Saturday, May 22, 2010

Yo Ho Yo Ho...a Pirate's Life for Me!

That's what I figure the earwigs are singing every night as they drowned themselves (literally) in beer.  I have discovered that the pest that is doing the most damage to my crops is the earwig.  I have also discovered that they are suckers for a cold brew!  Every night I crack open a couple beers, fill about a dozen catfood tins with beer, and place them throughout the garden. 

It's working pretty nicely I think.  Each morning I go out and see tons of earwigs floating in the beer.  They are still getting to the plants, but I think they get quickly lured away by the sweet scent of a brew and can't resist.  It's a tedious process but for now it's the best I've got.

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