>I'm not a salesman, nor do I work for a pesticide
manufacturer, but here are
>the benefits of Pyrethrins that I have found:
> - Pyrethrums are much less toxic than nicotine
> - there is no problem with TMV being carried
> - pyrethrins are effective at very low concentrations (ie. 0.02%)
> - Pyrethrin products breakdown/degrade in sunlight in a week or two
> - Pyrethrins are registered for use on vegetable crops and in food
>preparation areas to give you an idea of how much safer they are
>than many other pesticides.
> - Pyrethrin products are available in small handpump froms at low cost.
>
><SNIP>>
>Good luck, and don't forget, pesticides are only as safe as how they are
>used, so read the label and follow directions on any pesticide products you
>use. And wash your hands afterwards!
>
Hear, hear.
Regards, Adrian Arnold.
>
>Randy
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