01-23-2009, 06:13 AM
Steven, thank you for contacting Dr.Prociv and Dr. Carlisle, that was so interesting and informative about the research ongoing in Australia into this problem.
Growing up in England, we always had a large vegetable garden, since no chemicals were used, slugs, snails and insects thrived. After picking the veg we always soaked the lettuce, ect, in salt water for a while. This would kill whatever was clinging to the leaves and the pests would float loose, then we rinsed and checked veg thoroughly before eating.
In Salinas Ca. broccoli and other vegetables grown around the area had a problem with flea infestation, even though you bought the produce from the store! Again, we used the same method, this would draw the fleas out of the vegetables and kill them.
Unfortunately, due to the seriousness of this problem, not sure if this method would work with this type of contamination.
Growing up in England, we always had a large vegetable garden, since no chemicals were used, slugs, snails and insects thrived. After picking the veg we always soaked the lettuce, ect, in salt water for a while. This would kill whatever was clinging to the leaves and the pests would float loose, then we rinsed and checked veg thoroughly before eating.
In Salinas Ca. broccoli and other vegetables grown around the area had a problem with flea infestation, even though you bought the produce from the store! Again, we used the same method, this would draw the fleas out of the vegetables and kill them.
Unfortunately, due to the seriousness of this problem, not sure if this method would work with this type of contamination.