Re: Incetisides
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- Subject: Re: Incetisides
- From: c* s*
- Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 18:25:22 -0700
rick, usually for aphids we use a spray bottle full of dish soap and water
and spray under the leaves . if your plant is still small you can also try
to just pick them off ,but i like the soapy water because it lasts for a
while under the leaves. hope this helps craig /van isle
----- Original Message -----
From: <tall@wa.freei.net>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 1999 3:33 AM
Subject: Re: Incetisides
>>In a message dated 6/27/99 5:11:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>tall@wa.freei.net writes:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I lost my first planting,my back-up plants have 1 real leaf and the
second
>
>>> one
>>> just opening.
>>>
>>> What kind of bug killers can I put on plants this young?
>>>
>>> Thank You,
>>> Rick
>>>
>>
>>Why are people so anxious to use poisons?! Sheesh! Try something like
>>floating row cover when it is that small. Bury the edges, and you have
better
>
>>protection than any poison from bugs, and anything else. Plus it can even
>
>>help boost growth, as long as temps aren't over 95 or so.
>>Anyone see that new commercial out for Bug-B-Gone? Man alive! It is so
sad!
>
>>Shows a cartoon guy who freaks out because he saw a non-descript "bug"
>>(GASP!) on his piece of fruit! SO what to do? Get out the all-purpose
poison
>
>>and spray like crazy! All over! On EVERYTHING! SPRAY SPRAY SPRAY! As well
all
>
>>know, ALL BUGS ARE BAD NASTY CREATURES AND WE MUST KILL THEM ALL! What the
>
>>h*ll kind of mentality is this promoting?! Anyone else see this
commercial?!
>
>>I get sick just watching it! The stupidity of it is unbelievable.
>
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>
>Steve,
>
>Your editorial regarding my question was not requested nor appreciated,if I
>choose to use chemicals or not is none of your business.
>I have holes being eaten in the leaves and aphids,I do not intend to loose
my
>backups, so if you have a problem with it go out into your patch and jam a
pumpkin
>up where the sun don't shine and mind your own business!
>
>End of comment to steve
>
>If there is someone who has some information that can help me please let me
>know
>Thank You
>Rick
>
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