Re: CULT-aphids-pyrethrins
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- Subject: Re: CULT-aphids-pyrethrins
- From: S* H* <h*@serc.si.edu>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 13:19:37 -0600 (MDT)
At 08:19 7/9/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Greetings,
>
>I concur that washing aphids off with water is good solution in most cases,
>but there are times when the plant material is floppy, or young, or otherwise
>unable to take a firm blast or unable to stand a lot of water. A little
>chemical help in a gentle spray is called for. Now, I am not as enthusiastic
>about insecticidal soap as many people. It works well, true, but one must be
>exceedingly careful about applying it because you can easily burn the merry
>heck out things, even with Safer's, and certainly with dish soap. The chief
>virtue of the latter is that it is cheap and one tends to have it around. I
>have noticed it can burn when used as a faux spreader-sticker as well.
>
>I would like to recommend an effective product which I use. It is a pre-mixed
>benign botanical-based spray---pyrethrum, that is chrysanthemums---made by
>the Schultz people. Schultz Instant House and Garden Spray in a pump bottle
>with an adjustable sprayer. Dirt cheap---about four bucks for a nice big
>bottle at the home improvement warehouse place. About seven for one twice as
>big. I have used it on a lot of things and a lot of bugs over the years and I
>like it. One doesn't hear as much about pyrethrins as one did at one time,
>but as far as I am aware they are still considered at least as safe as soap.
>
>
>Anner Whitehead, Richmond, VA
>henry Hall henryanner@aol.com
>Hello,
Pyrethrins are very safe. Having worked for a veternarian for many
years I can tell you that we only recommend flea sprays with pyrethrins
because they are effective and safe, especially for kittens and puppies.
Using pyrethrins for aphids would seem to be the most organic way of
disposing of the little critters without harming anything else. I have have
three cats that love to sit with me while I work in the garden and I
wouldn't want them rubbing anything nasty off onto their coats.
Sharyn, Annapolis, Md.
