RE: [CH] BUGS - white fly and aphids.
CES (ces@preferred.com)
Tue, 14 May 2002 14:49:55 -0400
Yes I'm sorry I was apparently confusing Sevin dust with a Ortho product
called Bug-B-Gone multi-purpose garden dust, that's the one that has one
type with Permethrin and one with Carbaryl.
Charlie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of Riley J.
> McIntire
> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 2:21 PM
> To: ChileHeads
> Cc: Chris Crowe; Ces
> Subject: RE: [CH] BUGS - white fly and aphids.
>
>
> > There are two kinds of sevin dust, one with permithens (sp) and one with
> > cabynal (sp). I realize you may not want to use this but it is something
> > that worked.
> >
> > Charlie
>
> Charlie,
>
> Check again--there should only be one type of sevin--sevin is a trade name
> for carbaryl, a "moderately to very toxic" substance. Check out:
>
> http://ace.orst.edu/cgi-bin/mfs/01/pips/carbaryl.htm
>
> Extoxnet is very good to find out pesticide information:
>
> http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/ghindex.html
>
> For aphids if insecticidal soap doesn't work UC Davis recommends
> a number of
> things possibly safer to use than sevin. See:
>
> http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r604300111.html
>
> One chemical they recommend is IMIDACLOPRID, which is related to nicotine.
> To confirm what Rael sez, I've had good luck with a homebrew of
> nicotine and
> soap. There're recipes around. Boil the tobacco if Tobacco Mosaic Virus
> concerns you.
>
> There're some 3rd generation pesticides, synthetic derivatives of natural
> pyrethins, that seem to have good environmental characteristics.
> Personally
> I haven't had to use pesticides for chiles, but here in California we have
> Argentine ants which have killed (as in _extinct_) the native
> ants and have
> no natural enemies. A 3rd gen ant bait works ok with them.
>
> Insecticidal oil (Neem???) oil seems to work well with whitefly.
>
> Hot regards,
>
> Riley
>