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Old 08-07-2009, 11:40 AM   #60 (permalink)
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Default Re: How Harvey packs banana plants for shipping

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Originally Posted by Richard View Post
If you are going to ship plants with soil, then please first treat the soil with something like Cyfluthrin and Iron Phosphate to kill larvae of harmful pests and slugs/snails. Cyfluthrin is available over-the-counter as "Bayer Powerforce", and Iron Phosphate is available as "Sluggo". Both are otherwise eco-friendly.
A word of caution, I had some of this power force product and decided to spray some in the kitchen trash that had some maggots in it. We've had a huge fly problem the last month or so and one day of not taking out the trash resulted in maggots which freaked my wife out. Any way I took the inside part of the trash container outside and sprayed them them with the power force, the fumes came back up at me and I instantly began vomiting. I'd suggest wearing a chemical respirator before working with it.
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