RE: another plant story on the net

Perhaps that approach, if carefully tested and isolated for a period, is
better than the wholesale use of chemicals.  But of course, not everyone is
careful.

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Kitty
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 1:42 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] another plant story on the net

I don't know, Zem.  I don't think there's much harm in dabbling with such
possibilities.  Some scientists do seem to go to far though.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zemuly Sanders" <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] another plant story on the net


>I just get the awful feeling that we are treading on dangerous ground.  I 
>don't know why humans think they can always "do it better,"  especially 
>considering what we done so far...
> zem
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cathy Carpenter" <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 9:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] another plant story on the net
>
>
>> There was a short bit in the March issue of Smithsonian about a gene  in 
>> corn that, when a caterpillar begins munching, allows the corn to  send a

>> chemical signal to parasitic wasps which come, lay eggs on the  munchers,

>> and the wasp larva feeds on it when they hatch. Some  researchers in 
>> Germany transplanted the gene into an unrelated plant  which then also 
>> could summon the wasps.
>> Cathy
>> On Mar 9, 2006, at 5:25 AM, Donna wrote:
>>
>>> ok- this seems a bit far fetched.... but another plant
>>> story on the net....
>>>
>>> http://snipurl.com/nczm
>>>
>>> Donna
>>>
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