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  • From: "Julie M. Willingham" <farm2gates AT excite.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Insecticidal soap spray
  • Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:52:26 -0700 (PDT)



Here is a recipe from Dr. Geoff Zehnder, an entomologist at Auburn
University, who found it more effective against cabbage loopers, diamondback
moth larvae, and imported cabbageworms than any of the standard chemical
treatments:

2 tablespoons ground red pepper (he used McCormick's)
6 drops Ivory dishwashing detergent*
1 gallon water

Mix and let sit overnight. Then mix again and strain before using. Apply
undiluted.

*You will have to use soap or some approved surfactant if you are certified
organic. Most agencies prohibit detergents.


The Farm of Two Gates
zone 6b in the low, dry, hot part of Washington





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