Re: CULT:more on cygon...

>     Hopefully, some less toxic compound could be found to control the Iris
>Borers other than the commonly used poisons.

This is really off the wall, but I remember hearing that boats are often now
painted with hot pepper based paints (cayenne, habenero, etc.) because the
barnacles find it distasteful and won't grow there.

I wonder if some sort of pepper spray applied to irises at the time borers
are laying eggs would cause them to seek out other places?  We need to get
AIS to sponsor some university studies on alternative borer treatments.  Do
you know if they've ever attempted it in the past?

Dennis Kramb; dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
Member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, RIS, SIGNA, & Miami Valley Iris Society
Primary Interests: Hybridizing Arilbreds, Raising Native Ohio Species Irises
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