Yates 500g Tomato and Vegetable Dust

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Worked as expected on caterpillars (cabbage white), psyllids, and aphids. Did not seem to significantly inhibit mildew on pea plants.However, it also seemed to kill bees. Spinosad is said to be non-toxic to them once it's sprayed on plant leaves and allowed to dry, in commercial preparations. I guess in this dust form it never dries and possibly drifts beyond the area applied with a little bit of wind? Unfortunately realised there were a couple of dead bees in the surrounding area a few weeks after this was applied, and it was the only product used.Technically spinosad is 'natural' (derived from a soil bacteria)... perhaps it's not an issue in the professional/commercial nursery pest product formulations but just wanted to describe my observations with this ... MoreWorked as expected on caterpillars (cabbage white), psyllids, and aphids. Did not seem to significantly inhibit mildew on pea plants.However, it also seemed to kill bees. Spinosad is said to be non-toxic to them once it's sprayed on plant leaves and allowed to dry, in commercial preparations. I guess in this dust form it never dries and possibly drifts beyond the area applied with a little bit of wind? Unfortunately realised there were a couple of dead bees in the surrounding area a few weeks after this was applied, and it was the only product used.Technically spinosad is 'natural' (derived from a soil bacteria)... perhaps it's not an issue in the professional/commercial nursery pest product formulations but just wanted to describe my observations with this specifically. It is a budget-friendly 'all in one' product which is always appreciated, but I will probably go back to soap spray and copper fungicide mix (although more expensive separately).

Worked no more catapillers