I am occasionally tormented by "Happy Talk" from South Pacific. And since seeing my friends' new show which includes two tunes from Fiorello, the chrous from "Little Tin Box" now alternates inside my head with "Happy Talk." Gah, make it stop!!!!!! P.S.: Those are NOT my friends performing in the attached clip! Karen Here is a link that might be useful: (Annoying) Little Tin Box

Hi all, I just came back to the computer after a few days of hard-core tomato-picking and processing, and no computing! (I am already sick of tomatoes.) This has been a fascinating thread to read. Linda, I know well your thoughts on Bt and its destructive power, but I grow three corn crops...early, mid-season and late. Usually the early corn ripens early enough that I don't have to worry about corn earworms or corn borers. But, without Bt, I wouldn't get any mid-season or late corn worth eating. If some desirable caterpillars die in the process, that's unfortunate but that's jsut the way it goes. I try to keep the killing of all insects to a minimum, but there's times it's necessary. I refuse to feel guilty for dusting BT on a tiny portion of our 14 acres, since the rest of the acreage is not treated for anything. OKC1, what incredible helpful advice you offered in your post! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! I always love reading what you write. Susan, What am AMAZING amount of DE information you packed into one post! I love DE because I know I'd have to use more "hard-core" bug solutions were it not for DE. And, I'm with you on it being a bad year for the moths and butterflies. I'm wondering if it is drought-related? We have fewer butterflies this year than ever, and it is very sporadic. We'll see a few for a couple of days, and then not see any at all for the longest time. And, it is TOO HOT outside for man or beast now, isn't it? Hi again, Linda. I haven't seen any hornworms in the garden yet either, which seems sort of odd. I do have 3 plants out of about 100 that have some sort of damage that certainly looks like hornworm damage, but can't find one of those caterpillars anywhere. I know they can disappear into the green foliage of the plants, but usually I can spot them anyway. Not so this year. Hope y'all are having a lovely weekend. It is too, too hot and dry here. Dawn

The pest I detest the most is the hornworm! They are creepy, blend in so well with the plants that finding them can be difficult, and they can decimate a plant in no time! My new technique for dealing with them? (got this one from somewhere on gardenweb).....cut the little booger in half with scissors!! Gross, but effective and better than having to touch them! (just make sure to label the scissors and don't use them for other things!)

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