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Old 08-08-2008, 05:40 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default Flies eating Beans
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se (JustTom) wrote:

On Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:22:57 GMT, "JCripe" wrote:

Losing my crop of beans due to flies eating them . Any ideas other than
Sevin? Tried this then it rained and next day they were back. Will moving
margiolds into the beans help?

Get a muscovy duck. They're reknowned fly catchers.

No kidding!!! I used to entertain myself watching the 'sovies catch
flies! And once we had a MAJOR hatch of scarabs in the entire Austin/San
Antonio area. It was a blast watching the muscovies go after the flying
newborn beetles. g

Fly parasites do work very, very well tho' in combination with drowning
fly traps.

I've used both.
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