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From: andy@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Andy Clews)
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Subject: Re: Amazing new insecticide discovered!  :-)
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Date: 16 Aug 90 15:15:55 GMT
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A couple of people have asked me which brands of detergent I used.
I doubt that the same ones will be available in the US, but here goes
anyway - at least it will help UK readers.

The first one is marketed by a Belgian company and is called Ecover, a
name which is common to many other "environment-friendly" cleaning
products that they do. It's based on coconut oil and is more or less
colourless but opaque.

The second is marketed by the UK supermarket chain, Safeway, and is
called "Ecologic", again a name common to several cleaning products that
they do. This stuff is green and is lemon scented.

Both products are dishwashing liquids.

I suspect that the brand is not important.  This is the first time I've
tried soap on aphids and these are the ones that happened to be in my
kitchen.  I think any other detergent will be just as effective - it's
just that I prefer the biodegradable stuff. 

Hope this helps.

-- 
Andy Clews, Computing Service, Univ. of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QN, England
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