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Re: snails arggggggggggg

At 07:09 PM 3/22/97 -0600, you wrote:
>I have a couple of Jerry's books and have used some of his concoctions with
>varied results.  However, using any home brew which is made from tobacco
>products is NOT harmless.  The active ingredient in the resulting brew is
>nicotine.   Nicotine sulphate (I believe) was a commonly used insecticide
>until it was made practically obsolete by the chemical industry.  It is
>still available, but you would have to look hard to find it.   It is an
>extremely effective insecticide, but also can kill warm blooded creatures
>(read kids, adults, pets, etc.).  It can also spread tobacco mosaic virus
>which will affect all member of the nocotia family such as tomatoes,
>potatoes, peppers,etc.
>My advice would be to use his "brews" with a great deal of caution.
>
>Chuck
>
>
I've seen powdered tobacco in garden centers. I haven't bought it, but if i
did i'd give it the same precautions as any other poison.

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