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"Ray" wrote: "Katra" wrote in message ... [...] I also have a large number of spiders that spin beautiful webs every night in my tomato vines, including one very large, very pregnant Yellow Garden Spider. :-) Those are my favorite spiders! http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...s/black_and_ye l low_argiope.htm Huge and colorful, they spin VERY large webs. One of my few welcome predators that is actually as diurnal as the Carolina Anoles. The vast majority of my orb weavers are nocturnal. We used to catch grasshoppers and carefully place them in the web of a garden spider (called a 'banana spider' by the local kids). It was interesting to watch the spider crawl to the hapless grasshopper and wrap it in silk. Probably the same spider. :-) I've also been known to "feed" my local ones. There are currently 3 in residence in my yard! 1 in front around the BBQ, one in back in the tomatoes, and a cute little male one inside of my greenhouse. :-) Looks like I got all the worms by just hand picking with a flashlight that night. Only took me about 1/2 hour. I've not seen any "fresh" damage at this point. I never tried picking them off at night. We used to look for the damage, then hunt down the bug. Also, they start clicking if you shake the vine a bit. Alas, I have seen very few of the critters in the past several years. We'll see how many there are near our new place. The chickens and guineas are ready. Ray -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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Katra wrote: Ever stepped in mouse guts in bare feet??? Can't say I've ever had that pleasure. -- http://yosemitenews.info/ |
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B.Server wrote: The rain has stopped, but the sevin still seems like a really bad idea to me as it kills indiscriminately beneficials, pollinators, and probably a few pests as well. BT works well on horn worms and doesn't indiscriminately kill beneficials. Since my neighbors also keep bees, it is out of the question on those grounds as well. Indeed. -- http://yosemitenews.info/ |
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Katra wrote: I've heard of BT for mosquitos, how and what BT is used for hornworms? That's its normal use (BT for mosquitos is fairly new and is a different type). You just spray or dust it on the plant. Here's one BT product page: http://www.spinics.net/am/B00018R74I Might be best to pre-treat plants with it about mid-season? It's not a poison so you can pre-treat all you want. It's best to get the horn worms while they are small. |
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Katra wrote: In article , Katra wrote: Ever stepped in mouse guts in bare feet??? Can't say I've ever had that pleasure. It's a cat thing..... ;-) Worse than hairball vomit? |
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wrote: In article , Katra wrote: In article , Katra wrote: Ever stepped in mouse guts in bare feet??? Can't say I've ever had that pleasure. It's a cat thing..... ;-) Worse than hairball vomit? A little gooier. G We never had a cat door for the cats when we lived in the desert, and our best hunters liked to be out at night. We'd find various pieces parts of animals on the front porch in the mornings so after stepping in them a couple of times, we learned to watch for them. G Cats like to bring their people "gifts"... The only time "prey" ever ended up indoors was when a female with kittens would meow at the door, then run inside with it. It was usually still half-alive at that point. :-P Usually mice, rats, small squirrels, Kangaroo rats and the occasional quail. Patience was the only cat we ever had that would catch rabbits! Now that we spay/neuter and keep the cats inside, it's no longer an issue. lol K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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X-Complaints-To: Lines: 39 Path: kermit!newsfeed-west.nntpserver.com!newsfeed-east.nntpserver.com!nntpserver.com!newsfeed.media. kyoto-u.ac.jp!news-feed.riddles.org.uk!sn-xit-03!sn-xit-06!sn-post-02!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!KatraMungBean Xref: kermit rec.gardens.edible:73281 In article , () wrote: In article , Katra wrote: I've heard of BT for mosquitos, how and what BT is used for hornworms? That's its normal use (BT for mosquitos is fairly new and is a different type). You just spray or dust it on the plant. Here's one BT product page: http://www.spinics.net/am/B00018R74I Cool. :-) I'll check on this product at our local nurseries and home centers. I'd feel a lot better about using it than sevin! I do value my insect predators. Just wish they would do better on moth larvae! Might be best to pre-treat plants with it about mid-season? It's not a poison so you can pre-treat all you want. It's best to get the horn worms while they are small. That's the idea. G Let's see, that was the end of June so if I start treating at the beginning of June, I might be able to prevent the damage. Fortunately, the vines are large and healthy. Thanks! K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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Katra wrote: Worse than hairball vomit? A little gooier. G yuck We never had a cat door for the cats when we lived in the desert, and our best hunters liked to be out at night. We'd find various pieces parts of animals on the front porch in the mornings so after stepping in them a couple of times, we learned to watch for them. G Cats like to bring their people "gifts"... The only time "prey" ever ended up indoors was when a female with kittens would meow at the door, then run inside with it. It was usually still half-alive at that point. :-P Usually mice, rats, small squirrels, Kangaroo rats and the occasional quail. Patience was the only cat we ever had that would catch rabbits! Now that we spay/neuter and keep the cats inside, it's no longer an issue. lol My cat is spayed but she still uses her cat door to go out and hunt at night. She did become prey once but the owl lost. |
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wrote: In article , Katra wrote: Worse than hairball vomit? A little gooier. G yuck Indeed. ;-) We never had a cat door for the cats when we lived in the desert, and our best hunters liked to be out at night. We'd find various pieces parts of animals on the front porch in the mornings so after stepping in them a couple of times, we learned to watch for them. G Cats like to bring their people "gifts"... The only time "prey" ever ended up indoors was when a female with kittens would meow at the door, then run inside with it. It was usually still half-alive at that point. :-P Usually mice, rats, small squirrels, Kangaroo rats and the occasional quail. Patience was the only cat we ever had that would catch rabbits! Now that we spay/neuter and keep the cats inside, it's no longer an issue. lol My cat is spayed but she still uses her cat door to go out and hunt at night. She did become prey once but the owl lost. Wow. Owl claw holes tend to get badly infected... :-P Glad she is ok! K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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Katra wrote: Wow. Owl claw holes tend to get badly infected... :-P Glad she is ok! It took 6 months for her to lose the limp. Recently I put a plastic owl on the roof and she wanted to go after it; she even hissed. |
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wrote in message ... In article , Katra wrote: Wow. Owl claw holes tend to get badly infected... :-P Glad she is ok! It took 6 months for her to lose the limp. Recently I put a plastic owl on the roof and she wanted to go after it; she even hissed. It sounds like your cat has spunk. Did the owl that attacked her survive? I understand that around here, coyotes like to eat cats. I try to keep my cats in at night. That's especially true of the barn cat that was recently given to our son. Don is seriously doting over that little kitten. Ray |
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Man. Those damned things grow fast! I just noted severe hornworm damage to my vines this morning! Not only were the little *******s eating the vines, they've been eating the tomatoes! Both green and nearly ripe. Lot's of destruction. sigh Went out with a flashlight about midnight to hunt them and removed 10 very large 4" + hornworms from my vines, happily doing even more damage. The tops of the vines are pretty well stripped and they destroyed at least a couple dozen or more fruits. My chickens and ducks are gonna get a treat in the morning. ;-) I just hope I found them all! K. I despise them so much that when I pick them I drop them in a stirred up fireant hill. Bob S. |
@#$%$##@ Hornworms!!!!
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wrote: In article , Katra wrote: Wow. Owl claw holes tend to get badly infected... :-P Glad she is ok! It took 6 months for her to lose the limp. Recently I put a plastic owl on the roof and she wanted to go after it; she even hissed. Your cat has serious spunk..... :-) K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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