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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>We have found that planting alot of Catnip (Nepeta
Cateraria) around the compound attracts cats - ergo rats learn THAT and
tend to stay away. You also will be producing your own biomass as it grows
rather vigorously.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>George from the jungle</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rstanley@legacyfound.org
href="mailto:rstanley@legacyfound.org">Richard Stanley</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org
href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">Discussion of biomass cooking
stoves</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 07, 2013 5:45
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Stoves] Fwd: Problems with
rats eatign briquettes</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Ronald,
<DIV>Cute but you know what happens to a briquette when you hit it with an air
rifle…Much less the implications o the project in a post war setting such s
northern Guatemala…</DIV>
<DIV>Richard</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR>
<DIV>
<DIV>On Aug 6, 2013, at 9:02 AM, Ronald Hongsermeier wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">A good air rifle with a night scope and
a watchman who can shoot will do wonders.<BR><BR>probably not to practicable,
but there are guys in GB who de-infest ag buildings of rats and pigeons using
this method. <BR><BR>They're pretty smart so after a while they won't show
up.<BR><BR>regards,<BR><BR>ronald von tropenbayern<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On 06.08.2013 17:26, Richard Stanley
wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid:D84836A2-2FB7-4B87-9C7C-AD9B326CD6A6@legacyfound.org
type="cite">Hi all,
<DIV>My own suggestions are put wire wool in the briquettes a small amount,
as I know the rats will not try to get through that if, used to plug a hole
in the hidden corners of the house. other suggestion hanging them on a wire
( as we saw in Huehe / Sta Eulalia or changing the blend to something
rats do not like to eat, which is either neutral or still combustible and in
either case does not emit noxious smoke or gasses at elevated temperature.
These are just my ideas.I have not ever tested them myself. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>So for anybody with similar experience, what was/is your
solution?
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Please send to Gustavo Molina ccyd below directly and ccy
to the rest of us.</DIV>
<DIV>Thanks in advance,</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Richard Stanley</DIV>
<DIV>www,<A href="http://legacyfound.org/"
moz-do-not-send="true">legacyfound.org</A><BR>
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</B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">"Gustavo Molina" <<A
href="mailto:ambiente@fundacionprogresarguatemala.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">ambiente@fundacionprogresarguatemala.org</A>><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Date:
</B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">August
5, 2013 8:45:24 AM PDT<BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>To: </B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium">"Richard Stanley" <<A
href="mailto:rstanley@legacyfound.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">rstanley@legacyfound.org</A>><BR></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Subject:
</B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>Problems</B><BR></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<DIV>Dear Richard,</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>We are having some problems here. Rats are eating our eco-leñas. We are
figuring what to do. Rats are always so tricky to handle. Have you heard of
clever solutions world wide?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Saludos,</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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Molina</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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mce_style="font-style: italic;" mce_name="em"><SPAN style="COLOR: #888888"
mce_style="color:
#888888;">Project
Coordinator<BR>Environment, Climate Change Agriculture and Eco-leña<BR>tel.
2332-3659 / cel: 5717-2240<BR><A
href="mailto:ambiente@fundacionprogresarguatemala.org"
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mce_href="mailto:ambiente@fundacionprogresarguatemala.org">ambiente@fundacionprogresarguatemala.org</A></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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