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10-06-2006, 01:51 PM
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Hostas - Getting chewed up.
Hi all,
1st time poster - dinna beat me up! Ok, so I have about 10 nice sized hosta's in the back garden but they are looking pretty ragged. I reckon the gypsy moth larvae are going to lunch on them. Any recommendation for a bug spray that will repel or kill them and not kill the plant? I also have many squirrels and chipmunks attacking my bird feeders and while quite comical, they are getting pretty aggressive now. BB Gun? Maybe a .22 to show who's boss... Any help is appreciated! Freddie |
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10-06-2006, 02:19 PM
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Hostas - Getting chewed up.
Freddie wrote: Hi all, 1st time poster - dinna beat me up! Ok, so I have about 10 nice sized hosta's in the back garden but they are looking pretty ragged. I reckon the gypsy moth larvae are going to lunch on them. Any recommendation for a bug spray that will repel or kill them and not kill the plant? Deer love hostas. Garden stores have sprays that work well at least until it rains. I also have many squirrels and chipmunks attacking my bird feeders and while quite comical, they are getting pretty aggressive now. Put a metal Slinky over the pole or rope that holds up the feeders. BB Gun? Maybe a .22 to show who's boss... You actually want the squirrels to eat up the dropped seed. You don't want to attract rats or bears. |
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10-06-2006, 08:40 PM
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Hostas - Getting chewed up.
"Freddie" wrote in message ... Hi all, 1st time poster - dinna beat me up! Ok, so I have about 10 nice sized hosta's in the back garden but they are looking pretty ragged. I reckon the gypsy moth larvae are going to lunch on them. Any recommendation for a bug spray that will repel or kill them and not kill the plant? I also have many squirrels and chipmunks attacking my bird feeders and while quite comical, they are getting pretty aggressive now. BB Gun? Maybe a .22 to show who's boss... Any help is appreciated! Freddie It's Mr Woodchuck that eats our Hostas - Hav-a-hart traps. |
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10-06-2006, 10:13 PM
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Hostas - Getting chewed up.
"Srgnt Billko" wrote in message ... "Freddie" wrote in message ... Hi all, 1st time poster - dinna beat me up! Ok, so I have about 10 nice sized hosta's in the back garden but they are looking pretty ragged. I reckon the gypsy moth larvae are going to lunch on them. Any recommendation for a bug spray that will repel or kill them and not kill the plant? I also have many squirrels and chipmunks attacking my bird feeders and while quite comical, they are getting pretty aggressive now. BB Gun? Maybe a .22 to show who's boss... Any help is appreciated! Freddie It's Mr Woodchuck that eats our Hostas - Hav-a-hart traps. The same give-a-shit .22 that works on squirrels works on woodchucks. What does one do with a woodchuck in a trap? |
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10-06-2006, 10:31 PM
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Hostas - Getting chewed up.
"Chas Hurst" wrote in message . .. "Srgnt Billko" wrote in message ... "Freddie" wrote in message ... Hi all, 1st time poster - dinna beat me up! Ok, so I have about 10 nice sized hosta's in the back garden but they are looking pretty ragged. I reckon the gypsy moth larvae are going to lunch on them. Any recommendation for a bug spray that will repel or kill them and not kill the plant? I also have many squirrels and chipmunks attacking my bird feeders and while quite comical, they are getting pretty aggressive now. BB Gun? Maybe a .22 to show who's boss... Any help is appreciated! Freddie It's Mr Woodchuck that eats our Hostas - Hav-a-hart traps. The same give-a-shit .22 that works on squirrels works on woodchucks. What does one do with a woodchuck in a trap? I have dropped them off on the grounds of a corporation I was ****ed off at - and I have shot them in the trap which was safer than have a .22 ricochet toward the nearest house (about 800' away). I can tell you they are tough little buggers and a .22 in the ass is not going to stop them & you can forget the pellet gun. |
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11-06-2006, 12:12 AM
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Hostas - Getting chewed up.
"Srgnt Billko" wrote in message ... "Chas Hurst" wrote in message . .. "Srgnt Billko" wrote in message ... "Freddie" wrote in message ... Hi all, 1st time poster - dinna beat me up! Ok, so I have about 10 nice sized hosta's in the back garden but they are looking pretty ragged. I reckon the gypsy moth larvae are going to lunch on them. Any recommendation for a bug spray that will repel or kill them and not kill the plant? I also have many squirrels and chipmunks attacking my bird feeders and while quite comical, they are getting pretty aggressive now. BB Gun? Maybe a .22 to show who's boss... Any help is appreciated! Freddie It's Mr Woodchuck that eats our Hostas - Hav-a-hart traps. The same give-a-shit .22 that works on squirrels works on woodchucks. What does one do with a woodchuck in a trap? I have dropped them off on the grounds of a corporation I was ****ed off at - and I have shot them in the trap which was safer than have a .22 ricochet toward the nearest house (about 800' away). I can tell you they are tough little buggers and a .22 in the ass is not going to stop them & you can forget the pellet gun. I've shot many woodchucks on my property, and none in the ass. Why would you shoot one there, that's cruel. I use a .22 short on squirrels and a long rifle hollow point on woodchucks. |
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11-06-2006, 12:22 AM
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Hostas - Getting chewed up.
"Chas Hurst" wrote in message . .. "Srgnt Billko" wrote in message ... "Chas Hurst" wrote in message . .. "Srgnt Billko" wrote in message ... "Freddie" wrote in message ... Hi all, 1st time poster - dinna beat me up! Ok, so I have about 10 nice sized hosta's in the back garden but they are looking pretty ragged. I reckon the gypsy moth larvae are going to lunch on them. Any recommendation for a bug spray that will repel or kill them and not kill the plant? I also have many squirrels and chipmunks attacking my bird feeders and while quite comical, they are getting pretty aggressive now. BB Gun? Maybe a .22 to show who's boss... Any help is appreciated! Freddie It's Mr Woodchuck that eats our Hostas - Hav-a-hart traps. The same give-a-shit .22 that works on squirrels works on woodchucks. What does one do with a woodchuck in a trap? I have dropped them off on the grounds of a corporation I was ****ed off at - and I have shot them in the trap which was safer than have a .22 ricochet toward the nearest house (about 800' away). I can tell you they are tough little buggers and a .22 in the ass is not going to stop them & you can forget the pellet gun. I've shot many woodchucks on my property, and none in the ass. Why would you shoot one there, that's cruel. I use a .22 short on squirrels and a long rifle hollow point on woodchucks. With a scope no doubt. |
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