Re: [OGD] Enstarholics?

2006-02-28 Thread Paul Johnson
Hi John,Ray Barklow gave you the basics.  The only real concern with using Enstar is the odor; for some people it is horrid for a sort while before dissipating.  I'll need to dig it up, but recall seeing an estimate LD50 on S-kinoprene which put it safer than city water (in most the U.S.!) thanks t

Re: [OGD] Enstarholics?

2006-02-28 Thread First Rays
Info that comes with it gives an REI of only 4 hours, and they recommend gloves, long sleeves and pantlegs, shoes and socks, and eye protection.   The warnings are really quite tame compared to insecticides, but have a lot of the same general statements:   "Harmful if swallowed or absorbed thr

[OGD] Enstarholics?

2006-02-28 Thread John Stanley
Since I am approaching my 'sell-by' date I suppose I needn't be too concerned but some more youthful subscribers may wonder, even though Enstar may have "minimal effects on other insects" (Paul Johnson), are there any potential hazards to Homo sapiens, especially when applying it in the conf

Re: [OGD] Scale treatments

2006-02-28 Thread Steve Topletz
Alcohol dissolves the protective cuticle on orchid tissue, leaving them no protection from disease. Just a thought. ST ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] Bulbophyllum jacobsonii and plumatum... same species???

2006-02-28 Thread orchid
Hi all, I know that both species were treated as synonyms by RBG Kew. Both of mine happened to bloom at the same time a few weeks ago and I took the opportunity of taking their pictures side-by-side for comparison purposes. I also know that a well known taxonomist has studied both of them and