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Pesticides - I think I am going mad
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<blockquote data-quote="Bogweevil" data-source="post: 6774591" data-attributes="member: 48190"><p>I think the pesticide regulations don't prohibit the use of common materials such as salt, but does prohibit <u>marketing</u> of them as pesticides. So liquid sulphur for example can be marketed as fertiliser, Thiotrac for example, bought and used and if you choose to apply it to prevent powdery mildew in peas for example so be. So if you decided that hair lotion was a good insecticide you could legally apply it (bearing in mind the provisions of assurance schemes and contracts).</p><p></p><p>Where a simple chemical such as potassium hydrogen carbonate (against powdery mildew) is approved as a basic substance it can be, and is, marketed for use as a pesticide.</p><p></p><p>However as an agronomist I would be wary of recommending using salt or sulphur, as recommending anything but approved pesticides, on label/EAMU/basic substance, seems to be skirting illegal use somehow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bogweevil, post: 6774591, member: 48190"] I think the pesticide regulations don't prohibit the use of common materials such as salt, but does prohibit [U]marketing[/U] of them as pesticides. So liquid sulphur for example can be marketed as fertiliser, Thiotrac for example, bought and used and if you choose to apply it to prevent powdery mildew in peas for example so be. So if you decided that hair lotion was a good insecticide you could legally apply it (bearing in mind the provisions of assurance schemes and contracts). Where a simple chemical such as potassium hydrogen carbonate (against powdery mildew) is approved as a basic substance it can be, and is, marketed for use as a pesticide. However as an agronomist I would be wary of recommending using salt or sulphur, as recommending anything but approved pesticides, on label/EAMU/basic substance, seems to be skirting illegal use somehow. [/QUOTE]
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