| Julia Altshuler |
Damsel wrote:
I don't
> routinely kill critters, but if the spider can harm us, I should probably
> get rid of it. The picture isn't great, because I was too scared to get
> any closer.
>
> I'd appreciate any help with either of these. Click on the yellow squash:
> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/head_trollop/my_photos
Yup, that's a spider. (That's the identification part of this message.)
For those situations where you don't want to get too close to a bug,
the vacuum cleaner works nicely. Stand in the doorway with vacuum and
vacuum hose. Attack spider from distance.
--Lia
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| Damsel |
Julia Altshuler <jaltshuler@comcast.net> said:
> Damsel wrote:
> I don't
> > routinely kill critters, but if the spider can harm us, I should probably
> > get rid of it. The picture isn't great, because I was too scared to get
> > any closer.
> >
> > I'd appreciate any help with either of these. Click on the yellow squash:
> > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/head_trollop/my_photos
>
> Yup, that's a spider. (That's the identification part of this message.)
Damn, you're good. Do you do this professionally? LOL!
> For those situations where you don't want to get too close to a bug,
> the vacuum cleaner works nicely. Stand in the doorway with vacuum and
> vacuum hose. Attack spider from distance.
Yeah, but then I've got an angry spider in my vacuum cleaner. Crash is
getting up in a couple hours. Hopefully, he can save me. <G>
Carol
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| Andy |
Julia Altshuler <jaltshuler@comcast.net> wrote in
news:k-WdnXFyMNxUMW3fRVn-gQ@comcast.com:
> Damsel wrote:
> I don't
>> routinely kill critters, but if the spider can harm us, I should
>> probably get rid of it. The picture isn't great, because I was too
>> scared to get any closer.
>>
>> I'd appreciate any help with either of these. Click on the yellow
>> squash: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/head_trollop/my_photos
>
>
> Yup, that's a spider. (That's the identification part of this
> message.)
> For those situations where you don't want to get too close to a bug,
> the vacuum cleaner works nicely. Stand in the doorway with vacuum and
> vacuum hose. Attack spider from distance.
>
>
> --Lia
Oooh! Oooh! [raising hand]
BENZENE!!!!!!!!!!!
Get a squirt bottle and fill it with benzene (check printer supply
stores for cheap).
We used it to kill flying "king-kong" roaches. It's wonderful!!! The
instant it hits a bug, it totally evaporates any moisture from their
system, rendering them dead in the blink of an eye, without the
"crunch" of sledge hammer or fly swatter.
OH THE GOOD OL' DAYS!
:D
Andy
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| Damsel |
Julia Altshuler <jaltshuler@comcast.net> said:
> Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually, I'll
> beat you to the punch with this:
>
> http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp
There are people all over who are going to skip breakfast after viewing
those pictures. <G>
This guy isn't brown. He's dark, dark black. Like a cricket.
Carol
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| jmcquown |
Julia Altshuler wrote:
> Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually,
> I'll beat you to the punch with this:
>
>
> http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp
>
>
> Spider bites can hurt, but they're generally not too serious.
>
>
> --Lia
LOL! I've already explained to her this spider isn't a brown recluse. They
are... reclusive (and brown! with a "fiddle"As for not serious, I don't care
what snopes has to say, I saw a guy in the doctor's office who had a HUGE
abcess on his leg from being bitten by one. It was gross. Not deadly, but
gross.
And those *are* crookneck squash, particularly nice done on the grill,
brushed with a little oil. Also just fine cut into coins and steamed.
Slightly sweet in taste. I use them in my squash casserole. A very nice
squash they are :)
Jill
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| Julia Altshuler |
Andy wrote:
> Oooh! Oooh! [raising hand]
>
> BENZENE!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Get a squirt bottle and fill it with benzene (check printer supply
> stores for cheap).
>
> We used it to kill flying "king-kong" roaches. It's wonderful!!! The
> instant it hits a bug, it totally evaporates any moisture from their
> system, rendering them dead in the blink of an eye, without the
> "crunch" of sledge hammer or fly swatter.
Or, for a more absurd answer, you could try swallowing a bird to catch
the spider ...
--Lia
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| Nancy Young |
"jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote
> LOL! I've already explained to her this spider isn't a brown recluse.
> They
> are... reclusive (and brown! with a "fiddle"As for not serious, I don't
> care
> what snopes has to say, I saw a guy in the doctor's office who had a HUGE
> abcess on his leg from being bitten by one. It was gross. Not deadly,
> but
> gross.
I was in a doctor's waiting room when someone from work came in ... she
had left her car windows open overnight and when she got in, whammo.
Holy crow, you shoulda seen this bite! What a mess, and it hurt her! Big
huge thing (okay, I guess abcess). Not a pretty thing.
nancy
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| jmcquown |
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Nancy Young wrote:
> "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote
>
>> LOL! I've already explained to her this spider isn't a brown
>> recluse. They
>> are... reclusive (and brown! with a "fiddle"As for not serious, I
>> don't care
>> what snopes has to say, I saw a guy in the doctor's office who had a
>> HUGE abcess on his leg from being bitten by one. It was gross. Not
>> deadly, but
>> gross.
>
> I was in a doctor's waiting room when someone from work came in ...
> she had left her car windows open overnight and when she got in,
> whammo.
> Holy crow, you shoulda seen this bite! What a mess, and it hurt her!
> Big huge thing (okay, I guess abcess). Not a pretty thing.
>
> nancy
You should have seen me when I was moving once. I had some of those
cardboard under-the-bed boxes and was sorting through clothing when out
ventured a rather large brown recluse. I jumped up, screaming. My
then-roommate screamed, too. I grabbed the vacuum cleaner and sucked it up
with the hose.
Note to Damsel: Trust me, those things don't survive what is (to them)
tornado force 5 winds ;)
Jill
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| tintalle |
I was bitten by a recluse about 7 yrs ago. Nasty horrible.... ugh. Was
very lucky I didn't lose my foot because of it. Ended up with just some
tissue damage, still have some scarring.
jmcquown wrote:
> Julia Altshuler wrote:
>
>>Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually,
>>I'll beat you to the punch with this:
>>
>>
>>http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp
>>
>>
>>Spider bites can hurt, but they're generally not too serious.
>>
>>
>>--Lia
>
>
> LOL! I've already explained to her this spider isn't a brown recluse. They
> are... reclusive (and brown! with a "fiddle"As for not serious, I don't care
> what snopes has to say, I saw a guy in the doctor's office who had a HUGE
> abcess on his leg from being bitten by one. It was gross. Not deadly, but
> gross.
>
> And those *are* crookneck squash, particularly nice done on the grill,
> brushed with a little oil. Also just fine cut into coins and steamed.
> Slightly sweet in taste. I use them in my squash casserole. A very nice
> squash they are :)
>
> Jill
>
>
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| Rhonda Anderson |
Xref: 127.0.0.1 rec.food.cooking:1100833
Julia Altshuler <jaltshuler@comcast.net> wrote in
news:7ridnZPIT6xsMm3fRVn-tw@comcast.com:
> Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually, I'll
> beat you to the punch with this:
>
>
> http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp
>
>
> Spider bites can hurt, but they're generally not too serious.
>
>
> --Lia
>
Come live around Sydney for a while and you might change your mind <g>.
http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/funnelweb.htm
http://www.uq.edu.au/~xxrraven/funnelwb.html
http://www.amonline.net.au/spiders/dangerous/redback/
The happy news of course is that since the development of antivenoms, no
deaths have occurred <g>. Plenty of redbacks in my yard, but I've not
seen any funnelwebs - possibly gets a bit too dry where I am. Mind you, I
always check the toes of my boots before putting them on. I remember a
news story some years ago where a bloke (living somewhere in North
Sydney, I think, where there are plenty of funnelwebs) put his shoes on
and travelled all the way to work before being bitten by a funnelweb in
the toe of his shoe.
Of course, the majority of spiders are not lethal, but a couple of
species that will make you pretty sick, and could kill you, is enough for
me :-)
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia
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| nancy1 |
Julia Altshuler wrote:
> Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually, I'll
> beat you to the punch with this:
>
>
> http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp
>
>
> Spider bites can hurt, but they're generally not too serious.
>
>
> --Lia
One of my co-workers in OKC got bitten (in bed) on her thigh by a brown
recluse (she was able to catch it and put it in a jar to take to the
ER) - she permanently lost a sizable portion of skin/tissue from her
thigh because of the necrotizing action of the bite. Just FYI...spider
bites CAN be serious.
N.
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| serene |
tintalle <tintalle@nl.rogers.com> wrote:
> I was bitten by a recluse about 7 yrs ago. Nasty horrible.... ugh. Was
> very lucky I didn't lose my foot because of it. Ended up with just some
> tissue damage, still have some scarring.
Ick. This is reminding me of my stingray bite, which is not anything
like a spider bite, but I too still have a scar that took a LONG time to
heal. Years.
serene
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| shiral14@hotmail.com |
I don't think the spider can live in all that suction. Being sucked
into a vacuum bag will be one of the surer ways you can kill it
without having to get close to it. Vacuum a room or two after the
spider, then take the vacuum bag out to your outdoor trash bins.
Problem solved!
(I'm scared of big spiders too, so I sympathize. Big BLACK spiders in
my home are enough to give me a shot of adrenaline to the heart. I'd
want to be rid of it, too.)
Melissa
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| Rick & Cyndi |
"Rhonda Anderson" <schumacher11@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:Xns96A8CDFF1AB6schumacher11bigpondc@61.9.191.5...
> Julia Altshuler <jaltshuler@comcast.net> wrote in
> news:7ridnZPIT6xsMm3fRVn-tw@comcast.com:
>
>> Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually, I'll
>> beat you to the punch with this:
>>
>>
>> http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp
>>
>>
>> Spider bites can hurt, but they're generally not too serious.
>>
>>
>> --Lia
>>
>
> Come live around Sydney for a while and you might change your mind <g>.
>
> http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/funnelweb.htm
> http://www.uq.edu.au/~xxrraven/funnelwb.html
>
> http://www.amonline.net.au/spiders/dangerous/redback/
>
> The happy news of course is that since the development of antivenoms, no
> deaths have occurred <g>. Plenty of redbacks in my yard, but I've not
> seen any funnelwebs - possibly gets a bit too dry where I am. Mind you, I
> always check the toes of my boots before putting them on. I remember a
> news story some years ago where a bloke (living somewhere in North
> Sydney, I think, where there are plenty of funnelwebs) put his shoes on
> and travelled all the way to work before being bitten by a funnelweb in
> the toe of his shoe.
>
> Of course, the majority of spiders are not lethal, but a couple of
> species that will make you pretty sick, and could kill you, is enough for
> me :-)
>
> Rhonda Anderson
> Cranebrook, NSW, Australia
==========
Thanks for posting that Rhonda. Neat pictures.
NOTE: Redbacks are known as "Black Widow" spiders in the states.
Cyndi/Syssi
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| Rick & Cyndi |
"Julia Altshuler" <jaltshuler@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ANCdnZ2dnZ0-ijzMnZ2dnZ8obd-dnZ2dRVn-y52dnZ0@comcast.com...
> Andy wrote:
>
>> Oooh! Oooh! [raising hand]
>>
>> BENZENE!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>> Get a squirt bottle and fill it with benzene (check printer supply stores
>> for cheap).
>>
>> We used it to kill flying "king-kong" roaches. It's wonderful!!! The
>> instant it hits a bug, it totally evaporates any moisture from their
>> system, rendering them dead in the blink of an eye, without the "crunch"
>> of sledge hammer or fly swatter.
>
>
> Or, for a more absurd answer, you could try swallowing a bird to catch the
> spider ...
>
>
> --Lia
>----------
We have that book too! Rick and Nathan love it!
Cyndi/Syssi
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| Janet Bostwick |
"Andy" <Q> wrote in message
news:Xns96A74F8472F63nospamdotcom@216.196.97.136...
snip>
> Oooh! Oooh! [raising hand]
>
> BENZENE!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Get a squirt bottle and fill it with benzene (check printer supply
> stores for cheap).
>
> We used it to kill flying "king-kong" roaches. It's wonderful!!! The
> instant it hits a bug, it totally evaporates any moisture from their
> system, rendering them dead in the blink of an eye, without the
> "crunch" of sledge hammer or fly swatter.
>
> OH THE GOOD OL' DAYS!
>
> :D
>
> Andy
I gotta tell you what I got my husband for a Father's Day present. It's a
racquet, strung with wire and batteries in the handle. You take a swing at
the annoying bug and ZAPPO!!! Bug Gone. Particularly handy for those darn
moths that flutter around the lamps at night--and yellow jackets, and--oh,
heck, real handy and a lot of darn fun.
Janet
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| pennyaline |
shiral14 wrote:
> I don't think the spider can live in all that suction. Being sucked
> into a vacuum bag will be one of the surer ways you can kill it
> without having to get close to it. Vacuum a room or two after the
> spider, then take the vacuum bag out to your outdoor trash bins.
> Problem solved!
>
> (I'm scared of big spiders too, so I sympathize. Big BLACK spiders in
> my home are enough to give me a shot of adrenaline to the heart. I'd
> want to be rid of it, too.)
A spider that predominates in this part of the US is the hobo spider. The
are huge, aggressive, outstandingly fast runners, have necrotizing venom,
and are notorious among exterminators for being hard to kill. More than one
exterminating company has advised us not to try to nab them with the vacuum
cleaner: "It only makes them mad!" Time in the vacuum wont kill them, and
they'll move heaven and earth to get you when you change the bag/empty the
canister.
We caught one once, and kept it in a jar, sealed up tight and with no food
source, for four weeks. If we left it alone, it sat still. If we made a move
toward the jar, it would move toward the glass. We became so uncomfortable
with its longevity that we finally terminated it by putting it in the
freezer -- a method recommended by exterminators.
We also have black widow and yellow sac spiders here. Yellow sac bites are
necrotizing too, just like hobos and brown recluses. Widows are another
matter. It's a good thing that black widows tend to be shy. I have several
black widow webs in my garage and window wells, and I'm glad that their
spinners are content to stay in their hiding places and avoid confrontation.
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| notbob |
On 2005-08-04, pennyaline <nsmitchell@spamspamspamspamspamspamspameggandspam.com> wrote:
> and are notorious among exterminators for being hard to kill....
Here's my spider killer.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?F5A223D8B
Use the long bernzOmatic bottles instead of the shorter Colman
bottles. Lock the flame on and grab the base of bottle to get some
reach. First, the legs go up like dry tinder, then they go "pop".
Guaranteed death in nano-seconds.
nb
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| pennyaline |
notbob wrote:
> Here's my spider killer.
>
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?F5A223D8B
>
> Use the long bernzOmatic bottles instead of the shorter Colman
> bottles. Lock the flame on and grab the base of bottle to get some
> reach. First, the legs go up like dry tinder, then they go "pop".
> Guaranteed death in nano-seconds.
That's okay, I guess, if you don't mind scorched and charred areas around
your home. Then again, some would prefer that to spiders any day.
<boiling spiders popping about the place... eeeewwwwwwww>
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| Andy |
"Janet Bostwick" <nospam@cableone.net> wrote in
news:11f2o3i1nnfcc97@corp.supernews.com:
> I gotta tell you what I got my husband for a Father's Day present.
> It's a racquet, strung with wire and batteries in the handle. You
> take a swing at the annoying bug and ZAPPO!!! Bug Gone. Particularly
> handy for those darn moths that flutter around the lamps at night--and
> yellow jackets, and--oh, heck, real handy and a lot of darn fun.
> Janet
Janet,
Sounds like fun!
I forget where I heard this, but after you die and you're going through
a tunnel heading for the light, you soon realize your new incarnation as
a moth.
:) ?
Andy
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| Rhonda Anderson |
"Rick & Cyndi" <rnchackett@verizon.net> wrote in
news:s6dIe.13818$kc6.2412@trnddc03:
>
> "Rhonda Anderson" <schumacher11@bigpond.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns96A8CDFF1AB6schumacher11bigpondc@61.9.191.5...
>> Julia Altshuler <jaltshuler@comcast.net> wrote in
>> news:7ridnZPIT6xsMm3fRVn-tw@comcast.com:
>>
>>
>> http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/funnelweb.htm
>> http://www.uq.edu.au/~xxrraven/funnelwb.html
>>
>> http://www.amonline.net.au/spiders/dangerous/redback/
>>
>> The happy news of course is that since the development of antivenoms,
>> no deaths have occurred <g>. Plenty of redbacks in my yard, but I've
>> not seen any funnelwebs - possibly gets a bit too dry where I am.
>> Mind you, I always check the toes of my boots before putting them on.
>> I remember a news story some years ago where a bloke (living
>> somewhere in North Sydney, I think, where there are plenty of
>> funnelwebs) put his shoes on and travelled all the way to work before
>> being bitten by a funnelweb in the toe of his shoe.
>>
>> Of course, the majority of spiders are not lethal, but a couple of
>> species that will make you pretty sick, and could kill you, is enough
>> for me :-)
>>
>> Rhonda Anderson
>> Cranebrook, NSW, Australia
> ==========
>
> Thanks for posting that Rhonda. Neat pictures.
>
> NOTE: Redbacks are known as "Black Widow" spiders in the states.
Glad you enjoyed them. If you like spider photos you should check out
http://www.spiderzrule.com/spider2.htm
I discovered this site when I was trying to identify a spider in my yard.
Plenty of spider photos.
I did know that Black Widows were related to redbacks - I think they're
actually a separate species. The redbacks I don't mind so much as they're
not aggressive - I just need to be careful if working in the yard, and
picking things up. Also, the venom doesn't work super quickly so you have
plenty of time to get to the doctor.The funnelweb venom is much faster
acting.
Hey, redbacks even have their own song -
http://www.gonewalkabout.com/got/got_spider.htm
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia
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| AlleyGator |
Julia Altshuler <jaltshuler@comcast.net> wrote:
>Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually, I'll
>beat you to the punch with this:
>
>
>http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp
>
>
>Spider bites can hurt, but they're generally not too serious.
>
>
>--Lia
>
Yep, thank goodness this one isn't a recluse and appears to be your
everday harmless one. We have BR's here a lot. They are VERY nasty,
and can seriously screw up your life. If it's got a fiddle, don't
piddle - kill the sucker fast.
--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.
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| ~patches~ |
AlleyGator wrote:
> Julia Altshuler <jaltshuler@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>>Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually, I'll
>>beat you to the punch with this:
>>
>>
>>http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp
>>
>>
>>Spider bites can hurt, but they're generally not too serious.
>>
>>
>>--Lia
>>
>
>
> Yep, thank goodness this one isn't a recluse and appears to be your
> everday harmless one. We have BR's here a lot. They are VERY nasty,
> and can seriously screw up your life. If it's got a fiddle, don't
> piddle - kill the sucker fast.
>
What's a fiddle in respect to spiders? If I see a spider I would
certainly be piddling while I'm running for cover! I'd just toss a
granade at the sucker. I don't care if they are outside but inside is a
whole other issue. The same goes for rodents. Now snakes whether they
are inside or outside just create havoc. I need a *huge nuclear* bomb
to deal with those suckers! Oh neat thing...DSIL showed me how to use
WD-40 on certain insects. Those things fry and leave me alone. It is
very effective on wasps nests. Right now I'm killing off box elder
bugs. Darn things are everywhere! We have daddy long legs too. I'd
like to move just because of these critters not to mention other
critters way bigger than spiders. Chocolate covered ants are quite
popular. I wonder if chocolate covered spiders would work?
> --
> The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
> At least now I have an excuse.
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| AlleyGator |
~patches~ <noones_home@thisaddress.com> wrote:
>What's a fiddle in respect to spiders? If I see a spider I would
>certainly be piddling while I'm running for cover! I'd just toss a
>granade at the sucker. . . . . .
I understand - sometimes better to be safe than sorry. In case your
question was not rhetorical, the recluse is usually a light creamy tan
(not always) and has a dark brown fiddle-shaped marking on top of it.
>Chocolate covered ants are quite
>popular. I wonder if chocolate covered spiders would work?
Now that's just gross <G>
--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.
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| Janet Bostwick |
"~patches~" <noones_home@thisaddress.com> wrote in message
news:11f4io0p5eotdb8@corp.supernews.com...
snip
Right now I'm killing off box elder
> bugs. Darn things are everywhere! snip
>> The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
>> At least now I have an excuse.
>
Mix a little liquid detergent with water in a spray bottle. Spray the
mixture onto the box elder bugs. Kills them right away.
Janet
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| ~patches~ |
Janet Bostwick wrote:
> "~patches~" <noones_home@thisaddress.com> wrote in message
> news:11f4io0p5eotdb8@corp.supernews.com...
> snip
> Right now I'm killing off box elder
>
>>bugs. Darn things are everywhere! snip
>>
>>>The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
>>>At least now I have an excuse.
>>
> Mix a little liquid detergent with water in a spray bottle. Spray the
> mixture onto the box elder bugs. Kills them right away.
> Janet
>
>
Oh thankyou so much! I will give that a try. So far I tried RAID
spray, BugBGone, boiling water, flyswatter, cussing, and stomping.
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| Janet Bostwick |
"~patches~" <noones_home@thisaddress.com> wrote in message
news:11f59pqnkrd1k29@corp.supernews.com...
> Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>> "~patches~" <noones_home@thisaddress.com> wrote in message
>> news:11f4io0p5eotdb8@corp.supernews.com...
>> snip
>> Right now I'm killing off box elder
>>
>>>bugs. Darn things are everywhere! snip
>>>
>>>>The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
>>>>At least now I have an excuse.
>>>
>> Mix a little liquid detergent with water in a spray bottle. Spray the
>> mixture onto the box elder bugs. Kills them right away.
>> Janet
> Oh thankyou so much! I will give that a try. So far I tried RAID spray,
> BugBGone, boiling water, flyswatter, cussing, and stomping.
You are very welcome--they are the most annoying things. Be sure to rake up
any grass or leaves around the base of the house as they seem to breed
there. Digging the area in spring that you think is the breeding area
seems to cut down on the population. Cursing and stomping doesn't seem to
work well. ;o{
Janet
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| ms. tonya |
Julia Altshuler wrote:
Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually, I'll
beat you to the punch with this:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp
Spider bites can hurt, but they're generally not too serious.
--Lia
LOL! I've already explained to her this spider isn't a brown recluse.
They are... reclusive (and brown! with a "fiddle"As for not serious, I
don't care what snopes has to say, I saw a guy in the doctor's office
who had a HUGE abcess on his leg from being bitten by one. It was gross.
Not deadly, but gross.
And those *are* crookneck squash, particularly nice done on the grill,
brushed with a little oil. Also just fine cut into coins and steamed.
Slightly sweet in taste. I use them in my squash casserole. A very nice
squash they are :)
Jill ------------------------------------------------------RESPONSE: ten
years ago on my birthday I was admitted to the hospital for a brown
recluse spider bite on my stomach. Doctors said if I had waited another
24 hours chances were good I would have died because I had become an
diabetic and didn't know till then.
The worst part of hospital stay was doctors coming in my room at 5am
couple of days later and using a scapel had to remove dead tissue from
bite area and taking samples which later learned they were looking for
eggs not knowing if spider was male or female.
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serene wrote:
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> Ick. This is reminding me of my stingray bite, which is not anything
> like a spider bite, but I too still have a scar that took a LONG time to
> heal. Years.
>
> serene
Ok, now you HAVE TO tell the story...
-L.
(who gets bitten by her snakes on a regular basis...)
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| serene |
-L. <gentleboa@peacemail.com> wrote:
> serene wrote:
> >
> > Ick. This is reminding me of my stingray bite, which is not anything
> > like a spider bite, but I too still have a scar that took a LONG time to
> > heal. Years.
> >
> > serene
>
> Ok, now you HAVE TO tell the story...
Not much of a story. I was apparently the 13th person that day to get
stung on that beach. The lifeguard said their daily average was around
30. It was the worst pain I had ever felt, and since then the only
thing that has beaten it was a spinal tap. (Being stabbed hurt a lot
less than either of these things.)
serene
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serene wrote:
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> Not much of a story. I was apparently the 13th person that day to get
> stung on that beach. The lifeguard said their daily average was around
> 30. It was the worst pain I had ever felt, and since then the only
> thing that has beaten it was a spinal tap. (Being stabbed hurt a lot
> less than either of these things.)
>
> serene
Oh, you said bite - I thought you meant bite as in with teeth. :)
I once was stung by a jellyfish in Galveston Bay, TX. THAT was
absolutely paralyzing. I was 10.
-L.
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Julia Altshuler wrote:
> Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually, I'll
> beat you to the punch with this:
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> http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp
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> Spider bites can hurt, but they're generally not too serious.
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> --Lia
That is more likely the bite of a venomous snake - one with hemolytic
venom. The area affected is far too large for spider venom.
-L.
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"-L." <gentleboa@peacemail.com> wrote in message
news:1123401718.459340.304960@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> Julia Altshuler wrote:
>> Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually, I'll
>> beat you to the punch with this:
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>> http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp
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>>
>> Spider bites can hurt, but they're generally not too serious.
>>
>>
>> --Lia
>
> That is more likely the bite of a venomous snake - one with hemolytic
> venom. The area affected is far too large for spider venom.
>
> -L.
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Maybe. Maybe not. I disagree though. There was a fellow that lived 30
minutes from us (when we stilled in Armpit, IL) that had a brown recluse
bite on his leg... his bite makes that hand picture look mild - he numerous
surgeries and I never heard if his leg eventually had to be amputated or
not... Brown Recluse bites can maim - big time!
Cyndi
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