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MsCowpea · February 23, 2021

Hi Karen, couldn’t figure out where ‘Carl’ came from when I posted under Ms Cowpea until I noticed that one of my favorite quotes is below all my posts. ��

"When we kill off the natural enemies of a pest we inherit their work."
Carl Huffaker

Thanks for giving me opportunity to explain. Carl Huffaker ( 1914-1995) was one of the founders of
Integrated Pest Management and early proponent and developer of biological controls.
That quote has always inspired me to avoid insecticides that negatively impact beneficial insects lest we end up having to repeatedly spray and spray to our detriment as we have taken over their job.

February 23, 2021	#38
MsCowpea Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S. FLorida / Zone 10 Posts: 369	Hi Karen, couldn’t figure out where ‘Carl’ came from when I posted under Ms Cowpea until I noticed that one of my favorite quotes is below all my posts. �� "When we kill off the natural enemies of a pest we inherit their work." Carl Huffaker Thanks for giving me opportunity to explain. Carl Huffaker ( 1914-1995) was one of the founders of Integrated Pest Management and early proponent and developer of biological controls. That quote has always inspired me to avoid insecticides that negatively impact beneficial insects lest we end up having to repeatedly spray and spray to our detriment as we have taken over their job. __________________ "When we kill off the natural enemies of a pest we inherit their work." Carl Huffaker Last edited by MsCowpea; February 23, 2021 at 05:53 PM. Reason: fix sentence