Market Farming

["Nan Johnson" <nan AT olemiss.edu>]

Thanks - where does one purchase orange oil drench, or do you make your own,
etc.   nan
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From: "Hairston Creek Farm" <hcf AT moment.net>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:44 AM
Subject: [market-farming] Re: fire ants in green house


> use an orange oil drench.  Malcom Beck has done alot of work with it here
in
> Texas.
> Gary
> Hairston Creek Farm
> Burnet,Texas
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> 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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