Mammoth Sunflower care - Wil Sevin dust harm the flower?

I'm trying to keep the bugs from harming my flower and seeds. Will the ortho insect spray harm the flower. What is the best insect repellent for the mammoth sunflower?

Mammoth Sunflower care - Wil Sevin dust harm the flower?
Seven dust will be fine. If you are planning on eating the seeds later, make sure you allow plenty of time to elapse after applying ANY type of insect repellant before eating them.
Reply:There isn't anything that can hurt them
Reply:no it will not harm ur sunflowers.
Reply:5 % 7 will do the job. It will also kill every honey bee that


tries to collect pollen. I got my neighbors to use Malathion


and spray it on late in the evening. By morning it wouldn't


kill my bees but it would keep other bugs away. In return


I would give them a jar of honey. You can go a cheaper


route. Put an onion in the blender and turn it into liquid and


just drizzle it slowly over the flowers. Every 2 or 3 weeks


or after a rain. Love the honey bees! Good luck.
Reply:Sevin dust will not harm the flower. Make sure you wash it before eating the seeds though. Dont put the bug killer on it until after the bees stop going to them though; you don't want to kill the bees or you won't get good flowers and the bees will die.
Reply:I would NEVER use Sevin. It's extremely toxic to some plants and animals (and people). I would try natural approaches which you can find on the Web. In my opinion, Sevin and products like it, should be banned because of their toxicity. And you should NEVER eat the sunflower seeds of a plant treated with Sevin as the first poster incorrectly told you.