Comments on: Sour Grapes http://foxhavenjournal.com/2008/06/29/whos-eating-my-grapes/ A place to grow in the hills of Missouri... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:10:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Ed Abbey http://foxhavenjournal.com/2008/06/29/whos-eating-my-grapes/#comment-2259 Ed Abbey Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:34:37 +0000 http://foxhavenjournal.com/2008/06/29/whos-eating-my-grapes/#comment-2259 We've had them for four or five years now. I haven't tried to eradicate them so I can't help you there. I generally just leave them be and let them munch on the things that they like to munch on. They haven't seemed to damage anything to the point of killing it yet. I have invested large amounts of time of sealing all points of entry into our house. After remodeling my basement and going though a multitude of caulking tubes, I think I finally succeeded. Instead of the hundreds that would be dead in and around the windows, I've only found a couple that probably came in an open door. Back when I raised pumpkins on a smaller level, I used to use talcum powder to keep beetles away. That was back before the Japaneese variety so I don't know if it works on them. We’ve had them for four or five years now. I haven’t tried to eradicate them so I can’t help you there. I generally just leave them be and let them munch on the things that they like to munch on. They haven’t seemed to damage anything to the point of killing it yet. I have invested large amounts of time of sealing all points of entry into our house. After remodeling my basement and going though a multitude of caulking tubes, I think I finally succeeded. Instead of the hundreds that would be dead in and around the windows, I’ve only found a couple that probably came in an open door.

Back when I raised pumpkins on a smaller level, I used to use talcum powder to keep beetles away. That was back before the Japaneese variety so I don’t know if it works on them.

]]> By: Beau http://foxhavenjournal.com/2008/06/29/whos-eating-my-grapes/#comment-2260 Beau Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:16:18 +0000 http://foxhavenjournal.com/2008/06/29/whos-eating-my-grapes/#comment-2260 Thanks Ed- good thoughts. Someone also mentioned a powder type of substance that works. Strange critters, and that they're new to many areas! Thanks Ed- good thoughts. Someone also mentioned a powder type of substance that works. Strange critters, and that they’re new to many areas!

]]> By: R. Sherman http://foxhavenjournal.com/2008/06/29/whos-eating-my-grapes/#comment-2284 R. Sherman Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:21:39 +0000 http://foxhavenjournal.com/2008/06/29/whos-eating-my-grapes/#comment-2284 Greetings, I popped over from Ed Abbey's comments and have spent a bit of my lunch hour thumbing through your site. Suffice it to say, I really enjoyed it -- the musings and the photos (The one of your dog and cat on the road together is priceless). I shall return. Cheers. Greetings,

I popped over from Ed Abbey’s comments and have spent a bit of my lunch hour thumbing through your site. Suffice it to say, I really enjoyed it — the musings and the photos (The one of your dog and cat on the road together is priceless).

I shall return.

Cheers.

]]> By: Beau http://foxhavenjournal.com/2008/06/29/whos-eating-my-grapes/#comment-2285 Beau Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:32:43 +0000 http://foxhavenjournal.com/2008/06/29/whos-eating-my-grapes/#comment-2285 Welcome R. Sherman! And thank you for the kind feedback- it's great to hear from folks as we share our small place in the world with everyone. Of course sometimes it's like writing messages into proverbial bottles, sent into the void of internetdom... :) Welcome R. Sherman! And thank you for the kind feedback- it’s great to hear from folks as we share our small place in the world with everyone. Of course sometimes it’s like writing messages into proverbial bottles, sent into the void of internetdom… :)

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