Re: [CH] Aphids

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At 11:23 AM 1/31/98 +0200, Gerardo Ametxazurra wrote:
>Here's what I do to get aphids from my rose bushes
>(no Chiles planted yet, but will start soon, I
>hope!).
>I use the contents of many an ashtray. Put all the
>butts in a 5 litre bottle and fill it with water.
>Let it soak and ferment for about a week. I just
>don't look at it, it's somewhat yecchy... I water
>the plants with the filtered result (a repulsive
>brown liquid). The tar and nicotine in the water go
>up through the roots, and it seems the aphids don't
>like the taste of the savia at all. No insects are
>killed. No chemicals are used.

Actually nicotine is a powerful poison, and I suspect is considered a
chemical.  One drop of pure nicotine on the skin can kill a full grown man.
 Nicotine taken up by the plants is no doubt causing the deaths of a few
aphids.



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