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["Jerome Osentowski" <jerome@crmpi.org>]

ps and of course the fish eat the mosquito larve, closing the organic loop.
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>From: Mark <mpludwig@facstaff.wisc.edu>
>To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
>Subject: Re: [permaculture] Mosquito spraying
>Date: Tue, Mar 5, 2002, 8:49 AM
>

>
>>
>>I'm looking for
>>1. reasons why spraying is a bad idea and
>>2. Organic alternatives to "controlling" the mosquito population...
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>
>>
>>Claude
>
> what are they spraying?  They may already be using Bt, it's getting pretty
> popular given how many pesticides are being withdrawn.  As for
> alternatives, I'd look at big bat houses.  Try bat conservation
> international, Austin TX, I think.
>
> Mark P. Ludwig
> Poultry Research Lab
> University of Wisconsin -Madison
> 608-262-1730 WK
> 608-846-7125 HM
>
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