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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 25, 2014 11:55:08 GMT
Acetamiprid is a neonicotinoid and although not reckoned to be harmful to humans it is implicated in Bee colony death. Personally I would avoid using it. Interesting owdboggy, - well, whatever the Germans/Austrians add to this stuff they say it is not harmful to bees in any way...knowing the way the Germans work I would doubt that it would ever be allowed on the market if it was indeed harmful. One thing I do know is that my toms were full of bees - however I never followed a bee home and saw it gasping it's last, if that is what it indeed did... I've had a look on Google and no-where does it say that bees have a direct problem, just implicated - it does say plants take a minimal dosage into the system effectively and thus fighting insects indirectly and also that too much makes it ineffective...wonder if the clue is there.... |
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 25, 2014 13:39:16 GMT
Very interesting Rosefriend, more investigation is needed. I use bug gun on the flowers and it normally works a treat. I never spray anything I eat but that means if I can't get rid of greenfly or whitefly I get rid of the plant. A bit drastic I know, I need to find out more about these things. I suppose a lot of these things are harmful to something - I mean why make them when it doesn't kill a few bugs, but we don't particularly want all the bee population dropping dead when we try to kill a few aphids.. I recently saw a German programme about herbicides/pesticides being used in gardens and the problem that many gardeners spray on the basis of "double amount is better" and that is the problem...I agree - my neighbour does it and probably millions of others. I think that moderation is the word, probably in most walks of life.. RF |
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Post by Barbara on Oct 25, 2014 13:49:43 GMT
Well I've sprayed my sprouts, pulled all the lower leaves off that had eggs on them and squashed them, and still the bggrs are flying around.
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 25, 2014 13:56:15 GMT
Well I've sprayed my sprouts, pulled all the lower leaves off that had eggs on them and squashed them, and still the bggrs are flying around. Mmmh - not very appetizing is it?? |
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Post by Barbara on Oct 25, 2014 15:58:55 GMT
I'm going to light a small fire near them and smoke the bggrs out.
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 25, 2014 16:16:33 GMT
I'm going to light a small fire near them and smoke the bggrs out. Haha - well done you Barbara, don't let the bugga's beat you !! |
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