In article <8963749kjos94u7jfg9ud93m77oo2pv3gm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Charlie wrote:
> On Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:17:59 -0500, Omelet <ompomelet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >In article <m0eck.26639$i55.7286@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> > "Tonia Fischer" <tonia73986@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >
> >> Besides pulling them off when you see them. what's a good way to keep
them
> >> from cominig back? I don't really want to use any manufactured
> >> insecticides. Is there something else I can do?
> >>
> >> TIA
> >> Tonia
> >
> >BT spray. It's organic.
>
> So are Cardinals. Funny thing, two years ago I noticed a pair of
> cardinals working through the tomatoes like crazy. They repeated this
> last year. Upon investigation, they were killing young hornworms like
> there was no tomorrow. Some they were eating, it appeared, but most
> they were shaking, pecking and cru****ng and leaving. I've no idea
> about any of this. It was a Good Thing at any rate.
>
> Charlie
Cardinals can be killers. We did wildlife rehabbing (mostly birds) for
about 15 years. I learned the hard way to never house fledgeling
cardinals with other birds in a flight cage.
The killed and half-ate two fledgeling doves before I learned.
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Peace! Om
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until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein
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