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Post by lloyd on Jun 15, 2009 18:54:57 GMT -5
All pesticides are iffy for use where there are people or animals. Neem and other home made stuff are much safer.
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Post by dvg on Jun 15, 2009 19:08:18 GMT -5
It is legal to grow up to 75 lbs of tobacco in Canada, without permit. Ceremonial and ornamental tobaccos and seed are for sale online. If it is being used as a pesticide, the curing of it isn't necessary, since it isn't intended for smoking purposes. Tobacco can also be bought in small quantities at metaphysical stores for sacred rituals and for the cleansing of of chosen spaces.
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Post by vraev on Jun 15, 2009 19:33:29 GMT -5
But what comes to mind is the similar example of the willow tree. For those who are unfamiliar, the bark of willow was used for medicinal purposes for aches and fever. However, there were other un-necessary side effects/agents present in it which made its direct use not too ideal. Later on, the active ingredient was isolated and it is now comercially marketed as Asprin. THe point of saying this is, just because one of the thousands of chemicals inside an organic material is beneficial, doesn't necessarily make the others harmless or NON-phytotoxic. Heck... from what I read, it is apparently the non active ingredients in most insecticides and pesticides that are toxic to CPs. However, that doesn't mean that there is any harm in trying. But I would suggest only trying a sample plant before exposing their prized rajah or villosa to this cocktail of tobacco constituents.
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Post by lloyd on Jun 16, 2009 15:03:45 GMT -5
As I said before, botulism is 100% organic and one of the most toxic per mcg. known to man (to vertebrates).
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Post by khoas on Jun 16, 2009 20:29:42 GMT -5
You can add the bacteria that causes Q fever, only 4 of the bacteria is enough to cause illness.
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Post by mackthompson on Sept 22, 2015 10:29:46 GMT -5
Hi Do any of you guys know what kind of beetle this is? I found him sitting on my sunflower plant
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Post by hal on Sept 22, 2015 15:05:05 GMT -5
With those symmetrical stripes it looks like a Calligrapha beetle.
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Post by mackthompson on Sept 23, 2015 7:04:15 GMT -5
I looked that up and I'm pretty sure your right.
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Post by grackle on Sept 27, 2015 12:09:18 GMT -5
For those of you who are a bit over the top, wanting to feed plants during winter: I came across a site today while looking for springtail culture information. www.livefoodcultures.com/springtails.html covers lots of live foods, their culturing and harvesting.
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Post by mackthompson on Nov 4, 2015 17:37:31 GMT -5
Giant water beetle
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Post by mackthompson on Jan 27, 2016 11:43:05 GMT -5
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Post by WillyCKH on Jan 27, 2016 13:39:32 GMT -5
Nice Orchid Mantis, really pretty! I found this bug
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Post by mackthompson on Jan 27, 2016 14:07:20 GMT -5
What is that?
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Post by WillyCKH on Jan 27, 2016 15:11:51 GMT -5
I'm not sure.. I am not familiar with bugs >< Just thought I should share because it's a neat looking bug
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Post by H2O on Jan 27, 2016 16:48:11 GMT -5
It's a species of Lacewing, there are several species used as beneficial insects. Nice photo of it.
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