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Old November 22, 2017   #92
AKmark
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Originally Posted by 4season View Post
I think pyrethrin or the synthetic analog permethrin will kill aphids. If I remember correctly some military clothes for jungle use are lightly infused with pyrethrin, low toxicity to mammals but bad for aquatic life.
It is only decent, it never kills all aphids, it is so irritating I stopped trying it. I use beneficial s solely now, they are expensive much much cheaper than a crop loss. I do this commercially, and this is what I have learned.
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