you don't say waht area you are from cookie?

but we use a couple of trap methods to trap the f/f one kills the
males the other traps the females, we run the male traps all year as a
good control over males helps with less fertile females being around.

anyhow recipes on our remedies page, for the males buy a f/f wick from
the produce agency mkae trap bottle out of 1.25 or 2 litre soft drink
bottles.

also a product a friend swears by called "vita-guard" from
www.nutri-tech.com.au, plants can do a lot to repell insects if
their systems get all the trace nutrients so this process behind this
is it brings the plants into balance, also don't use lots of man made
chemical type fertilisers these just boost the nitrogen level of the
plants and tend to make them more attractive bugs.

can't pass any commnet on the rpoduct as yet as we have only used it
for the first time.

we rely on mulching and kitchen scraps for our nutrients in the soil.


On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:19:18 -0700, cookie
wrote:
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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

--
"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/

Crikey females, males. Why not kill them all?
We dont feel we have to segregate them.


len garden wrote:
you don't say waht area you are from cookie?

but we use a couple of trap methods to trap the f/f one kills the
males the other traps the females, we run the male traps all year as a
good control over males helps with less fertile females being around.

anyhow recipes on our remedies page, for the males buy a f/f wick from
the produce agency mkae trap bottle out of 1.25 or 2 litre soft drink
bottles.

also a product a friend swears by called "vita-guard" from
www.nutri-tech.com.au, plants can do a lot to repell insects if
their systems get all the trace nutrients so this process behind this
is it brings the plants into balance, also don't use lots of man made
chemical type fertilisers these just boost the nitrogen level of the
plants and tend to make them more attractive bugs.

can't pass any commnet on the rpoduct as yet as we have only used it
for the first time.

we rely on mulching and kitchen scraps for our nutrients in the soil.


On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:19:18 -0700, cookie
wrote:
snipped
With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

--
"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/

good one jonno,

there is an effective male wick that will attract and kill males that
is the easy part, but trapping the females is another thing altogether
so that is the vexing problem when dealing with f/f, for us
controlling the males means less fertile females so less f/f damage,
and another part of our f/f control is good husbandry around the trees
ie.,. collecting and destroying all f/f damaged frut off-site.

so f/f control is a multi-part process.


On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:20:36 +1000, Jonno
wrote:

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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

--
"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/

It appears for me there is no real good way of dealing with the
blighters. So minimising is all one can hope for.
Free range chooks may be one answer.
You have trouble trapping females too? Darn I thought it was my
personality! (Or breath fresheners arent up to the task)

len garden wrote:
good one jonno,

there is an effective male wick that will attract and kill males that
is the easy part, but trapping the females is another thing altogether
so that is the vexing problem when dealing with f/f, for us
controlling the males means less fertile females so less f/f damage,
and another part of our f/f control is good husbandry around the trees
ie.,. collecting and destroying all f/f damaged frut off-site.

so f/f control is a multi-part process.


On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:20:36 +1000, Jonno
wrote:

snipped
With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

--
"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/

g'day jonno,

no mate it doesn't come down to your bronzed rugged good looks or
masculine aroma, the female of all species are hard to attract! us
males go easy hey?

in the garden try to adopt the theory of control and management of
pests etc, you will then get a balance, erradication won't happen or
if it does it will be at a cost.

we have trapped another mass of male flies all out of commission now
for the coming season, currently no fruit happening here as yet but
hopefully this will put us a head in the control stakes along with the
use of that product i earlier mentioned.

our female traps as usual work slow there are some dead bugs in them
but they maybe other sorts of flies??

On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:21:41 +1000, Jonno
wrote:
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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

--
"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/

Time flies like an arrow! Fruit flies like a banana!
: Groucho Marx

len garden wrote:
g'day jonno,

no mate it doesn't come down to your bronzed rugged good looks or
masculine aroma, the female of all species are hard to attract! us
males go easy hey?

in the garden try to adopt the theory of control and management of
pests etc, you will then get a balance, erradication won't happen or
if it does it will be at a cost.

we have trapped another mass of male flies all out of commission now
for the coming season, currently no fruit happening here as yet but
hopefully this will put us a head in the control stakes along with the
use of that product i earlier mentioned.

our female traps as usual work slow there are some dead bugs in them
but they maybe other sorts of flies??

On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:21:41 +1000, Jonno
wrote:
snipped
With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

--
"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/