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["Doreen Howard" <gardendiva@charter.net>]

The best thing I've found for deterring earwigs is diatomaceous earth.  You
can buy it in 4-lb. sacks where organic garden supplies are sold.  Sprinkle
the powder around the base of trees and everywhere there are earwigs
present.  They get the powder on their feet, it travels into their guts and
they dehydrate.  Damage on my berries stopped when I spread it.
Doreen Howard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa Almarode" <lisaalmarode@yahoo.com>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Poisonous Plants?


> Earwigs are skeletonizing my rhubarb, so while it
> might work as a decoy crop, don't count on it to
> poison them...
>
> > What a year for earwigs!  Sprayed my tree
> > religiously (first crop) and
> > still have apple scab.  Too darn damp and cool.
> >
> > Is there any advantage to putting plants with
> > natural insect toxcity under
> > fruit trees? (rhubarb, datura, etc.)
>
>
> =====
> Lisa in Ashland Oregon
> USDA Z7 - Sunset Z7 - 1800' - 19" annual rainfall
>
>
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