On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 22:38:52 GMT, Janet Baraclough
wrote:


A peanut feeder tied to a bamboo stake inserted beside the insect
population attracts lots of bluetits. They will very quickly eliminate a
large hatching of blackfly or other aphids.

Our blue/coal/you name it tits quickly eliminate bags of peanuts.
--
Martin

On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 23:39:36 GMT, Janet Baraclough wrote:

Similarly, if you avoid spraying poisons onto greenfly, caterpillars
etc, you'll get far fewer of them because you won't have inadvertently
killed their natural predators

Greenfly eat slugs?
--
Tim.

If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.

Tim Challenger11/12/03 11:27
am"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at"d29229e431 73c511bd38ac727dd4dda7@new
s.teranews.com

Tim.

If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.


Think 'food chain'.
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On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:35:41 +0000, Sacha wrote:


Think 'food chain'.


I suppose the aphids could sit on the slugs' backs and suck them dry.
--
Tim.

If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.

Tim Challenger11/12/03 2:49
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s.teranews.com

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:35:41 +0000, Sacha wrote:


Think 'food chain'.


I suppose the aphids could sit on the slugs' backs and suck them dry.

Are you taking your sig file too seriously? ;-)
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On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:49:23 GMT, Tim Challenger
"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at" wrote:

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:35:41 +0000, Sacha wrote:


Think 'food chain'.


I suppose the aphids could sit on the slugs' backs and suck them dry.

Think food chain not fast food chain :-)
--
Martin

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:03:47 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

Tim Challenger11/12/03 2:49
pm"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at"74c1a770c 95b67e7f6b078be718b901c@new
s.teranews.com

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:35:41 +0000, Sacha wrote:


Think 'food chain'.


I suppose the aphids could sit on the slugs' backs and suck them dry.

Are you taking your sig file too seriously? ;-)

He's giving us the urg-ler personalised compost treatment.
--
Martin

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:00:01 +0100, martin wrote:
On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:49:23 GMT, Tim Challenger
"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at" wrote:
On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:35:41 +0000, Sacha wrote:
Think 'food chain'.
I suppose the aphids could sit on the slugs' backs and suck them dry.
Think food chain not fast food chain :-)

Burp!

--
Tim.

If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:01:02 +0100, martin wrote:

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:03:47 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

Tim Challenger11/12/03 2:49
pm"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at"74c1a770 c95b67e7f6b078be718b901c@new
s.teranews.com

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:35:41 +0000, Sacha wrote:

Think 'food chain'.

I suppose the aphids could sit on the slugs' backs and suck them dry.

Are you taking your sig file too seriously? ;-)

He's giving us the urg-ler personalised compost treatment.

Just winding you up, dear chaps.
I got a degree in Environmental Biology. A long time ago, but it did take
me as far as food webs. ;-)


--
Tim.

If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:01:02 +0100, martin wrote:

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:03:47 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

Tim Challenger11/12/03 2:49
pm"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at"74c1a770 c95b67e7f6b078be718b901c@new
s.teranews.com

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:35:41 +0000, Sacha wrote:

Think 'food chain'.

I suppose the aphids could sit on the slugs' backs and suck them dry.

Are you taking your sig file too seriously? ;-)

He's giving us the urg-ler personalised compost treatment.

LOL.

--
Tim.

If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:08:39 GMT, Tim Challenger
"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at" wrote:

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:01:02 +0100, martin wrote:

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:03:47 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

Tim Challenger11/12/03 2:49
pm"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at"74c1a77 0c95b67e7f6b078be718b901c@new
s.teranews.com

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:35:41 +0000, Sacha wrote:

Think 'food chain'.

I suppose the aphids could sit on the slugs' backs and suck them dry.

Are you taking your sig file too seriously? ;-)

He's giving us the urg-ler personalised compost treatment.

Just winding you up, dear chaps.
I got a degree in Environmental Biology. A long time ago, but it did take
me as far as food webs. ;-)

Over qualified spider man?
--
Martin

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:10:39 GMT, Tim Challenger
"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at" wrote:

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:01:02 +0100, martin wrote:

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:03:47 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

Tim Challenger11/12/03 2:49
pm"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at"74c1a77 0c95b67e7f6b078be718b901c@new
s.teranews.com

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:35:41 +0000, Sacha wrote:

Think 'food chain'.

I suppose the aphids could sit on the slugs' backs and suck them dry.

Are you taking your sig file too seriously? ;-)

He's giving us the urg-ler personalised compost treatment.

LOL.

Correction: You are taking it.
--
Martin

The message
from Janet Baraclough contains these words:

A peanut feeder tied to a bamboo stake inserted beside the insect
population attracts lots of bluetits. They will very quickly eliminate a
large hatching of blackfly or other aphids.

Thanks for that tip.

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Dark thoughts about the Wumpus concerto played with piano,
iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03)

The message
from martin contains these words:

You have had ample time to correct the typo. :-)

No I haven't: freshly grown in URG for your dlectatnio.

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Dark thoughts about the Wumpus concerto played with piano,
iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03)

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 12:08:40 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

The message
from martin contains these words:

You have had ample time to correct the typo. :-)

No I haven't: freshly grown in URG for your dlectatnio.

perhaps you should try..

A peanut feeder tied to a bamboo stake inserted beside the insect
population attracts lots of blue tits. They will very quickly
eliminate tripos.
--
Martin