Put cigarettes in water for a couple of days and then spray it over the infected plants.
--- Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kind of OT: But what's the cigarette trick? > > > Tim > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large > crowds > (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other > clever guy) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Albano Garcia > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 2. desember 2005 23:54 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: PESO: Terminator Ladybird > > > > > > I'm in Argentina, at the very end of South > America. > > I'll try the cigarettes trick for sure. > > Regards > > > > Albano > > > > > > --- mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Don Williams wrote: > > > > > > > I've taken a looked at the pictures of the > rather > > > beautiful beetle. I > > > > don't think it's a Lady Bird, the shape is > wrong. > > > The Coccinellidae, as > > > > far as I recall, are all oval in shape this > one is > > > not. The oval shape > > > > is a taxonomic feature. Does anyone care? I > > > suppose not. > > > > > > > > Don W > > > > > > > > Albano Garcia wrote: > > > > > > >>> > > > > http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar/ladybird/DSC_0232.jpg > > > >>> > > > > http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar/ladybird/DSC_0238.jpg > > > > > > Albano, you are not in Europe, are you? > Although > > > Don is right about the > > > body shape for European ladybirds, there are > > > definitely some American > > > species that are less rounded. > > > > > > Glad to hear that it is having a good feed. Not > > > many European ones > > > predate such small offerings but, once again, I > note > > > that some American > > > species specialise in whitefly. Still, if you > want > > > to get rid of most > > > of them all quickly, the cigarette trick works > quite > > > well. > > > > > > mike > > > > > > > > > > > > Albano Garcia > > Photography & Graphic Design > > http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar > > http://www.flaneur.com.ar > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________ > > Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. > > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > > dsl.yahoo.com > > > > > > > Albano Garcia Photography & Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
