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Combatants in the War Against
Citrus Greening
May Have Some New, Safer, All
Natural Weapons
A recent test conducted at Texas A&M in Weslaco, Texas,
revealed Asian Citrus Psyllid population reductions achieved by two
NON-PESTICIDE, ALL GREEN, ALL NATURAL PRODUCTS
rivaled a leading toxic pyrethroid -- but without the poisonous side effects.
From eggs to nymphs to adults, the Asian Citrus Psyllid appears to be the means by which a bacterial disease
is
being spread among both domestic and foreign citrus groves which threatens to wipe out the
nation's citrus industry in as few as three to five years if left
unchecked. Focus so far has been on killing the pest which spreads the
malady with applications of seriously toxic pesticides whose long term
side effects have still to be measured.
There must be a better way. And now, perhaps, there is.
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 In head-to-head tests with a conventional
petroleum derived synthetic pyrethroid, Citrus Save-R™ and R.S.V.P. Plant Scrub
Initializer/Booster™, two all-natural, totally
non-toxic nano-colloid agricultural soaps available
exclusively from CleanPlantsHappyPlants.com,
achieved Asian Citrus Psyllid (ASP) population reduction levels that
rivaled the toxic product. Citrus Save-R™, the
stronger of the two safer products, showed substantially higher
effectiveness in the beginning but was later matched by the R.S.V.P. Plant Scrub
Initializer/Booster™.
In May of 2009, Dr. Mamoudou
Setamou, internationally known entomologist and assistant professor at
Texas A & M
University in Weslaco, Texas, became intrigued with the notion that an
all-natural surfactant might be worth testing against a conventional
pesticide in looking for a means to control citrus greening. When
seasonal conditions favored the expected emergence of fresh flushes –
the trigger for psyllid outbreaks – test were conducted1 on “Rio Red”
Grapefruit trees in August and into September of this year at the
Citrus Center Research Farm, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Citrus
Center, in Westlaco, Texas.2
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| With no known cure for citrus greening,
the focus has been on controlling population densities of two species
of psyllids known to carry and spread the devastating disease.
Currently, toxic pesticides, mostly neurotoxic pyrethroids, have been
either the weapon of choice or of necessity in that struggle. |
But it appears that Citrus Save-R™ and R.S.V.P. Plant Scrub
Initializer/Booster™ represent a new class of weapons that
has been added to the arsenal which achieves similar levels of control
but in an entirely different manner altogether. In the long run, it may
be more effective. And it assuredly will be safer. |
| What made the tests and
their results so remarkable was not so much that the resulting
reductions were achieved by products derived solely from plants and are
certified 100% carcinogen free, 100% mutagen free, and 100% cytogen
free – about as “green” as it gets. |
Nor was it that the solutions
are not in any way pesticides or to be confused with same.
What was truly unique was the way
in which the results were achieved.
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| In the field tests conducted
under the direction of Dr. Setamou, population reduction counts of ACP
eggs, nymphs, and adults on the trees treated with Citrus Save-R™ and R.S.V.P. Plant Scrub
Initializer/Booster™ranged in some instances from superior
to at least statistically equivalent to those achieved by the licensed
toxin. |
Conventional insecticides kill
pests directly immediately or soon after initial contact at time of
application or upon later contact with their poisonous residues.
Missing from the scene altogether, insects are not present for
population counts conducted in follow up field examinations. The
difference between pre- and post treatment counts is used to determine
the effectiveness of a particular product or application technique.
 Citrus Save-R™ and R.S.V.P. Plant Scrub Initializer/ Booster are NOT pesticides and are not to be viewed or used as such. They are totally non-toxic proprietery form- ulated nano-colloidal soaps. |
As with virtually any soap or
detergent, any adverse event experienced by insects occurs only if the
insects are exposed to enough of the soap solutions in their liquid
form at the time of application.3 The reason is that the
powerful degreasing surfactants dissolve the lipid membranes of
insects’ cells upon direct fluid contact only, surpassing and
overwhelming their hydrophillic and hydrophobic properties. The cells –
and the insects – literally drown.
It is a purely physiological (rather
than a chemical, neurological, or toxic) response for which insects can
never develop mutative immunity.
However, once the liquid soaps have
dried – usually in a matter of several hours or less in the field –
insects are free to traverse any of the freshly washed plant surfaces
with zero ill effect. |
Yet in the field tests conducted
under the direction of Dr. Setamou, population reduction counts of ACP
eggs, nymphs, and adults on the trees treated with Citrus Save-R™ and R.S.V.P. Plant Scrub
Initializer/Booster™ranged in some instances from superior
to at least statistically equivalent to those achieved by the licensed
toxin.
But if the insects are not being KILLED, why were the population
counts so dramatically reduced? Understanding WHY the proprietary nano
colloids did so well is what makes the results so exciting. |
A Radical Difference!
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Disclaimer.
Yeah, we know. Plants
don't talk, don't have feelings, and don't express emotions.
But it's a cool metaphor anyway. Besides, it got
your attention, didn't it? And once you see the amazing
differences enjoyed by seeds, plants, root systems, soils, and produce
washed with our totally safe botanically based products, you, at least,
will be smiling. You'll go from Grumpy Gardener to Happy Harvester like
all the rest of our customers.
FYI:
No animals are ever used or hurt in the testing of our
products. (We test on ourselves instead.) Like the
plants, we're doing great, thank you.
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