Re: neighbor has pestech truck outside

[Guest guest]

Does your state have a " neighbor notification " type program? We are in

land and my daughter's doctor has given us a signed application to send to

the

state. The state gov. will notify our adjacent neighbors that they must give

us at least three days warning before they apply pesticides to their lawns

because my daughter is ill and cannot tolerate them. In theory, it gives us

time to plan to take her away during the application, etc. I hope this is

helpful to you and I am sorry you have to deal with such ignorance! Clair

[Guest guest]

a problem with frubs in her yard? is it really shady and moist? does

she pit manuare or something like that on it? never heard of that

problem before. grubs like very compost like condictions, does she

water it to much? sorry can't think of anything but drier yard, they

make great fishing bait.

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> I am pleading with my neighbor to use something natural to rid her

lawn

> of " grubs " destroying it. Any ideas on something natural... shes

giving

> me a day.

>

> angela

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[Guest guest]

Ok, the pestech folks came back with their pamphlet, they are using

carbaryl 4L anyone with experience with pesticides who can tell me whats

what with that... i see first aid notes and product is extremely toxic

to aquatic life. highly toxic to bees.. etc

geesh, to answer my own question, I found three ideas.... milk powder,

neem oil, and beneficial nemotodes...

Page1 wrote:

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> I am pleading with my neighbor to use something natural to rid her lawn

> of " grubs " destroying it. Any ideas on something natural... shes giving

> me a day.

>

> angela

>

>

[Guest guest]

According to the book Common-Sense Pest Control by Olkowski,

Daar & Olkowski, 1991 Taunton Press, grubs are the larval stage

of beetles. Two interesting methods they note:

1. Spiking: Walking across the lawn wearing lawn aerator sandals

resulted in a kill rate nearly equal to chemicals.

2. Milky Spore Disease: Application of Bacillus popilliae (BP),

commercial products Doom, Japidemic and Grub Attack. Doesn't

harm other other life forms including humans.

Updated info from EPA at:

http://www.epa.gov/oppbppd1/biopesticides//ingredients/factsheet

s/factsheet_054502.htm

-or- tinyurl http://tinyurl.com/3fbeyc

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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> Ok, the pestech folks came back with their pamphlet, they are using

> carbaryl 4L anyone with experience with pesticides who can tell me whats

> what with that... i see first aid notes and product is extremely toxic

> to aquatic life. highly toxic to bees.. etc

> geesh, to answer my own question, I found three ideas.... milk powder,

> neem oil, and beneficial nemotodes...

>

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> Page1 wrote:

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> > I am pleading with my neighbor to use something natural to rid her lawn

> > of " grubs " destroying it. Any ideas on something natural... shes giving

> > me a day.

> >

> > angela

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> >

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> FAIR USE NOTICE:

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[Guest guest]

Years ago I heard of something called " Ringer " because I was not

having a " Chemlawn. "

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> I am pleading with my neighbor to use something natural to rid her lawn

> of " grubs " destroying it. Any ideas on something natural... shes giving

> me a day.

>

> angela

>

[Guest guest]

I used milky spore successfully. Sounds terribly now that I think of

it but chemicals kill also, so. Beneficial nematodes mentioned at end

will go after termites as well:

http://www.gardensalive.com/article.asp?ai=768 & bhcd2=1211518134

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> I am pleading with my neighbor to use something natural to rid her

lawn

> of " grubs " destroying it. Any ideas on something natural... shes

giving

> me a day.

>

> angela

>

[Guest guest]

I had a mole breaking up my lawn and heard the moles were after grubs

so put the milky spore powder down and he left. Neighbor about a month

later complained of a mole in his yard, so he must have moved next

door. I think it lasted 5-6 years. This year I notice a mole but last

year we had a drought so probably drought killed the bacteria and

probably need to put it down again. I'd like to get the beneficial

nematodes to keep terminate down. You can buy them online from farming

supply places.

--- In , " Carl E. Grimes " <grimes@...>

wrote:

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> According to the book Common-Sense Pest Control by Olkowski,

> Daar & Olkowski, 1991 Taunton Press, grubs are the larval stage

> of beetles. Two interesting methods they note: