poinsettias. Scared the hell out of me every
>time I opened the bag. If you insist on using it, you should have protective
>clothing because the dust is absorbed by the skin, and a respirator for
>pesticides, not just a face mask. I think temik is one of, if not the most
>dangerous widely used pesticide used in the last twenty years.
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>It's systemic and does kill foliar nematodes, but is extremely dangerous
to wild
>life, probably birds and fish more than anything else. I don't know if it is
>strong enough when absorbed by the plant to do any damage to bees.
>
>Chick
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Butch Ragland So. Indiana zone 5
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