Re: [Paddlewise] Spiders

From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:30:02 -0700
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 6:35 AM, Carey Parks <carey_at_jimparksfamily.com>wrote:

>  I knocked the spider down with some wasp spray
> and finished the job with a size nine Birkenstock. Other sizes may work
> well
> also.  YMMV
>
> I used to have a tolerant view of spiders before we had brown recluses (and
discovered how nasty they are) and before Sue got a nasty bite on her
shoulder by a spider we see all the time here. I now have a zero tolerance
policy towards spiders that invade my territory. Hey, I can be territorial
too!!! Anyway, my size 12 hiking boots have done wonders.

I've also had good luck with sticky traps.

Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
www.nwkayaking.net
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