Re: Mysterious Holes

>Since the cricket damage is much heavier in my front yard
>beds than the back yard ones, I fear that I brought much of the problem
>on myself by "beautifying" the front gardens with wood chips a few years
>ago, thus providing these pests with perfect cover. If anyone can
>suggest other effective means of control, I'd appreciate knowing.

I did this same thing to my mixed flower bed in the front of my house, and
yes, crickets had a feast on the few rhizomes I planted there even though
my bark mulch wasn't near them. They stopped munching my rhizomes the very
day I sprinkled them with Diatomaceous earth, which is a non-toxic powder
made of sharp-edged particles that apparently hurt the crickets' little
feet, or walkers or whatever crickets have that they hop around on.
It's affordable, unless you need mass quantities. I found mine at National
Home Center, a chainstore.

celia
storey@aristotle.net
Little Rock
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