Robert, a while back ,I'm not sure which issue of "Applied Biodynamics" there was a formula for a repellant for Japanese beetles using goatsmilk and honey.. I never tried it ,as we stopped having problems with them. I'm not sure why, but I will share an experience with you all. We bought 4 - bag a bug traps , because at that time ,we noticed more and more beetles each year. we hung them around the orchard, we had a deluge of beetles, they stripped the foliage off all the fruit trees ,even ate the tassles off the corn. we kept dumping bags of bugs in a 5 gallon bucket of water with a bit of oil in. it. over the coarse of the next few weeks we had trapped out5 ..5gallon buckets of bugs, they were most stinky, we dug a pit and buryed them. since then we see a few during the "season" but never a problem. I think we must have trapped most of them in sussex county! Try the goats milk and honey , see if it keeps them off, let everyone know if it works :)sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Farr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 8:13 PM Subject: Re: Nettle tea for insect repellant
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