I have found the IGR's (Distance or Enstar II) to be much better and safer to use for scales and mealy bugs including those nasty soil mealys. Paul LeBlanc
> In a message dated 6/17/04 8:32:44 AM, Howard writes: > << I am trying to purchase Cygon. I want to eliminate > a Florida Red > Scale > problem. >> > > << Cygon has been found to be dangerous. Also it can > be very damaging to > orchids. >> > Iris > > Hi Howard, > you can still order Cygon off the Internet. Just go to > google and it will pull up several places that sell > it. > I have used Cygon for years. I first used it to > eliminate scale on plants that I had at the time, but > now only use it for dipping new arrivals. It took only > one application to kill all the scale I had in my > collection. I now have over 200 plants and not a scale > one to be seen. > > Iris, where did you hear that Cygon can be damaging to > orchids? I have never had a problem with any of my > plants. Where I learned about Cygon was in an article > of Orchids Magazine from the AOS, and I don't remember > reading anything about it being damaging to orchids. > You are right however, that it can be dangerous if you > get the poison on your skin for a prolonged period of > time. Therefore it should be used with caution and you > should always use gloves, eye-ware and protective > clothing, but this is true with just about any > insecticide you use. > > Geoff > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > _______________________________________________ > the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids
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