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----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Hjeljord" <linda.hjeljord@ikb.nlh.no>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <biocontrol-l@bdt.org.br>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 1:58 AM
Subject: Re: "natural" miticide
> >>I donĄt understand the distinction between "natural" and "artificial"
> >>chemicals, much less "organic" vs. whatever.
> >
> >It may sound like an issue of splitting hairs. A product, like spinosad,
> >for instance, can be made by a fermentation process and be 100
> >% natural. HOWEVER, when formulating this into a spray, or dust, or
> >whatever, other non-organic carriers may be added. This then renders the
> >"organic" product "synthetic". This is why California, and Israel, and
I
> >don't know how many other countries, removed the spinosad products from
the
> >approved list of organic pesticides.
>
>
> I´m not familiar with the spinosad products, but generally speaking, is a
> biocontrol agent or product approvable as an organic pesticide as long as
> it consists of or is derived from living organisms and is not formulated
> with synthetic carriers? If the origin of such an introduced agent or
> fermentation product is exotic, we can´t really say it is natural,
> ecologically speaking, but organic, yes.
>
> Is there actually any agreement as to which biological control measures
are
> acceptable to "ecological" and "organic" farmers?
>
> Linda
>
>
>
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