Re: fungus gnats and other pests

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• Subject: Re: fungus gnats and other pests
• From: "* S* P* <l*@lynnet.com>
• Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 00:12:32 -0500
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Tsuh Yang Chen wrote:
> 
> i have read that fungus gnats are mostly harmless, although they may be
> annoying.  in large numbers, they can eat some roots but mostly they feed
> off the fungi growing on the surface of wet soils.
> 
> if you don't keep your soil too wet and let it dry out between waterings,
> they will die off or move along.  it worked for me.
> 
> i have a question re: another pest.  in preparation for my spring ritual
> of bringing plants out into my firescape, i need to find a safe, nontoxic
> and harmless way of keeping those damn @#$%&* squirrels out of my plants.
>  they dig and destroy anything they can except my mammillaria cactus.  is
> there a safe and harmless spray that i can use to keep them away from my
> plants?  has anyone had any experience with hot pepper spray?  please let
> me know.
> 
> tsuh yang chen, new york city
> (in bloom right now: bougainvillea, plumeria, several begonias and
> orchids, Columnea schiedeana)
> 
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Actually, I enjoy the squirrels and their antics.  Suggest you make an
area just for squirrels and feed, feed, feed.

Linda

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