Re: malathion against borer??
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: malathion against borer??
- From: E* G* <e*@moose.ncia.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 14:19:52 -0400 (EDT)
Hi,
Ah, ha! My old friend Mr. Bleach comes though again...yea...
Ellen Gallagher e_galla@moose.ncia.net, Lancaster, New Hampshire
Zone 3....50 degrees F. and very nice!
On Thu, 16 May 1996 CEMahan@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 96-05-16 11:56:37 EDT, you write:
>
> > A) Is malathion effective against borer, and b) if so, when
> >should he spray/stop spraying?
>
> Sorry, but the borer will drink malathion for lunch and not even burb....it
> is of no use based on my experience. I once did a test putting borers in
> mason jars in which I added Cygon 2E to one, malathion to one and bleach to
> the third. The borer in the bleach jar died almost instantly. The one in
> the Cygon died in a couple of hours. The one in the malathion was still
> alive the next day. Clarence Mahan
>
