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Old 05-05-2013, 10:37 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Sacha wrote:

Dregea sinensis, Hoya carnosa?


Thanks. But not this year, because I really want to stick to
annuals in order to see off the mealybug. I don't like using
evil chemicals, but have got some bee-killing stuff. As I am
going to use it only on indoor and container plants pollinated
only by sunbirds, tropical long-proboscis moths and so on, I am
being fairly cautious.

On this matter, I utterly loathe the bureaucratic, political and
marketing attitude that immediate danger to humans is unacceptable
but long-term diffuse harm is fine. What's wrong with nicotine,
used with care? Well, because this infernal monetarist society
won't protect workers from explitation and endangerment :-(


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.