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  • tobacco dust?

    Created by larese on November 17, 2014 at 7:06 am

    Good morning! Do you use tobacco dust in any of your organic pesticides?

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  • November 17, 2014 at 9:09 am #155306

    Eric Vinje
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    We do not. Nicotine is a very toxic chemical and works as a broad spectrum poison. In other words, it kills all insects that it comes in contact with including beneficial insects. It is also a known carcinogen.

    August 1, 2018 at 12:39 am #285503

    Maxen
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    I wouldn’t ever consider using tobacco powder as an organic pesticide, as even though many people think that all organic fertilizers and pesticides are safe.

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