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    I know the pesticides used on most commercial farms are water soluble so consumers can eat them after a quick wash. But I just picked hundreds of serviceberries at a local community college and noticed that there was some white powder all over the bushes. I just now made the connection that it is probably some kind of pesticide. Even if the powder wasn't, I am pretty sure that the groundskeepers spray the plants anyway. Can these pesticides be washed off the same way that commercial-grade food pesticide can?

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    Would be hard to tell????
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    Were the leaves covered as well? Is so, it was probably powdery mildew. I'd place a call as Hunter suggested. If the grounds folks did spray they can tell you what they used. If they didn't then you can take it to your county extension office and they should be able to tell you what it is.

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    Do they taste poiseny?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wildthang View Post
    Do they taste poiseny?
    " poiseny?".......is that a word?...LOL

    I guess if it does....maybe best to save some of those berries for the EMT.....so you can tell what you poisoned yourself with.....
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    If you can't find out what it is, throw it out!
    Berries are the worst among fruits for being difficult to cleanse from pesticides, mostly because of size, texture and softness. Apples, for example, easier. (this, re. surface cleansing not what the plant might have absorbed while growing.)

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    Leafy things, like spinach or kale, absorbs easily so you can't wash it off or out, it's already in the leaves...so I'd prefer my leafy stuff to not have been sprayed at all if possible.
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    Sawfly larvae is probably what they're after. The dust might be diatomaceous earth. I use it to keep slugs off my beans.

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    diatomaceous earth...wait a minute, so that stuff is good for something?
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    Only if that is what it is. It could also be anthrax placed there be terrorists to mess with the people on this forum. They are out there.

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    Normally, on most school campuses, things that actually kill bugs can't (aren't supposed to) be used. Now if they were from around a commercial establishment, I would be more concerned.

    But, I've been wrong before.

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    Dude, get up. You're fine. That was just dust or something. But, I've been wrong before.

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    Well, Rick...write if they let you.....
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    You found some more of those mushrooms didn't you?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick View Post
    You found some more of those mushrooms didn't you?
    Psssssst......Do we have an idea on what that white powder was?
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