Re: [CH] Re: Aphids & Whiteflies
Chris Meredith (merc@innocent.com)
Fri, 14 Jan 2000 18:42:05 -0800
I took a tangerine and offered it to my Blue point. It would appear that she
likes tangerines so I tried a lime and she licked it but not as vigorously as
the tangerine .....
she also plays fetch and will eat anything that doesn't eat her first
she won't eat straight peppers though......
-Chris
At 11:30 AM 1/14/00 +0000, Keith Stephenson wrote:
>Chris. in my experience cats hate citrus smells, chopped up orange peel
>(1/2"
>squares) scattered around the plant, or in/on the pot, should keep them
>away. This needs repeating often as the pieces lose their smell as they dry
>out.
>
>Another 'trick' popular here in the UK is to half fill a clear glass bottle
>with water, lay this on its side alongside the plant. The reflections in the
>bottle of the water surface is meant to unsettle the cat, the jury is out on
>this one.
>
>Your cats may be 'different', siamese are noted for this!!!!. try waving a
>piece of peel under ones nose and see if it likes it.
>
>Regards Keith