Fear mongering aside, which ingredient is toxic to pollenators?
Is it that scary word
Polyglyceryl Oleate ? An emulsifier derived from coconut, olive, etc oil? Instead of fearing hard to pronounce words, look them up. You'll generally find they're innocuous.
Oleic acids can effect pollenators. But then no insecticidal solution should be sprayed when pollenators are active. That should almost go without saying.
Really ticks me off when the organic peanut gallery pops into a thread to piss on something, but never bother to back up their baseless statements with fact.
It's a beefed up version of mineral oil. I think you'll find almost every insecticide, no matter organic or conventional, comes with warnings not to use on mammals or foodstuffs. In this case, the recommendation against spraying foodstuffs refered to food processing facilities, not plants growing fruit. Reading and understanding are not the same thing. Essential oils are rarely healthy to injest and many cause skin sensitivity. Even neem, the darling of organic fanatics, will kill the shit out of you if eaten, and cause serious health issues if applied topically.
A little common sense is needed (which seems sparse among the Chicken Littles). When using oil sprays, one should already be encorporating straight water and soap applications to remove residue and prevent build up. Washing harvested fruit recently sprayed with oil seems a no-brainer.
Glad you stood your ground Nuclieye. I've made a few solutions like this and find them highly effective. Though when playing around with homemade mineral oil solutions, not all oil is equal and some are incredibly phytotoxic. Not so relevant here, but good to mention.
Dihydrogen monoxide sums it up pretty well
Be afraid of everything you can't pronounce without using a few brain cells. Fear is our darling baby, ignorance the rock we stand upon..
