One thing that should be a huge concern to growers, especially ones who grow organic or care at all about their ( and our!) environment. The NPS is made by Shell Oil (Occidental Petroleum) and contains chemicals in the Dioxin family. These things are VERY toxic. If you can find a copy of "America the Poisoned" by Lewis Regenstein, he details the chemicals in these things along with a million other toxic poisons unleashed upon an unsuspecting, and unprotected public over the last 50 years. People who love to grow things should consider carefully what kinds of products we purchase and what kinds of industries we support.
A guy at the plant store had a couple of Sundew plants that he was propagating to sell. They are a carnivourus plant that should do well in an indoor garden, but it receives all it's food from bugs. The one he had was covered in fungus gnats. I'm getting one when they are large enough.
The rule with poisons, if it can kill an insect, it CAN harm you. It just may take a while or not be apparent until a toxic concentration builds up in your body. They have found PCB's in 99% of all human tissue samples in this country.
Organic or natural! It's the only way to go!
Don't poison yourself! It ain't worth it! There are always alternatives!
Peace
"What luck for leaders, that men do not think." A. Hitler
