Re: D. adelae
Robert Allen (Robert.Allen@Eng.Sun.COM)
Wed, 31 Mar 93 06:31:33 GMT
>>There was a homebrew cocktail for getting rid of insects & cats/dogs
>>which may work for squirrels too. It basically consisted of white
>>vinegar, super red-hot chillis (the hotter, the better - but be
>>careful with them!), ground pepper and wormwood leaves. You soak put
>>all the ingredients in a jar and let it stew for a week or so, then
>>carefully strain to remove the solids (which will block your sprayer).
>>Spray this on your plants, and the wormwood repels most animals, and
>>the chilli and pepper fixes the ones that try to eat your plants.
>>DISCLAIMER: I haven't used this before so it may not work and may harm
>>your plants - I don't know. (Try it on your "weed" species first...)
I'd be leary of using the chilis due to oil buildup on the plants.
However it's amusing to note that pepper derived agents are used
in various chemical repellants for humans (i.e. tear gas). The
most effective type is based on a distilled escense of oleoresin
capsicum seeds. Sprays based on such are called "OC" sprays.
R.