On 07/11/2013 15:13, Jake wrote:
On Thu, 07 Nov 2013 14:48:56 +0000, David Hill
wrote:

On 07/11/2013 11:42, Jake wrote:
In one FAQ there is reference to using Armillatox to
kill vine weevil. Yep, lots probably use it for such purposes but
doing so is illegal and advocating doing so could have repercussions!

Not quite.
Using it to kill Vine wevil is not illegal. It's telling people that it
will kill wevil that's illegal, the same as saying that if you boil up
rhubarb leaves you can use the resulting liquid as an insecticide, so I
won't mention it.
David @ a greatly improved side of Swansea Bay

Quoted from RHS Web site:

Active ingredient: Tar oils and tar acids
Brand name(s): Armillatox (Armillatox remains on the market as a
disinfectant, but is no longer permitted to be used for pesticidal
purposes)
Main use: Vine weevil eggs
Last date for use: 31.12.03

But correctly, again from the RHS:

"Only products approved by the government can be used as pesticides,
so home-made pesticides brewed from concoctions of rhubarb, cigarette
butts or even washing-up liquid are now outside the law."

When I spoke to the chap who runs the firm producing Armillatox he said
that they were no longer allowed to sell it as a pesticide unless they
submitted it for testing at a cost running into the thousands of pounds.
What you use it for after buying it is up to you.
I will say it's a good deterrent for badgers, they don't like the smell,
I've also used it where I get a lot of cars parking at night, the smell
can linger for a few weeks, any question as to why I sprayed it, it's
because certain people get out of their cars and relieve themselves in
the gateway, so naturally I need disinfectant.