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BotaniGard 22WP Biological Insecticide: Status Update

A grower asks about BotaniGard 22WP (mentioned a year prior) for aphid control.

Not Yet Tested; Acephate Still Preferred

We haven’t trialed it—acephate works so well in the greenhouse we haven’t needed an alternative. Plan to test on spring aphids on Sarracenia. Reviews are excellent; phytotoxicity unlikely.

Carnivorous Plants: Identifying Nepenthes: 'Miranda' and deRoose's 'Alata'; Repotting a New Nepenthes: Acclimate First or Pot Immediately?; Overwintering Bare-Root Sarracenia and Flytraps in Germany (Zone 7); Germinating Drosophyllum (Dewy Pine) Seeds: Age and Scarification; Drosera nidiformis Seedling Color: Green Normal, Yellow Needs Food; Sarracenia leucophylla Pest Damage: Thrips/Aphids and Insecticide Choice; Kiddie Pool Bog Gardens: Black Plastic, Natural Ecosystems, and Heat Management; Systemic Insecticide Podcast Location and Ingredient Safety; Planting Impatiens After Bayer Tree & Shrub Insecticide: No Wait Needed; What Is Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) and How Does It Control Caterpillars?

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