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JC · 16-07-2008, 07:56 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible

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"Tonia Fischer" wrote:

Besides pulling them off when you see them. what's a good way to
keep
them
from cominig back? I don't really want to use any manufactured
insecticides. Is there something else I can do?

TIA
Tonia

BT spray. It's organic.

I have Thuricide Concentrate. The label say it is .8% bt and 99.2% inert
ingredients. It has a warning "Hazards to humans and domestic animals".
So,
how is that "organic"?

Lots of "organic" products are very toxic so surely this does not come
as a surprise. Label instructions should be followed whenever using
chemicals (whether synthetic or "organic)

BT itself should not be inhaled due to very slight risk factors
(allergy etc.), but the bacteria are not harmful under most
circumstances. The hazard warning is probably because petroleum
distillates are in the inert ingredients.

So, is it permissable for use in Certified Organic produce?

BT certainly is. It can be used as a dust, or mixed with water and
sprayed. I don't know about mixes that contain petroleum distillates,
but I would think probably not.

Thanks, I guess I need to get some other form of BT. I've never opened this
bottle because I didn't think it would pass muster.