I have been using seven dust for my veggies and serious tick problem. What happens though when I water or when it rains? Do I need to reapply the seven dust every time the veggies & lawn get wet?
Thank you
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Please read about the Sevin here:
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/vi ... 11&t=57653
You do get caught in a chemical "addiction" using stuff like this. The Sevin not only kills the target insect, it kills all the insect predators of that. Since the predators are much fewer and rarer and since poisons concentrate up the food chain, the one you were trying to kill comes back much faster than the predators of it, so then when the bad guy comes back (which they always do), there are no controls for it and you get a population explosion of them.
I understand that ticks are a serious concern for your health. Neem oil is a natural treatment for them. To keep them out of your yard, there are natural repellant oils, based on things like garlic, cedar, rosemary.
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/vi ... 11&t=57653
You do get caught in a chemical "addiction" using stuff like this. The Sevin not only kills the target insect, it kills all the insect predators of that. Since the predators are much fewer and rarer and since poisons concentrate up the food chain, the one you were trying to kill comes back much faster than the predators of it, so then when the bad guy comes back (which they always do), there are no controls for it and you get a population explosion of them.
I understand that ticks are a serious concern for your health. Neem oil is a natural treatment for them. To keep them out of your yard, there are natural repellant oils, based on things like garlic, cedar, rosemary.
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