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Yes it did! Which is probably why I never had a desire to start!

 

Just to clarify the legality of using nicotine..............

 

Nicotine is a natural insecticide from Nicotiana spp. (tobacco) stems and leaves. Very toxic to insects as a contact insecticide. On a per dose basis it is 30 times as toxic as rotenone (dursban). Useful for knocking down chafers and other leaf eating insects in an emergency. Basically, nicotine is considered too toxic, to birds and mammals, for agricultural or garden use. The use of nicotines is discouraged by toxicologists. For certain applications the use of nicotine, a 'level 1 insecticide', is illegal.

 

So its a case of only try this at home I guess!

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I think various folk are looking into imidacloprid as a control for scale insects and woolly aphids. It's usually soil applied with a compost mix in nursery stock and then is absorbed by the insects as they feed.... but there are indications it works on a larger scale as well.

 

EDIT: unless you like your bees http://www.pan-uk.org/pestnews/Actives/imidaclo.htm :scared:

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