smittyct6 on tue 10 apr 01

I have two delightful toads in my greenhouse and need to know if they will
be
harmed by spraying higher up plants with Jerry Baker's potions? I want to
spray with tobacco juice, mouthwash and dish soap, a combo of his for
whiteflies. The toads do a great job on bugs they can reach. Thx -
Beverly

Beverly,
Yes Jerry Baker is NOT organic most of his "formulas are toxic to the
environment. Toads are very succeptable to most "Organic" pesticides. Read
the label or do a web search. Tobaco is very toxic..smitty

billevans on tue 10 apr 01

What are the whiteflies attacking? Are the plants "goners" or are they
salvagable? Have you tried a true "soap" spray??? boosted w/ kelp juice
smoothie?;)(----
castile soap is preferable imho( ie not dish/laundry detergent)
bille
who would start making soap spray concentrations at 1 part soap to 100
parts water... noting that a certain vendor of castile soap recommends a
ratio of 1 to 18!

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smittyct6 wrote:

.........dish soap, a combo of his for whiteflies. The toads do a great job
on bugs they can reach. Thx -

Ada Davis on tue 10 apr 01

smittyct6 wrote:

Toads are expert climbers, even able to cling to (and climb) glass windows.
They will be all over the greenhouse as soom as they spot food. Your plan to
spray toxins will surely kill them.

JT Thompson on tue 10 apr 01

Wouldn't the poisoned bugs fall down to toad level?

I want to

mango on tue 10 apr 01

Ada Davis wrote:

Yep, i'd say so, too.

Kasmiller on tue 10 apr 01

bille said:
> castile soap is preferable imho( ie not dish/laundry detergent)

and that is quite true.

> smittyct6 wrote:

> ........dish soap, a combo of his for whiteflies. The toads do a great
job
> on bugs they can reach. Thx -

But not just any old dish soap, ie. detergent. Its the fatty acids in real
soap that do the job and detergents don't gots no fatty acids.

Kimm