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Subject: Stus-List Re: Boric Acid Powder
I had a problem with Rats in my shed. I sprinkled some dehydrated ghost pepper
flakes around and the problem was gone.I gave some of the same ghost pepper
flakes to a colleague who had a rat that would visit his kitchen late at night.
He spr
I had a problem with Rats in my shed. I sprinkled some dehydrated ghost pepper
flakes around and the problem was gone.I gave some of the same ghost pepper
flakes to a colleague who had a rat that would visit his kitchen late at night.
He sprinkled the flakes behind the stove where he
Peppermint oil does seem to keep the mice at bay in the house. But one has to
change it out fairly often.RonWild CheriC 30-1STL
On Monday, August 30, 2021, 03:36:12 PM CDT, George Cone via CnC-List
wrote:
To update you on the dryer sheets, around here people use them to stop mice
We had muddauber hotels on board and finally found that Irish Spring soap
would drive them out.We rarely had spiders, and if so, usually only outside.
After the daubers were gone, the spiders came inside in numbers. Suddenly the
daubers don't seem so bad.Equilibrium eh? Everything is
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
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
sheets! So
better find something else to use.
George Cone
Killington, vermont
From: Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2021 4:12 PM
To: 'Stus-List'
Cc: Bill Coleman
Subject: Stus-List Re: Boric Acid Powder
Thank you, I will also try the peppermint oil.
Practical Sailor also
Thank you, I will also try the peppermint oil.
Practical Sailor also suggested Rosemary oil, mixed with vinegar, and squirt it
on the dock lines, They said it won’t kill the spiders, but they don’t like it
and won’t walk over it. But I couldn’t find any at Walmart.
And yes, spiders kill
Boric acid is very effective, but the spiders have to come into direct
contact with it for it to work. I use it in the garden and it protects
against all but squirrels and neglect. Spiders may be less likely to wander
into it though.
For backpacking, I spray permethrin on shoes/pants to knock out
coleman
Subject: Stus-List Re: Boric Acid Powder
I have been told that boric acid works because it clings to their legs
.However spiders do not clean their legs so they do not ingest it.Might want
to research and confirm.We use spider spray and dryer sheets .
David
On Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 12:20
I have been told that boric acid works because it clings to their legs
.However spiders do not clean their legs so they do not ingest it.Might
want to research and confirm.We use spider spray and dryer sheets .
David
On Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 12:20 PM David Swensen via CnC-List <
I do not know about using Boric Acid with spiders, but I know my brother is
in Dunkirk, NY and they have mucho spiders there. He uses peppermint oil,
and it seems to work pretty well. He dabs soaked cotton balls around the
compalionway, hatches, and portholes, and I believe docklines.
David
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