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Robert Lorenzini

11-02-2008 04:15 PM

Orchid problem

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:22:08 -0500, somnial wrote:
wrote:
it's the nicotine that kills the bugs--so you can make tobacco tea?
hmm, learn something new every day.... but aren't cigarettes really
expensive these days? ;)

--j_a
I,m responding several days later but in case it has not already been
mentioned: Cigarette soup IS a powerful insecticide.
However it is also a way to transmit tobacco mosaic virus.
If you are dealing with plants that are not susceptible
then that is not an issue.
I believe orchid people are very sensitive to concerns
about blemishing their plants.

Also there is a reason that nicotine based insecticides are no
longer on the market.

Bob

Marios Giannakoulias

11-02-2008 07:35 PM

Orchid problem

there is... nicotine is too poisonous for humans. This was covered by
RayB here.

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