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Mike Rummerfield via pbs (Wed, 17 Jul 2024 22:23:29 PDT)

We all live and act according to our values, and those values can sometimes
change quickly.
Do I value this or do I value that more? Do I value growing a rare
geophyte more than I value a healthy insect population? Do I value eating
and/or growing an unusual fruit or do I value my health more, and by
extension, a healthy planet more? Do I value convenience over
responsibility? Do I value facts more than I value my beliefs? Do I value
my rationalizations over facts?

As a group, I would say we are focused on life; specifically the life of
geophytes. You would, therefore, think that we would be concerned about
all forms of life. Geophytes will be of very low concern if we're forced
to focus on the thread of a tenuous life....life for ourselves, and all
others.

We are in this together, whether we like it or not.

Mike
Onalaska, WA

On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 6:09 PM Nan Sterman via pbs <
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

Seriously? That’s a really sad response Tim. And totally inappropriate

On Jul 17, 2024, at 5:24 PM, Tim Harvey via pbs <

pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

Please do not follow this advice if you live within 50 miles of me. Next

you will be mixing vinegar, salt and soap and claiming it kills perennial
weeds.

Mealy bugs can be controlled by 1) eliminating the ants that often

"farm" them in the garden and 2) using a sharp blast of water using a Bug
Blast hose end nozzle and blasting plants with water on a regular basis to
interrupt the pests' reproductive cycle.

All the insecticides recommended are general insecticides that kill off

the beneficials along with the pests. The goal is to have a balance
between predators and prey, but if you eliminate the predators, the prey
populations can explode and make your problem worse

With insecticides, less is more.

Aren't we all past the point of using these kinds of pesticides?

Nan

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