Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 09:35:46 -0800 From: John Walker <jorwa@syspac.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg883$foo@default> Subject: Re: pyrethrins
At 08:23 AM 3/8/97 -0800, you wrote:
>
> Some info about pyrethrins. Pyrethrins is a synthetic chrysanthemum based
>chemical used in alot of insecticides, mostly however in flea & tick sprays
>for pets. So possibly because it is a synthetic plant chemical, it may
>have an effect on other plants as well, can anyone else shed any insight on
>this? I'm pretty sure pyrethrins only attack the central nervous systems of
>insects, but I dont know why a synthesized chemical would have any effect
>on a plant, but who knows. It is among one of the safest insecticides you
>can use on a pet.
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Hi Michael,
Perhaps it is not the pyrethrins that are to blame for the effects on the
plants but rather the solvent used to keep the pyrethrin in suspension? I'm
not sure one way or the other, but I won't be using it again on my sundews.
Regards,
John in Phoenix
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