[pbs] Mealy bug eradication
P. C. Andrews
pcamusa at hotmail.com
Mon Feb 9 13:59:48 EST 2009
Its not so good for pets either. Even nicotine gum left around can be dangerous. Dogs will eat almost anything- although primates still have them beat.
Agatha Christie even used nicotine as a poison in one of her mysteries.
When I grew flowering nicotine in the garden- I would sometimes find dead bugs on the leaves in the morning which I attributed rightly or wrongly to the nicotine.
Regards,
Phil
> Re making up an infusion or tea of tobacco-- Such a solution would be
> extremely toxic, depending on concentration (nicotine being one of the more
> lethal poisons around) I'd use rubber gloves when using it and avoid any
> spills onto exposed skin as it can enter through the skin. It was called
> Black-Leaf 40 when sold during the Great Depression and used as a spray on
> roses and other ornamentals.
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