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   Message 39,833 of 40,484   
   Snag to Frank   
   Re: seven and june bugs   
   08 Jul 22 18:15:08   
   
   From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 7/8/2022 5:55 PM, Frank wrote:   
   > On 7/8/2022 6:40 PM, Snag wrote:   
   >> On 7/8/2022 5:20 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:   
   >>> In article , Snag_one@msn.com says...   
   >>>>   
   >>>>     Did you make sure you got the original container well mixed ? Sevin   
   >>>> will settle out over time and can be a bitch to get it all back in   
   >>>> suspension .   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> I did shake the container a lot and it was very milkey when it came out   
   >>> of the container.  The container is only about a quart and can not see   
   >>> in it.   
   >>>   
   >>> Does Sevin concentrate go bad after a few years ?  I only mix what I   
   >>> spray at a time and  then emmpty the sprayer that I never put any kind   
   >>> of weed killer  in.   
   >>>   
   >>> I hate this time of the year.  Sprayed the tomatoes about 3 oclock and   
   >>> got a big down pour of rain that lasted about 20 minuites About 5   
   >>> oclock.  Not enough rain to do much for the farmers around here.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >>    But definitely enough to wash away your treatment and generally   
   >> piss you off ! As far as checking to see if you got it mixed in the   
   >> bottle , put a stick or something in and see if there's stuff stuck to   
   >> the bottom . Sevin is a chemical compound that as far as I know never   
   >> goes bad .   
   >   
   > Old Sevin brand name used to contain carbaryl but active ingredient now   
   > may be zeta-cypermethrin.  Both may be available so check label.   
   >   
   > I discovered this last year buying Sevin for chestnut weevils.  These   
   > different insecticides may not kill all the same insects.   
      
      I've had my bottle of Sevin for like 30 years ...   
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   Snag   
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