Not a spider deterrent, but a mouse deterrent… A friend (who has a crazy number of outboard motors) and has had huge issues with mice eating the wiring when in storage, swears by putting a piece of Irish Spring soap in each cowling…. says’s he’s never had an issue since. I’ll try that myself this fall! Dean
> On Aug 30, 2021, at 6:11 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > You mentioned that you don’t want to use the spider spray, but this one > (Bug-Tek) is less toxic and does not hurt the environment that much. And it > is pretty effective. I use it to spray the dock lines - if they cannot get > through the lines, they have to swim to the boat or fly (I know some can fly > on their webs). So, the numbers are substantially reduced. > > For the mice problem, we use cloves. It does not kill anything, but > apparently mice don’t like the smell. An added benefit is that the smell is > quite nice for most humans. We buy about 0.5 kg each fall and distribute them > around the boat (in small bags). When we had a cottage, we used another 1 kg > for the cottage. It either works or it is a great coincidence that since we > started using them, the mice went somewhere else. > > Of course, YMMV > > Marek > > > From: Bill Coleman via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2021 10:48 AM > To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > Cc: Bill Coleman <colt...@gmail.com <mailto:colt...@gmail.com>> > Subject: Stus-List Boric Acid Powder > > Has anyone ever tried Boric Acid for spiders? > We have gobs of them here on the lakes. > > Practical Sailor just had some discussion on using this for Cockroaches, and > I see now, silverfish and water bugs – but I see no mention of spiders. > I am trying to get away from spider spray, for obvious reasons, and this > looks like a much more friendly alternative, but if it won’t work, well then > . . . I guess back to the drawing board. > > Bill Coleman > Entrada, Erie, PA > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
