This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fiona, we have tansy ragwort here too. There is a caterpillar that eats it and eventually destroys it. I borrowed a few caterpillars from a friend whose tree farm had been treated with the bugs. I do not have a problem at this time, only one small patch that I pull each year. Ran out of caterpillars. I hear that burning the plants circulates the seeds. This is a deadly plant as horses build up a residue in their system and it eventually kills them.. A bit like xray, as you do not notice anything until it is too late. Fortunately unless you have a horse who will eat anything, fjords?, there is a bad taste to the plant. My Charlie ate the heads off six plants when he was five months that I had not seen. So far so good.
Also it is my understanding that creosote is no longer allowed here? Jean Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Barnes & Noble Book Stores
