Sevin has been available for many decades as a dust for vegetables and other plants. It's also approved for use on animals as a flea killer. Many years ago, I used it for this purpose with no ill effects. Years ago, I used it a number of times on certain vegetables, particularly green bean seed that was being consumed by some pest. I've never used the spray, which I think would be harder to control, and may not be approved for as many uses. Diane

Thanks..But it was not the dust she used, but the nose end spray kind, the liquid..I too have used the powder in past with never an issue with any of my plants. She also says it left a very powdery dried out look to most of her plants.

Maybe it was a bad batch? Not only did she loose all the leaves on her plants spraying near evening. but so did my buddy . He lost all his petunias last summer spraying for aphids. Say's he will never use the liquid version again.

I wouldn't use it on a hose end sprayer, that is insane. But I don't think Sevin would cause plant damage. I am not sure what happened to your sister's plants.

Yeah, they sell it on the shelf at Lowe's.. She thought it would be easier for her to do a mass spray of everything. You just attach it to your hose and spray you go. Maybe it dispenses too much at once?

It was Sevin, because everything she sprayed resulted in damage, not the plants she did not spray, and within the next day. I saw first hand.

I do know it does a great job at keeping aphids and Japanese beetles at bay since my neighbor will only use it. He never has a bug issues, nor with thrips when he sprinkles the dust on his plants. Have you ever seen those 'red little beetles' that eat Asiatic lilies? He never has an issue with those either.

I was wondering if lack of use of the powder on my end was in vain and safe for beneficial pests and amphibious animals? If so, then I would use that. I always thought it was a harmful product. Too me used on dogs for fleas proves otherwise.

Spraying in full sun or at an increased dosage CAN cause plant damage. And not just with Sevin.

Hose end sprayers are difficult to calibrate accurately. I would not use one to dispense any sort of pesticide other than a broad spectrum herbicide.

See:

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/1608163/spraying-and-skin-cancer

Hey Gardengal, thanks!

This is one of those sold that you just attach the bottle already dosed out to the end of your hose and spray. Not the kind you need to calibrate, if you know what I mean..Let me find you a link..This is the exact one she used.

http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1367491&KPID=1109424&cid=CAPLA:G:Shopping_-_Animal/Pest_Control&pla=pla_1109424&k_clickid=6db9d057-4195-4b84-abf5-c9a28c1a7c6f

Then my friend that used the same kind last summer lost all the leaves to his petunias, moon flowers and morning glories..

Henry, no wonder she lost her Bees..Thanks

I used Sevin (concentrate) for a few years in the past for JB and other bugs, it never damaged any roses, back then I had about 350 roses. I sprayed it after work before dark though. The last a couple years JB damage wasn't bad, so I didn't use Sevin. If this year is bad I'd have to use it, now I have a lot more roses, there is no way I could hand pick JBs.