I have seen substantial control of corn borer and other caterpillers using filtered slurry from dairy. Similar effect to bouveria and B. thuringiensis both of which could be endemic in our slurry
> Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 00:49:02 +0530 > From: chana...@astra.iisc.ernet.in > To: digestion@lists.bioenergylists.org > Subject: Re: [Digestion] Info request on "Pest Repellent property of dilute > slurry" > > Dear Frank Shields, > Many thanks for your response. I do appreciate that coming out > unequivocally on this subject may compromise you. Nevertheless I > appreciate your sincere and well researched inputs to this field. > with best regards > Chanakya > > > Dear Chanakya, > > > > Not directly to what you are referring to there is a group here in Calif. > > that is doing research to lower disease and nematodes using a procedure > > where an anaerobic solution is pre-deposited in the grow zone a few weeks > > before planting. The oxygen demand makes the soil temporary anaerobic > > killing all before going aerobic over time. The strawberries are then > > planted once aerobic. From what I understand this is often done in > > China(?) > > and so they were trying it here. The research is using a more man-made > > solution to get more control over application for the research. Still > > ongoing. > > > > You might get more info here: > > > > http://www.californiastrawberries.com/ > > > > > > Regards > > > > Frank > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Frank Shields > > > > BioChar Division > > Control Laboratories, Inc. > > 42 Hangar Way > > Watsonville, CE 95076 > > > > (831) 724-5422 tel > > (81) 724-3188 fax > > fr...@biocharlab.com > > www.controllabs.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Digestion [mailto:digestion-boun...@lists.bioenergylists.org] On > > Behalf Of Hoysall Chanakya > > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 5:21 AM > > To: For Discussion of Anaerobic Digestion > > Subject: [Digestion] Info request on "Pest Repellent property of dilute > > slurry" > > > > Dear List users, > > I would be grateful if any of you could forward me any information of > > 'personal experience' or 'published information' on "pest repellent" > > properties of dilute or filtered biogas slurry on agricultural and > > horticultural crops. This will be used to convince a few policy makers to > > push the case of Biogas plants. > > Regards > > Chanakya > > > > -- > > Dr. Hoysall Chanakya > > Centre for Sustainable Technologies > > (Assoc. Faculty at Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transport and > > Urban Planning (CiSTUP) and Centre for Contemporary Studies) Indian > > Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012 ph 91-80-2293 3046; fax-91 80 2360 > > 0683 > > > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Digestion mailing list > > > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > > digest...@bioenergylists.org > > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/digestion_lists.bioenergyli > > sts.org > > > > for more information about digestion, see > > Beginner's Guide to Biogas > > http://www.adelaide.edu.au/biogas/ > > and the Biogas Wiki http://biogas.wikispaces.com/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Digestion mailing list > > > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > > digest...@bioenergylists.org > > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/digestion_lists.bioenergylists.org > > > > for more information about digestion, see > > Beginner's Guide to Biogas > > http://www.adelaide.edu.au/biogas/ > > and the Biogas Wiki http://biogas.wikispaces.com/ > > > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > > > > > -- > Dr. Hoysall Chanakya > Centre for Sustainable Technologies > (Assoc. Faculty at Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transport and > Urban Planning (CiSTUP) and Centre for Contemporary Studies) > Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012 > ph 91-80-2293 3046; fax-91 80 2360 0683 > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > _______________________________________________ > Digestion mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > digest...@bioenergylists.org > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/digestion_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more information about digestion, see > Beginner's Guide to Biogas > http://www.adelaide.edu.au/biogas/ > and the Biogas Wiki http://biogas.wikispaces.com/ >
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