On Tue, 13 May 2003 01:48:28 GMT, Phisherman wrote:

Systemic
insecticides should not be used on human-edible plants.

There is simply no good reason to use a systemic on ANY plant. After
16 years of managing large commercial gardens and 5 years of being
"icide" free I just don't get gardeners obsession with killing
everything that crawls, sucks, or bites. Regardless, entomophobia
abounds!



"Nature, left alone, is in perfect balance.
Harmful insects and plant diseases are always present,
but do not occur in nature to an extent which requires the use of poisonous chemicals.
The sensible approach to disease and insect control is to grow sturdy crops in a healthy environment."

Masanobu Fukuoka, One Straw Revolution--1978