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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 79899" data-attributes="member: 4199"><p>Interesting nicotine is used as a pesticide.  Had to go look it up <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> from what i've found you have to mix it with other ingredients, coffee grounds and hot sauce are ideal, the caffiene and capsaicin are needed to make mixture lethal.  Then soak the grounds and tobacco in alcohol until you get an ugly brown stinky liquid, strain it into a spray bottle, add a few drops of dish soap to break the surface tension and allow the mixture to be "inhaled" easier.  Says it's a great mix for aphids, but you have to use a lot on other bugs.  Haven't found if it works on spiders yet, still searching <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>