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June 18, 2009
Beer's better than pesticide
Beer better option than pesticide to kill ratsKuala Lumpur, Jun 3 (ANI): Pesticides were once believed to be the best defence against pests, but now an advocate of safe substitutes has come up with safer ways of getting rid of them.
Stephen L. Tvedten from US believes that it is better to use intelligence against pests, and he has come up with more than 2,800 safe and effective alternatives to pesticides.
Tvedten, a former boxer, has even posted a virtual pest management encyclopaedia called "The Best Control II" which, among others, states that using aspartame (sweetener) or even beer is effective in killing rats.
"All one has to do is use a lasagne pan which has a thin layer of oil on it," the New Straits Times Online quoted him as saying.
"Then pour some beer on the pan. Once rats consume the beer, they would develop some internal reaction before their tummies blow up," he said.
I'm not sure I understand how beer & oil will kill a rat. But maybe if I have a few beers, I'll figure it out..
Posted by joke du jour at June 18, 2009 07:33 PM
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