Spinosad
 

Hi Everybody,

Spinsad... What do you think?

A Google search just finds manufacturer propaganda and
dense chemical data.

This seems to be "organic" since it comes from soil
bacteria. Although it apparently is NOT the same thing
as BT. Warns that resistance can occur is more than 4
applications in a season.

Targets are caterpillars who wanna eat veggies,
especially broccoli and family (similar to the targets
for BT.) Toxic to bees while wet.

It originates from Dow AgroSciences, which makes me
suspicious right there.

Whatcha think?

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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:49:16 -0700, Antipodean Bucket Farmer
wrote:

Hi Everybody,

Spinsad... What do you think?

I used it this year in the continuing War of
the spit! Thrips. I alternated it with Neem
early in the season,and for the first time in the
last three years I had a bountiful tomato crop.
Using Neem alone last year wasn't as effective.

In the end, the spit! Thrips's Weapon of Mass
Destruction, Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus took most
of the plants, but not before I got some DamnFine
tomatoes.


Penelope

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:49:16 -0700, Antipodean Bucket Farmer
wrote:

Hi Everybody,

Spinsad... What do you think?

I used it this year in the continuing War of
the spit! Thrips. I alternated it with Neem
early in the season,and for the first time in the
last three years I had a bountiful tomato crop.
Using Neem alone last year wasn't as effective.

In the end, the spit! Thrips's Weapon of Mass
Destruction, Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus took most
of the plants, but not before I got some DamnFine
tomatoes.


Penelope