Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 06:40:28 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Pagoulatos <michaelpagoulatos@yahoo.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3684$foo@default> Subject: Grasshoppers!
Miguel,
you wrote "...We have a plague of grasshoppers here in Tasmania at the moment,
...eating most of my CPs and orchids!!! :(...Has anyone ever had this problem
before?...".
> I have it every year, mid-July until mid-August, in North Texas.
To address the immediate problem, I would suggest putting up a net over
your bog, with holes small enough that grasshoppers cannot get through,
and consider the 'DeBug' product on this
http://www.planetnatural.com/biologicalpesticides.html page.
For long-term control of this problem, consider what I do:
Before the grasshopper season comes, I lay out anti-grasshopper biological
weapons called Nolo Bait. It is a natural pathogen which infects the insects
and they in turn infect others. They eventually ALL DIE!!
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!.....They ALL DIE!!!
It is harmless to animals other than grasshoppers and crickets and it works!
Here are some links for information on Nolo Bait and places to buy it:
http://www.goodbug.com/nolo.html
http://www.hydro-gardens.com/grasshop.html
http://www.biconet.com/biocontrol/nolo.html
Take care,
Michael Pagoulatos
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