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goodj@ck · June 14, 2014

Hello!

In América how do you eradicated you courtillières (French name)

Thanks

saltmarsh · June 14, 2014

Natural predators.

http://www.skidawayaudubon.org/2011/...otos-tell-all/

http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/fasul...s/mcri0203.htm

Redbaron · June 14, 2014

Agree with saltmarsh, but would like to add something. Biological diversity is what maintains predator populations high enough to handle pests like that. So make your gardens a diverse habitat. Plant a wide variety of companion plants and cover crops and try an keep something green and growing all year round.

Labradors2 · June 14, 2014

Mole crickets! We have them on the golf course. What amazing little creatures!

Linda

Worth1 · June 14, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redbaron

Agree with saltmarsh, but would like to add something. Biological diversity is what maintains predator populations high enough to handle pests like that. So make your gardens a diverse habitat. Plant a wide variety of companion plants and cover crops and try an keep something green and growing all year round.

I agree I dont use any poison to speak of and I have an abundance of critters to eat each other.
Birds frogs toads spiders insects lizards snakes armadillos and something is green all year.

I would say the good critters out number the bad by 50 to 1 if mot more.

I came down the driveway on my motorcycle yesterday and had to slam on the brakes.
About 5 lizards decided to cross the road all at the same time.

Worth

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Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	Agree with saltmarsh, but would like to add something. Biological diversity is what maintains predator populations high enough to handle pests like that. So make your gardens a diverse habitat. Plant a wide variety of companion plants and cover crops and try an keep something green and growing all year round. __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

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saltmarsh Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 2 miles south of Yoknapatawpha Zone 7b Posts: 662	Natural predators. http://www.skidawayaudubon.org/2011/...otos-tell-all/ http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/fasul...s/mcri0203.htm

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Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,898	Mole crickets! We have them on the golf course. What amazing little creatures! Linda