Posted by Salty Thumb on August 18, 2003, 8:05 pm
> Yesterday I heard (from an acquaintance of a friend, so cannot vouch
> for the veracity, merely relate it as told to me) that someone near
> here accidentally dropped a container of garlic butter, which popped
> open and splattered the contents on the ground. He was amazed to see,
> several minutes later, hundreds of grasshoppers eagerly eating it.
>
> He was even more amazed to see, about fifteen minutes later, hundreds
> of dead grasshoppers. Apparently the Alberta Agricultural Research
> organisation (IIRC) is following up on this.
>
> Is this an Old Wives' tale, or an Urban/Rural Legend?
>
> It won't cost anyone much to try this out.
Interesting, one web site lists garlic as a grasshopper repellant.
However, my guess is that the grasshoppers asphixiated themselves, since
they breathe through spiracles in their legs and the butter probably
clogged them up pretty good.
-- Salty
Posted by jammer on August 18, 2003, 9:00 pm
On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 21:59:54 GMT, John Hall
>Yesterday I heard (from an acquaintance of a friend, so cannot vouch
>for the veracity, merely relate it as told to me) that someone near
>here accidentally dropped a container of garlic butter, which popped
>open and splattered the contents on the ground. He was amazed to see,
>several minutes later, hundreds of grasshoppers eagerly eating it.
>He was even more amazed to see, about fifteen minutes later, hundreds
>of dead grasshoppers. Apparently the Alberta Agricultural Research
>organisation (IIRC) is following up on this.
>Is this an Old Wives' tale, or an Urban/Rural Legend?
>It won't cost anyone much to try this out.
Well, i dont know, but orange wedges will bring crickets..
Posted by BLueCoBra on August 20, 2003, 12:08 am
> Yesterday I heard (from an acquaintance of a friend, so cannot vouch
> for the veracity, merely relate it as told to me) that someone near
> here accidentally dropped a container of garlic butter, which popped
> open and splattered the contents on the ground. He was amazed to see,
> several minutes later, hundreds of grasshoppers eagerly eating it.
> He was even more amazed to see, about fifteen minutes later, hundreds
> of dead grasshoppers. Apparently the Alberta Agricultural Research
> organisation (IIRC) is following up on this.
> Is this an Old Wives' tale, or an Urban/Rural Legend?
Sorry to say 'tis a tale, grasshoppers are known for their unrelenting
appetite of honey dijon mustard, not garlic butter.
!;^)
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> for the veracity, merely relate it as told to me) that someone near
> here accidentally dropped a container of garlic butter, which popped
> open and splattered the contents on the ground. He was amazed to see,
> several minutes later, hundreds of grasshoppers eagerly eating it.
>
> He was even more amazed to see, about fifteen minutes later, hundreds
> of dead grasshoppers. Apparently the Alberta Agricultural Research
> organisation (IIRC) is following up on this.
>
> Is this an Old Wives' tale, or an Urban/Rural Legend?
>
> It won't cost anyone much to try this out.