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Seven dust - Applied a month ago - Still toxic or not ?
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:28:15 -0700, Chris wrote:
On Jul 22, 7:04 pm, "Paul E. Lehmann" wrote: Kay Lancaster wrote: "Paul J. Dudley" wrote: Last month ( mid June ) I had applied Seven dust to my grapevine due to Japanese Beatle infestation. I applied by hand ( gloved ). I grabbed a handfull at a time and just tossed it across the whole of the foliage and grape clusters. Didn't you read the directions... that's the dumbest method for applying Sevin. The dust was given to me in a mason jar by my girlfriends father, complete with no instructions. Just toss it across the whole of the vine like he does his peach trees. So that is what I did. You'll probably take this as more sarcastic criticism, but stories like this are why I'm not sure most people should be allowed to use other than a flyswatter as a pesticide. You accepted an unlabeled jar of unknown chemical of unknown concentration, with no instructions, and you didn't know how to apply it. How do you know it was carbaryl, and not, say, Paris green? Or maybe one of the herbicides? Or flour? Some day, a stunt like this is going to bite you badly. This might be that. Why don't you offer constructive advice instead of bashing. I would be willing to bet YOU are equally guilty of being ignorant on a specific topic equally as hazardous or even more so. You know, that WAS constructive, but you're too defensive atm to see it. Next time you want to use a chemical on a crop, 1. Make sure it has a label 2. Read the label, so you know the concentration, 3. Read the instructions, so that you: 4. Know how to apply it. Finally, you screwed up. Be an adult, take your lumps because you deserve 'em, say "You're right and now I know better." Don't whinge about it. The world won't always be a touch-feely warm little place where someone can make everything ok. Chris OK.. You're 100% correct. I goofed - f'd up - etc. Checking with the fellow who gave me the dust - Sevin-5%. Being is he is 85 yo and farmed all his life, when he said to toss the stuff, I did as he suggested. I have written to gardentech.com ( the makers of Sevin-5 ) and am waiting for a reply. I checked with my neighbor who uses the stuff and read the instructions on the back and of course it said to use appropriet dispenser. It also said that the preharvest interval was 7 days for grapes. Looking through www.gardentech.com/sevin_fastfacts.asp Q : How does Sevin control insects? A: Sevin has a dual mode-of-action - it works on contact and through ingestion. Sevin is non-systemic, which means it does not penetrate plant tissue - it stays on the outside. After controlling the targeted pest, Sevin is easily broken down in the environment. I know, I know now - day late an' a buck short... I should have done the necessary reading ahead of time etc. And I should have told Mr Red " Just toss it on - are you crazy ol' man! - do you know how them posters will growl if I don't take all precautions and need advice because I didn't follow instructions and protocol..." I've used newsgroups in one form or other since DEC-NOTES. I can honestly say that I never did pick apart everything a poster wrote that I found fault with. If I couldn't offer some form of suggestion or help, I move on to the next post. And then I remember the flame wars that started taking place - people who just loved to tear everything apart and find fault. Mispelled words, improper grammar, you name it - not having a damned thing to do with the posters original query. Pre-spam spammers. But it's ok. Take what I need - leave the rest. And I am not referring to your own reply, there was useful input offered. Thank you - it will help in the future - but really did not focus on my query - grapes good or bad now that I f'd up. = Paul = |
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