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["Hairston Creek Farm" <hcf AT moment.net>]

use an orange oil drench.  Malcom Beck has done alot of work with it here in
Texas.
Gary
Hairston Creek Farm
Burnet,Texas
----- Original Message -----
From: "medicinal plant garden" <nan AT olemiss.edu>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 11:05 AM
Subject: [market-farming] fire ants in green house


> Help.  I am overwintering mature lemon grass plants(cymopogon citratus) in
> 8,10 & 16 inch pots, in a greenhouse that keep minimum heat at approx. 55
> degrees (in N. Mississippi).  A number of my pots are infested with fire
> ants (boy, do they hurt when they bite!) We are university program with no
> concern for organic methods so I was told to poison the ants.  But my
> personal commitment is organic and I am anxious to do this the least toxic
> way.  Any suggestions, companies, etc.  If I have a good solution, no one
> will insist I use poison!  I am only concerned with keeping the lemon
> grass alive (not necessarily encouraging new growth) until we can separate
> propagules for field plantings.  Many thanks, nan
>
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