Re: CULT:more on cygon...
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- Subject: Re: CULT:more on cygon...
- From: B* S* <B*@hsc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 07:08:41 -0600 (MDT)
>I still am puzzled at the popularity of Cygon, because it never had much
>more than a mediocre reputation as a larvacide in the row-crop business.
>(Its effectiveness as a systemic is oversold.)
I have wondered about this. We have used Cygon in the school greenhouse in
the past but gave it up because it was ineffective against mealy bugs and
aphids. Now we use mostly insecticidal soap, which works well. Every
third spray we mix in some nicotine sulfate.
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
