SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY

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April/May 1992
By Rhonda Massingham Hart 
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Sold in the active juvenile stage, they are mixed with water and sprinkled along garden rows and at the base of plants. They must be kept moist to survive, and will keep in the refrigerator for up to two months.

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Editor's Note: Rhonda Massingham Hart is the author of the best-seller Bugs, Slugs & Other Thugs: Controlling Garden Pests Organically, from which this material is excerpted. This book covers all types of pests — from coyotes to crows to kids — and offers organic control solutions. It is available for $9.95 postpaid from Storey Communications, Schoolhouse Rd., Pownal, VT 05261; 800/827-8673. A former nursery proprietor, Rhonda Massingham Hart lives in Chattaroy, Washington.

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