the b*tch of it is that they are all living where the siding meets the trim. They get under the trim and kinda get behind the siding. I can't even see them when they are hiding in the daytime, so I'm not exactly sure where they are. The good news is that the Raid I have seems to work on the hatched ones.
I went out and smashed the very young female that was out on her web just a while ago. Then to prevent others from moving in, I sprayed the entire corner. Well, what do you know .. 3 other *very* young adult females came running out and then died. This was just one 1 corner and is not a good sign. This is a brand new house. There is no debris in the yard, nor are there any plants. I can only hope that they were disturbed by all of the construction and settled around the house, sice it is the only hiding place they could find after it was all over, and now we just have to make the outside of the house a hostile place for them to live. As much as I hate it, I am thinking of getting some type of long lasting chemical to put around the house to get rid of the ones we have and to keep others from setting up shop and even coming in. Ugh! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 8:08 PM Subject: Re: Black Widows > Spraying is not really needed in order to get rid of black widows. Here is a > few suggestions that will help you, and maybe leave the nice spiders around. > Black widows prefer a nice little hiding place to dwell, and if they cannot > find any in your yard, they will move elsewhere. > > > 1. Get rid of any pile-up of boxes or boards that may be in the yard. > 2. Use some caulk and seal up any cracks in walls and along the house. > 3. Wash off window ledges and out buildings. > 4. Trim up any over foilage of plants. ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
