Re: Ant question
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Ant question
- From: T* P* M*
- Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 21:07:58 PDT
hey, I spray once ever 10 days as the instructions say, and regardless bugs
will become resistant, the beutiful thing is that science will make a new
insecticde.
>From: SteveS012@aol.com
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: Ant question
>Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 23:33:40 EDT
>
>In a message dated 6/9/99 9:50:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>polaris@WOLFENET.com writes:
>
> > 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
>
>I agree! All bugs are here for a reason. And carelessly using broad
>spectrum
>insectidies will not only kill "bad" bugs but all the good ones as well,
>which will just increase your problem in the future. Also, have you ever
>heard of resistance? Over using anything can cause the resistant bugs to
>multiply, and then you are really screwed. Try working WITH nature, not
>against it. Humans have only been around for about a million years.
>Everything else has evolved over HUNDREDS of millions!
>Trying to "control" it, will just end up screwing something up in the long
>run.
>
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