"Sparky Organic" wrote in message
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This is going to work by coating the soft bodies of insects -
especially the young - and suffocating them. To the degree that any of
this stuff works, it doesn't just work on the insects you want to get
rid of, but on all insects. It also affects the birds that eat the
insects.

It might be a better idea to ask yourself why you are trying to kill
things in your garden. If you wait and do nothing - and if you garden
organically throughout - the balance will be restored and you won't
have any problems. Or so I have found.


I got it because it works on powdery mildew. But I don't want to kill any
insects, I have plenty and they don't hurt anything. Since it's contact only
(I hope) I should be OK, I only used it on the leaves of my squash plants.

The only insects I want dead are yellow jackets. We have bee sting allergies
in the family, and the yellow jackets can get a bit obnoxious this time of
year. I have a paper wasp infestation, but they are quite gentle and don't
do any harm (unless you are a slug or some other tasty bug).