Dry Ice and bugs

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Haribol Samba

I have heard that you can get Diatomaceous earth in Bombay. Dry Ice can

some times be found in ice cream vendors supply houses. The Ice cream that

some street vendors sell is kept cold with dry Ice.

To kill the little beasties in your grains place a sheet on the ground

and pour the rice on the sheet. The rice should be spread very thinly the

sunlight will make the little varmints run for shade. ( I used to watch them

do that in India on the roofs) You then scoop up your cleaner rice, and place

in your steel containers. CO2 gas is heavier than air so put a hose to the

bottom of the container and slowly leak about fifteen minutes of CO2 gas then

pop on the lid and tape it up. That is the best I can offer. If you can

keep the gas in the container it will suffocate the bugs and by driving the

air out of the container thetas why you fill the container from the bottom

with the Co2 gas. It will let your grains age more slowly as air oxidizes the

grains. When the eggs hatch, if there is no air they die, or never hatch.

If you know any one in Bombay. I was told by a devotee in India that he got

diatomaceous earth in Bombay. Diatomaceous earth is used as a swimming pool

filter material it is also used as a scouring power, as a non toxic flea

power, it is added to paint to make a reflective paint for highways and signs

it is used in tooth paste also.

Neem is a bug repellent not insecticide! If you place some Neem oil or

fresh Neem leaves (they seem like they would be the most powerful) in your

grain and seal up the containers the bugs won't like it at all but sense they

can't get away well they just hold their noises and eat away. I believe that

after you have gassed the grains if you add fresh Neem leaves and your

containers are not air tight then Neem might also be a

deterrent to reinfestion. The lady who has been burning up cyber space with

smoking emails about my comments on castor oil, Tulasipriya dasa, apparently

is a really good herbalist perhaps she will have a cure for your woes.

Carol