Market Farming

["Adriana" <gutierrez-lagatta AT charter.net>]

Re: grasshopper bait

> Are you going to use the Rice Bran as the bait?  I don't know if it will
> work very well because it doesn't contain gluten which helps bind stuff
> and acts like glue.
No the rice bran is for something else...but what acts like glue in the 
grasshopper bait is the molasses, so I suspect the rice bran might work.


Re: Brown Recluse Spiders
We have lots of these in Alabama and their bite can be nasty, leading to 
necrosis of the tissue around the bite.  Nasty, nasty.  All I know is 
avoidance and being carful, but maybe the Kentucky site will help.
>  Do any of you, being in rural areas for the most part, have this
> problem?  I'm not up on pesticides and would appreciate any info.
> thanks,

Re: Fire Ant Bites
On a similar topic, I have found a really effective treatment for fire ant 
bites, which also will become infected and take weeks to heal.   The 
solution is to roll or spray deodorant on the bites.  It stops the stinging 
and prevents the infection.  I  know keep deodorant at the greenhouse for 
just this purpose.  It also has been effective at stopping a poison-ivy like 
rash I get when I handle Red Giant Mustard without gloves.