Re: Milky Spore question

In a message dated 3/22/03 8:51:57 AM Eastern Standard Time,
genebush@OTHERSIDE.COM writes:

>     I would not waste my money... in fact I did some years ago. Does not
>  keep JP beetles away for all the neighbors would have to use it as well.
>  Those things do fly... also moles eat worms as well as grubs, so even if
you
>  kill off the grubs, the moles will still be there. You know the old bit
>  about lowering your expectations so you will not be bothered....... think
it
>  applies here. Moles are a fact of life.
>


Gene,
You are right, and it only takes one mole to make a mess as they are solitary
animals.  I did find one effective way of controlling them by accident.  They
don't seem to cross barriers, i.e., I had a row of rocks around my woods that
sunk into the ground and I noticed that the mole traveled between the rocks
so I started putting rocks between the rocks and ended up lapping large flat
rocks vertically to make a below surface wall.  That kept them in the woods.

The cat would catch them every time she went out and my husband was great at
popping them out of the ground.  Around four every evening he would go out
and stomp down a tunnel, put out a lawn chair and read the paper.  As soon as
he saw activity the little critter bit the dust. I still think he found it a
good excuse to sit there do nothing and drink a beer, but he said that
someone had to do it.

As far as milky spore is concerned it is good to control the grubs if you are
worried about a green and healthy lawn, not a worry for me anymore!

Narda
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