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JayhawkSD

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2. Pesticides usually is applied to deter insects.

Reply to pwb (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 25, 2018, 11:02 AM

Dec 2018

I know of no "pesticides" that are applied to crops for the purpose of deterring mammals. They are applied to prevent insects from attacking the plants, and I'm pretty sure insects can and do attack pot plants much the same as any other plant.

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