Tom: Maybe your example relates to the anti-fungal effect of those metals' trace elements on/in the soil. There is a French Hoe sold locally which has an embedded copper disc which eventually would touch most of a cultivated garden. There has been mention made of a plow with the same feature.....But , insects.....i dunno .......manfred ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Schley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:50 PM Subject: Wired! Insect deterrents
> Hi Folks, > An acquaintance told me she's heard of people using very thin copper > or silver wire to ward off insects and maybe other critters. The > wire is strung a few inches above the ground and runs up and down the > garden rows. Anyone heard of this? What is the principle behind it? > I assume it concentrates energy somehow that insects don't like. > Since it doesn't seem to be very common it must have some drawbacks? > Or is it just one of those magnificent ideas from the 1960s like > smoking banana peels? > -Tom >
