[cg] Re: mosquito control

2006-04-10 Thread Don Boekelheide
Hi, Emily, Have you considered 'dunks' (they look like very shopworn donuts) of BT (Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis)? They are, like BT for control of cabbage worms, a naturally occuring bacteria. Unlike 'garden' BT, which clobbers any caterpiller that eats it, the 'dunk' BT seems to

[cg] Re: mosquito control

2006-04-10 Thread Don Boekelheide
Hi, Emily, Have you considered 'dunks' (they look like very shopworn donuts) of BT (Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis)? They are, like BT for control of cabbage worms, a naturally occuring bacteria. Unlike 'garden' BT, which clobbers any caterpiller that eats it, the 'dunk' BT seems to

[cg] RE: mosquito control

2006-04-10 Thread Alliums
Hi, Folks! Emily wrote: <> If covering the barrels works for you, go for it. I buy a gallon of cheap vegetable oil and pour about an inch of oil on top of the water in each barrel -- it does gunk up the watering cans, but it's cheap, doesn't hurt the plants and is very effective. This techniqu