William has always said that you have to have water for Martins to be attracted to you Martin houses. He meant a lake or pond. Why I don't know, but he's usually right about things having to do with the outside--- gardens and such. All the best, Susan Cochran
----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan A. Schlenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Martins kill mosquitoes? > Hello, Cheryl, > Martins DO eat mesquitoes but I wouldn't count on them for heartworm > protection. Additionally, it is fairly hard to attract Martins.....take > it from me. Years ago I got a pamphlet on how to attract them and put > up a Martin house (which must be on a very tall pole) following all > instructions. My husband thought this a great boondoggle especially as > I kept saying "Marlin" when I meant Martin. (He was a great sailor and > had a vivid imagination). NO Martins ever came. Year after year I > tried to attract them....we lived in an area in which we could put the > house right where it would (supposedly) attract them. HUMPH) > However, the bats are useful for this. > > I still would use heartworm meds. > > Suze > > Dave VanWinkle wrote: > > > > My father was an avid hunter and raised dogs and always put up Martin > > houses in the back yard on a tall pole in concrete because he said they > > ate 1,000 mesquites a day. I haven't researched this to see if it is > > fact or hearsay but he swore by the Martins. Are there any bird fans out > > there that can verify this? > > Cheryl Van Winkle > > www.portraitcavaliers.com > > > > > So, I basically keep the pregnant > > > girls inside as much as possible when the mesquitoes are worst (dusk > > and > > > dawn). So far, we have had no problems > > > > hi suze, > > so what do you do? hang up a sign on your doors that says "mosquitoes > > not > > welcome?" <G> > > claudia > > > > ========================================================= > > "Magic Commands": > > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > to start it up gain click here: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > > -- > Suze at Llawen Cavaliers > "...I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man > to depend simply upon himself." -Isna Ia-wica > "Thought comes before speech" Luther Standing Bear > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
