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<pre>Andrew,
We public who pay for the government are told that we are not authorised
to enter this link. Can you get us in????
Cheers
Andrew

andrew.petherbridge@health.gov.au wrote:

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> Hi Andrew,
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> Chalk - this is a really interesting idea to deal with ants.
>
> Chinese ant chalk? If you haven't done so - suggest it might be worth
> confirming what is in this chalk before you use too much of it?
>
> There is a Chinese ant chalk around that contains neurotoxins.
>
> Is this China chalk just your normal 'teachers' chalk?
>
> This link below might be relevant:
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> (see http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/archives...1998/chalk.htm).
> <http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/archives.../chalk.htm%29.>
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> Cheers
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>
> Andrew
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> (Olive grove in Mt Compass, South Australia)
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> > We are suffering badly from black sooty mould. I know this subject has
> > been discussed before but this may be a new slant on the problem.
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> > I have a chalk that was obtained in China for repelling insects. It
> > works great on ants. Initially they don't seem to take much notice but
> > after about 1/2 an hour there is no sign of ants.
> > I tried it on the trunk of a few trees where ants were scurrying up the
> > tree. I put a line of this chalk around the trunk. A little later no
> > sign of ants.
>
> Interesting results. I have had great success using pyrethrum based sprays
> for knocking down ants, and although I cannot see why simple calcium
> carbonate (chalk) would have any effect on ants, some for of chalk that
> contained pyrethrum might be effective. I suspect that Andrew hasn't had
> the
> Chinese chalk analysed (!) for exactly what is the effecive
> ingredient, but
> if it stops the little bu**ers from spreading sooty mould everywhere, I'm
> in!
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> > I would like to develop a spray of some sort to spread the chalk onto a
> > number of trrees to see if it continues to repel the little b"s.
> >
> > Anyone got any ideas. The medium for the liquid would have to be
> > something which did not cover the chalk with a coating as that might
> > smother the effect. But it needs to be something which would stick the
> > chalk to the trunk. If this works it could be a boon to the industry.
>
> Some form of light oil is most likely. The oil should carry the chalk, but
> evaporate in the heat? I knew there had to be a constructive use for
> Canola
> Oil!
> {now, that's not nice, Mike!!}
> Regards,
>
> Mike Wilson
> Hunter Valley.
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