[Sca-cooks] Nicotine in the Garden (OT and OOP)

[Jenne Heise]

> organic produce. However, my mother (extension agent) says that there are
> other such "natural" pesticides that are still being used by organic produce
> farmers and not listed because they are natural and organic.

The 'natural and organic' pesticide that your mother is probably referring to is
pyrethrum. Some organic folks use it, others don't. It's got a fairly quick fade time and
hasn't been found to be an environmental contaminant.

There are other things people use to control pests, like BT and nematodes, but they are
not considered pesticides because of the way they work.

I'd like to see her list of the 'natural and organic pesticides' that the farmers are not
declaring so that people can research them for themselves instead of taking her word that
they are the same as pesticides.

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