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Apr 3, 2012 6:14 PM CST
Name: Rick Corey
Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a)
Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f
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It seemed to work well for me the one time I needed it!

By the eay, I started that by buying some "insecticidal soap" in a spray bottle. But the "spray bottle" was more like a dribble glass, and wasted the soap in a slow, wide stream that ran right off the leaves.

I transferred it to a better spray bottle, that sent a fine mist at high speed. That covered the plant more fully, and efficiently.

But I suspect the soapy spray did more good than the "special" insecticidal soap. I suspect that plain dish-washing liquid was just about as insecticidal as the fancier soap.

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