Treating bugs -- Sevin dust is toxic to bees!!
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Sevin Dust Burned my Plants....
Comments (9)I saw the word Sevin and did a double take....I just saw this posted on another site.... ".....Sevin is the second deadliest pesticide in the home garden, rotenone 5% is the deadliest. Sevin LD 50 of 850, Rotenone5% LD 50 of 162. (Outlawed in serveral states). Both kill honey bees for several days after application. Honey bees are on the endagered species list. Next time you sit down to dinner, fill your plate, then remove about 3/4ths the food on your plate, This is what you will have without honey bees. Many farms in CA have stopped growing melons, cukes and squash because there are not enough bees to pollinate their crops. Fruit growers are also having the same problem. " That's not to mention the symptoms you can get from overexposure.... Early symptoms of carbamate poisoning include weakness, dizziness, and sweating. Headache, salivation, vomiting, and diarrhea are also common. Later symptoms include constricted pupils, lack of coordination, and slurred speech. As with organophosphates, tightness in the chest and coughing may precede lung failure or fluid entering the lungs....See MoreSevin Dust
Comments (33)The concept of integrated pest management works best. First, design and organize your garden so the plants are growing under the best conditions, that includes air space, light, moisture, good soil, the right nutrients, and companion planting to make your plants harder for bugs to find. Check regularly for problems. Spot treat small problems, which helps prevent them from becoming big ones. There are preventative bug nematodes, disease and beneficial fungus that can help too. I've used Sevin sparingly too. Not as a preventative though. My worst problem was japanese bettles. Sevin is supposed to help but it was only marginally effective. The best cure was to treat my yard with milky spore and nematodes, each spring and fall for a couple years as a preventative. That kept the numbers down to a manageable level so that one light sevin dusting for my peach tree and rose bush and a some hand picking was all it took to completely eradicate the problem this year and save my plants, they look great. Avoid over fertilizing like the plague, that makes the foliage extra attractive to pests, it's weak and tasty to them. Fertilize at the right level and right mix for the time of year. That's the secret to a great looking garden....See MoreSevin dust
Comments (4)It is touted as fairly safe for humans, but lethal for insect life -- that means butterflies lady bugs beneficial mites that eat the bad ones praying mantids the wild bees of which there are scores of varieties as well as honey bees. The latest issue of the science magazine, Discover, has an article on the bee callapse disorder and cites how production is known to increase when farmers plant hedge rows with flowering plants to attract wild native bees to nector and nest and refrain from spraying insecticides; all of which allow the wild native bees to pollinate the crops. There are plans to introduce and encourage this practice on a national scale just in case the honey bee problem is not solved soon. Linked below are some articles about just three kinds of wild bees for anyone interested, the Orchard Mason Bee, Minor Bee and Giant Resin Bee. What I like are the little teeny tiny bees like this one on Rosa Renae: Here is a link that might be useful: Wild bees ......See MoreSevin dust or other means...?
Comments (19)I do not use chemical pesticides on my garden. It's my choice, and I enjoy that what I grow is 'cide free. However, while I try to help people see that they can control pests without products like Sevin, I'm not militant about what someone does in their own garden. I just like to know what's on it before I eat it. One reason that I'm not militant is that I eat non-organic produce from the supermarket, as well as in restaurants. Seems a bit hypocritical to go militant in a world where we can only control our little 1/3 acre lol. That said... there is a basic thumb rule of pest control that every gardener, organic or not, can benefit from: Always use the least toxic measure that solves the problem....See Morebigdaddyj
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