The "send them to the neighbors" bit is Radionic talk. We are trained to do no harm, based on the belief that what you give out comes back. With pest - plant/ insect/ animal - control, we seek not to kill, but to make the treated area of such a nature that the pest will not find it attractive to live there. Thus a seed will choose not germinate and mobile life move or at least not breed. The "send them to the neighbors" is just a flippant term, as it is highly likely that the neighbors have already have their own population in proportion with the relative attractiveness of the site. A measure of a degree of attractiveness is more important than one may think, until one thinks about it. If you take any portion of soil and wash out all the seeds and identify them, you will find an unbelievable number of plants not currently living on that plot. Alter the condition and up they come. The same happens in the proliferation of insects. This is where Radionics come in. Red Legged Earth Mite and like small beasties are generally an indicator of low availability of Calcium to the plants attracting them. Broadcast a suitable form of calcium and the plants will pick up and no longer be attractive to the attacking insect, who will literally "go to the neighbors", but will only be a problem if they also have a calcium shortage.
Gil
Roger Pye wrote:
Gil Robertson wrote:
Re: the rabbit bit. Have you made a Rae Card or a pepper for the beastie? I have tried all the Rates used in the UK, but with no joy in Oz. The rabbit looks to be the same, but I have not managed to send them to the neighbors.
I am reluctant to push the rabbits on to immediately neighbouring properties which already have severe problems of their own to contend with. Notwithstanding Lloyd's positive remarks about the Dalgety area, the extended results of lack of rain, overgrazing and invasive weed are very evident in reducing soil quality and growth patterns - and this land is marginal to begin with.
Initially we are working on changing the energy of the farm to cut down on breeding rates. This approach was tested last year with favourable results on a part of the property isolated from the remainder.
Roger
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