The CZickness XXX: As in life, the twenties are just a blur...

[Leadeye]

I'll pick up wolf spiders in the wood pile and toss them back in the woods, she thinks I crazy but I've never been bitten by one. Yellow jacket nests in the fall scare me more than anything around here, it's like stepping on a land mine.

 

[WebSnyper]

Bugs and snakes would be a problem with the gardener living in Florida. We saw one of my great nephews over the holidays who lives in Australia, that place seems like it's infested with bad bugs and two step snakes.

True. I would not be nearly as brave about wading up into serious weeds, and cover as I am when fishing here in Indiana. As a kid, I would not get I to nearly as deep of cover due to snakes and gators as I walk into here.

 

[SarahG]

I tend to leave spiders alone if they stay off the beaten paths around here. If they venture indoors it is on. Since we have been getting our fire wood directly from the woods and stacking it in the woodshop (Walled in carport attached to the house) we are seeing some seriously badass spiders. Seems we are importing them.

I usually give all bugs a chance. If I can get them into a cup, I'll put them outside. No promises that I won't be screaming the entire time though!

 

[rkwhyte2]

Yup, I'll take a cooler house. Wife likes it warm, yet she's the one that roasts me out of bed. I don't know about Alaska, but can it just stay like 60-70 degrees outside all year long, with low humidity?

If you want 60 -70 degrees all year round then you have to go to San Diego. I wouldn't move back there if you paid me.

 

[churchmouse]

I usually give all bugs a chance. If I can get them into a cup, I'll put them outside. No promises that I won't be screaming the entire time though!

The terrorists and CKW have no us for spiders of any kind. We find them in the playhouse swing set on occasion and I have to end them. I have no issues doing this as some of these things could put a serious hurt on a 6 year old. In the house they die. Period.
In the yard or the wild I leave them be.

 

[Leadeye]

If you want 60 -70 degrees all year round then you have to go to San Diego. I wouldn't move back there if you paid me.

A busy and expensive place.

 

[churchmouse]

If you want 60 -70 degrees all year round then you have to go to San Diego. I wouldn't move back there if you paid me.

One of the scheduled IMSA races was in SD and we were out there 4 years straight. Nice weather. Good food. People are odd at best. No way I would live there either.

 

[Leadeye]

The terrorists and CKW have no us for spiders of any kind. We find them in the playhouse swing set on occasion and I have to end them. I have no issues doing this as some of these things could put a serious hurt on a 6 year old. In the house they die. Period.
In the yard or the wild I leave them be.

Get some Bonide Carpenter Ant and Termite killer and spray around your house and yard. Not as persistent or lethal as Chlordane, but it works well. I use it to control Asian ladybugs. We also spray it on our clothes in the summer as a tick repellent.

 

[churchmouse]

Get some Bonide Carpenter Ant and Termite killer and spray around your house and yard. Not as persistent or lethal as Chlordane, but it works well. I use it to control Asian ladybugs. We also spray it on our clothes in the summer as a tick repellent.

 

[Leadeye]

The active material is the same one the army treats all uniforms with these days, it's pretty safe as bug chemicals go.

 

[churchmouse]

The active material is the same one the army treats all uniforms with these days, it's pretty safe as bug chemicals go.

That's a plus. We have a lot of places bugs like to be. 2 decks out back and a garden.

 

[gmcttr]

Get some Bonide Carpenter Ant and Termite killer and spray around your house and yard. Not as persistent or lethal as Chlordane, but it works well. I use it to control Asian ladybugs. We also spray it on our clothes in the summer as a tick repellent.

Dayum...at 13.3% Permethrin that should do the trick. The stuff they sell specifically to treat clothes is only 0.5% Permethrin.

 

[Leadeye]

That's a plus. We have a lot of places bugs like to be. 2 decks out back and a garden.

Once a year or so and you should be good to go. Sunlight erodes the effectiveness of the chemical over time and it is highly toxic to cats for some reason, but not dogs or other pets.

 

[Leadeye]

Dayum...at 13.3% Permethrin that should do the trick. The stuff they sell specifically to treat clothes is only 0.5% Permethrin.

Been using it for years, we keep a spray bottle next to the back door.

 

[gmcttr]

Supposed to be safe for cats AFTER it is dry. At least the type sold for clothing.

 

[churchmouse]

Once a year or so and you should be good to go. Sunlight erodes the effectiveness of the chemical over time and it is highly toxic to cats for some reason, but not dogs or other pets.

WE have no pets due to the girls being allergic to pet dander etc. The Ferrell cats that come through here I could give a as they cause more issues than they are worth to us.

 

[Leadeye]

WE have no pets due to the girls being allergic to pet dander etc. The Ferrell cats that come through here I could give a as they cause more issues than they are worth to us.

No cats here either. We also pour it around the foundation of the house, keeps bugs out of the home.

 

[gmcttr]

Been using it for years, we keep a spray bottle next to the back door.

The lower strength version is supposed to be effective on clothing for 6 weeks or 6 washings. It bonds to the cloth.

I treat woods clothing, shoes and gear 2-3 times a season and haven't found a tick on me in years.

 

[churchmouse]

No cats here either. We also pour it around the foundation of the house, keeps bugs out of the home.

OK this will be on my list. Any specific place to buy it...???

 

[gmcttr]

I truly do miss chlordane though for treating around the house exterior..