[Homestead] herbal pesticide

EarthNSky erthnsky at bellsouth.net
Tue Dec 11 21:46:36 EST 2007


I was doing some reading for work and happened across this page on 
methyl salicylate, AKA oil of wintergreen, the stuff that gives Ben Gay 
its aroma.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl_salicylate
Anyway, after reading the description, I wondered if anyone had tried 
making an emulsion of it, using oil of wintergreen or even Ben Gay 
itself and spraying it on their plants.  Note that it actually attracts 
pollinating bees, too.
Just wondering...
Bev
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Bevanron of EarthNSky Farm   Sleep well tonight, for somewhere in the 
ocean's depths, MY son is protecting YOUR freedom.






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