Well John with the climate warming the way it is, we will
probably have Fire Ants here sooner than we'd like, along with
killer bees, malaria, Ebola, etc. . Seriously, I hope that
doesn't happen! Jim WA6EKS
----- Original Message -----
From: John Fitzgerald <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 03:01:54 -0500
Subject: Re: Off-Topic, Pest Control!
Hi,
My answer for wasps is to tell my wife, who usually grabs a can
of wasp and
hornet spray, then after they are dead or gone one of us knocks
the nest
down.
Spiders are another subject, if they are outside we don't bother
them too
much since they do eat other bugs, but if they are inside we get
rid of
them, because we have brown recluse or fiddle back spiders and
they like it
indoors in closets, linen closets, and chest of drawers. I had
heard the
moth balls were good for keeping skunks out from under you house,
but I
hadn't heard that it worked for mice and spiders.
I have heard of using dryer sheets in a window air conditioner's
filter as
an air freshener, but if it will keep wasps away too fantastic.
Now all I
need is for someone to mention how I can get rid of or kill off
these dang
fire ants.
Thanks, and 73
John KB5HCT
Muse, Oklahoma
On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Jim Gammon
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Do those dryer sheets discourage spiders? Jim WA6EKS
-----Original Message-----
From: John Miller
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 4:20 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Off-Topic, Pest Control!
My brother is an exterminator, my solution is what he told me.
There are
ways to get the same chemicals they use. Once you get rid of
them, put
drier
sheets out, the cheap ones that have a strong smell, they don't
like the
smell of them and won't come back. I have them in all the
likely wasp and
hornet places around my house and it works and what was left I
put in the
shed.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]
To: <[log in to unmask]
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: Off-Topic, Pest Control!
I'd look for an exterminator who specializes in getting rid of
wasps and
=
hornets. We have that problem every year on our back deck, and
it's =
worth the $150 or so to have him come out and get rid of them
because he
=
gets chemicals that we can't, and he knows how to do the job
without =
getting stung (which I don't). Call me a chicken, but I'd
rather pay =
the money and know that it's being done right.
Steve
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Albert Sanchez" <[log in to unmask]
To: <[log in to unmask]
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 17:42
Subject: Off-Topic, Pest Control!
Greetings All,
I know this will be off-topic so feel free to delete this
message. We =
were=20
informed today that we have a couple of wasp nests in our back
patio, =
any=20
suggestions on how to get rid of these nasty pests?
73, Albert, wa7fxb=20
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