[MAIPC] [GRAYMAIL] does Chlorox work on cut stems?

[Ruth Douglas]

Folks, don’t get me wrong: I am not an advocate of Chlorox, but what if it were used to paint on cut stems? Chlorox is chlorine based and in concentrated form is certainly very damaging if it gets on skin, etc., but I am trying to get some points I can use either pro or con responding to people who are suggesting that Chlorox could be used in place of herbicides such as Roundup.

 

Ruth

 

From: Grund, Steve [mailto:SGrund at paconserve.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:17 PM
To: Ruth Douglas; maipc at lists.maipc.org
Subject: RE: [GRAYMAIL] [MAIPC] does Chlorox work on cut stems?

 

I’m sure it would, but I don’t think it is a good solution. Chlorine bleach is a pesticide, just not a registered one (as far as I know). It is doubtlessly much more harmful to the environment than Roundup.

 

Steve Grund

Botanist

Natural Heritage Program, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

800 Waterfront Drive

Pittsburgh, PA 15222

(412) 586-2350

www.paconserve.org

 

From: MAIPC [mailto:maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org] On Behalf Of Ruth Douglas
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:09 PM
To: maipc at lists.maipc.org
Subject: [GRAYMAIL] [MAIPC] does Chlorox work on cut stems?

 

Hello, there is a group locally that wants to ban pesticides in parks except in emergencies. It has been suggested that Chlorox will do the work of Roundup in painting cut shrub etc. stems, maybe in other situations as well, not sure. Anyone have any comments on this?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Ruth Douglas

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