Lead arsenate made me the person I am today
One year we were so over ran with the beetles that's all we could find to work.
Organic gardening was in its infancy where I grew up and was considered a hippie thing.
The very fact earth friendly, long haired, environmentalist where into this was enough to scare off any self respecting farmer.
Rotenone was knocked off the organic list I think in 2005.
I disagree with this move but I'm not in control of these matters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_potato_beetle
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