they use every means possible, including scent, and color, and also time of the year - most insects have a life [breeding] cycle that matches their preffered hosts occurance - ie: if you plant broccoli things later than usual you'll miss the first flush of cole family pests, and hopefully the plants will be big enuff to withstand later hatchings - some also tend to work at a certain level, and sometimes you can protect the plant simply by putting collars around the stem to keep the things like cutworms away, and a 2' "fence" of clear plastic along your carrot rows will keep out certain carrot root flies garlic, onion, cayenne and other strong scented things are good general protection, and growing those things, as well as things like marigolds, around your crops will help as well as the spraying - lotsa 'companion plant' possibilities, and using the traits of the bugs against them is part of what IPM is about, as well as organic growing Bill

second chat with ebay . 4:22:01 PM eddiedewayne Initial Question/Comment: Buying/Bidding/Searching 4:22:06 PM System Thank you for contacting eBay Live Help! 4:22:06 PM System Roger G. has joined this session! 4:22:06 PM System Connected with Roger G. 4:22:06 PM Roger G. Hello, thanks for waiting and welcome to eBay Live Help! My name is Roger. How may I help you? 4:22:23 PM eddiedewayne roger , 4:22:58 PM eddiedewayne i have complained this morning to ebay about my pics being used without permission and this seller is still using it . 4:23:21 PM Roger G. Oh! I'm sorry to know about this.. 4:23:51 PM Roger G. I can understand how frustrating it can be when a picture is copied without permission.. 4:24:12 PM eddiedewayne how can we can this person to quit stealing pictures . he has done this many many times 4:24:31 PM Roger G. I have reported the seller again for the item 160387897611 and I'm sure they will soon be removed. 4:25:38 PM Roger G. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. 4:25:45 PM eddiedewayne how many times does he have to steal pics before he is removed from ebay 4:27:11 PM Roger G. You need not worry. Once the seller is tracked by our Trust and Safety Team, they will remove the item right away. 4:27:56 PM eddiedewayne yes , the pics have been removed in the past , but he continously steals pics from me and other top brugmansia growers 4:28:29 PM eddiedewayne i would like to know how to make him stop forever, this is giving ebay a bad name among all the brugmansia groups 4:29:27 PM Roger G. You simply need to send an email at rswebhelp@ebay.com to stop this seller forever. 4:29:48 PM eddiedewayne ty , i will do that

I tried Lifelock for a year and found that it was too much hassle. It was over $100 for the first year if I remember correctly, and that was a couple of years ago. Some knucklehead along the way got my address entered on their system as 123 123 Main Street (an extra set of numbers) and I had to spend a LOT of time on the phone PROVING that I didn't actually live at 123 123 Main and providing copies of insurance papers or whatever to prove my actual address. If it wasn't so aggravating it would have been funny. Then when the second year came around and they wanted me to renew for the same $100 (or whatever) fee I told them to take a hike. They already had all of my info and everything was set up, I wasn't about to pay another entire fee for another year with them doing practically nothing. Do what others have suggested and put a freeze/fraud alert on your credit. Get your free credit reports that you're entitled to and let the 3 big companies know that you want them to freeze your credit so that no-one can open a new card under your name without your knowledge. IT WORKS. We were at Home Depot and wanted to open a card and I had to jump through a couple of hoops to *unlock* my credit. For you to do all of this is only going to take slightly more time than it would to provide all of your information and fees to Lifelock or whomever to do it for you, and once you do it, you'll have more knowledge about the entire system, and that's a good thing. Good luck, Flyingflower!

I really am not trying to end up as the expert! You are in this business so you already know most of this, but I hope someone can benefit, somewhere. 1. The difference between breach of contract and fraud is the intent of the promisor at the time the promise was made -- if I intend to sell you a widget but run out of money, my widget supplier is on backorder, or any other excuse you've heard, it's probably "only" breach of contract. Fraud is hard to prove for that reason. In most states (YMMV), you can get punitive damages for fraud, but not breach of contract, hence the difference. 2. Anyone who relies on the widget being golden yellow and special orders golden yellow tiles to match may also be entitled to additional, consequential damages. Especially if they told the widget fabricator about the stuff being ordered/made to match. And if you can't get the golden yellow widget anywhere in your state and have to order from another state far away, and have that replacement 400 lb slab of widget shipped, the shipping (and, maybe, time and travel expenses) is another item of consequential damage. Please mention the phrase "consequential damage" to a lawyer and watch her greedy eyes light up. In my state, the homeowner might get the consequential damages for breach of contract but there are some very specific rules on what you can and can't do in case of fraud, which is why you need a local lawyer (expert in igloo defects?). BTW, you don't have to choose between fraud and breach of contract at the beginning -- you can claim both. 3. I know nothing about criminal law. 4. If you wish to go this route (which may be very effective in a small community), bad word of mouth is incredibly effective -- but there is a huge difference between "They sold my widget to someone else" (true statement of fact) and "They will sell your widget to someone else and steal you blind" (maybe defamation). 5. Stuff you already know...keep your documents, note your phone calls, etc. There are a lot of fine points that a good local atty will pick up on (atty fee clause in contract?) but I don't want to be giving out legal advice over the internet to someone in another state. Again, please consult with someone local to you (criminal and/or civil). 6. Good luck and hugs!!!