On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 6:32 PM, Wade Preston Shearer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, Orem has had an infestation of Japanese beetles for a few years. The > only way to get rid of them was via aerial spraying. This spray was not save > for consumption however so that city informed residents that they should not > grow a garden. What's ridiculous about the man in the story's position is > that if the city didn't spray, he wouldn't have a garden either because the > beetles were eating it all. So, he had a choice, go without a garden for a > few years while the city exterminates or go without one forever as the > beetle population infests everything.
Ahh yes, I remember the Japanese beetle problem. My Dad (Ph.D. in agriculture) went to several town meetings about it. From what he said about it I gathered there was a lot of insult-hurling and very little rational discourse. Sounds like this guy was one of the primary contributors. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
