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  • From: Bill Shoemaker <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Fly Prevention
  • Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 12:37:32 -0500 (CDT)

I saw that episode too Pat. I'd love to know why it works.

Bill

>This is *very* interesting. We saw this on television - a Rick Steves PBS
>program. He does European travel programs (and writes guidebooks).
>
>He was in a city in Spain (I can't remember which city) walking through a
>quaint old neighborhood with a local friend.
>
>They saw hanging plastic bags of water in a courtyard; the local told him
>it was to keep away flies and that many people there do this. He asked the
>lady who lived in that house if it worked: she said it did work for her.
>
>I cannot think of any reason WHY it should work, but if several people say
>that it works, I think it would certainly be worth a try.
William H Shoemaker, UI-NRES
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
St Charles Horticulture Research Center
535 Randall Road St Charles, IL 60174
630-584-7254; FAX-584-4610




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