Re: Ant question

On Wed, Jun 09, 1999 at 04:16:34PM -0700, The Pumpkin Master wrote:
> Well, I was simply saying that if you have ants I can assume you are not 
> using an insecticide.  I am also very sure that to grow a pumpkin to it's 
> fullest potential you either need all the bugs in the world to die so you 
> don't need insecticides or you need to use one.  Your choice.  I would 
> prefer all bugs die myself but that would screw up the worlds ecosystem so 
> just use some insecticide when you start to see bugs.

I am afriad you are mistaken.  First, when applying pesticides, you should
choose the one that will have the most specific impact for the problem you
are having while causing the smallest amount of additional damage to
non-target populations.  Ants will not do any damage to your pumpkin and
there is no reason to kill them especially using insecticides.   If you
abuse and misuse pesticides you are causing the pests you are trying to
control to become resistant to control substance more quickly.  Applying
broad-spectrum insecticides also makes your problem worse in the long run
by disrupting the insect, bird, reptile and amphibian populations that
would naturally control the pests you are having problems with. 

Second, doesn't wanting all the bugs in the world to die so you can grow a
big pumpkin strike you as being a little mixed-up in the priority
deparment?

Shaun

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