Agrotech C-NO... static field pest management!!!???

[CanadianJim]

So here another update risking that I will be called a saxon soaker again...
I'm really not trying to sell anything here, just contributing.

I received a reply from Agrotech about their product:

"C No Insects is a 100% natural foliar spray to use on plants. C No insects is made from water, calcium and magnesium. These minerals are made static. After spraying C No Insects on your plant it will create a static field on the plants. Insects, larvae , eggs, viruses and bad fungis will be killed (electrocuted) within 72 hours. The static activity will be active for 3 weeks. Your plants will be clear insects, eggs, larvae etc for minumum 4 weeks. You can spray C No Insects without a spraymask and it's NOT harmful for humans or the enviroment. The plants will absorb the sprayed minerals within 3 to 4 weeks."

This doesn't sound bad at all. But I still do not have a price... They forgot the most important detail...

Lol, wasn't attacking you, just expressing doubt as to the efficacy of the product.
So this sounds like a foliar feeding of calmag. Static charges would be grounded out by the plant. If this works, it's not through static electricity.

 

[carlo987]

I took it as amusing. No worries, didn't feel attacked.
I was thinking the same thing with the grounding and just sent a message to a friend. It might be interesting though to research different voltages/frequencies on a plant to see, if there are benefits to charging the plant in some way, or even if it has no effect, if it at least works on the insects. Being such a low amperage, I don't even think such a way of eliminating predators could be expensive. I wish I knew a little more about electricity/electronics. There seem to be certain blood parasites that can be flushed out of the human body by stimulating it with microcurrents. Would be interesting, if it were to work on plants.

 

[Gemtree]

So here another update risking that I will be called a saxon soaker again...
I'm really not trying to sell anything here, just contributing.

I received a reply from Agrotech about their product:

"C No Insects is a 100% natural foliar spray to use on plants. C No insects is made from water, calcium and magnesium. These minerals are made static. After spraying C No Insects on your plant it will create a static field on the plants. Insects, larvae , eggs, viruses and bad fungis will be killed (electrocuted) within 72 hours. The static activity will be active for 3 weeks. Your plants will be clear insects, eggs, larvae etc for minumum 4 weeks. You can spray C No Insects without a spraymask and it's NOT harmful for humans or the enviroment. The plants will absorb the sprayed minerals within 3 to 4 weeks."

This doesn't sound bad at all. But I still do not have a price... They forgot the most important detail...

See if they have a sample for free or cheap. I just got a sample pack from SNS for free just paid shipping

 

[carlo987]

Yes, they offered right away. That was just an excerpt of my conversation.

Lol, wasn't attacking you, just expressing doubt as to the efficacy of the product.
So this sounds like a foliar feeding of calmag. Static charges would be grounded out by the plant. If this works, it's not through static electricity.

Also the grounding problem would be solved by putting plastic under the smart pot, would it not? As I said electricity is like magic to me.

 

[CanadianJim]

Go ahead, take it, use it, and tell us if it works.
Reality trumps logic every time.

 

[carlo987]

OH, I WILL... BELIEVE ME! Why is there no storming off emoji!?

No, but seriously as a thought experiment, Jim... or somebody that knows electricity. Would it lose its static charge, if the pot would be on a plastic mat to not have contact with the ground?

My other option would be good old diatomaceous earth. I love mechanical pesticides!

 

[Gemtree]

OH, I WILL... BELIEVE ME! Why is there no storming off emoji!?

No, but seriously as a thought experiment, Jim... or somebody that knows electricity. Would it lose its static charge, if the pot would be on a plastic mat to not have contact with the ground?

My other option would be good old diatomaceous earth. I love mechanical pesticides!

I just got a small bottle of green cleaner and nuke em plus the sns sample pack and some diatomaceous earth. Had a small infestation of mites for the second time in 15yrs and im not fuckin around lol

 

[carlo987]

Is that indoor? My main concern is outdoor.

 

[Powertech]

My plant got mites pretty bad, I was lucky and it was real early in reveg, she’s doing great now (tent is in my garage). Mine must have been week cuz just some neem and some plant therapy (peppermint and some other natural oils I forget what) alternating night sprays, little over a week and they were gone.

Would be interested if something non oil worked

 

[carlo987]

My plant got mites pretty bad, I was lucky and it was real early in reveg, she’s doing great now (tent is in my garage). Mine must have been week cuz just some neem and some plant therapy (peppermint and some other natural oils I forget what) alternating night sprays, little over a week and they were gone.

Would be interested if something non oil worked

Well.... the product in the title is without oil. But there is no problem with oils, they evaporate. Since the active ingredient in nuke em is citric acid maybe lemons might do the trick. Then it's compost teas and lemonades all the way.