This is sort of paddling related. I just went out to work on my boat trailer and noticed some movement around the wheel. Then I noticed the web. Then I noticed the black spider. Then I noticed the red hourglass on the spider's belly. Any advice on getting rid of black widows? I thought I heard somewhere that insecticides don't work on spiders. I did hear that sticky traps work pretty well on the brown recluse. What do Australians use against all the local super venomous creepy things with too many legs? Jim et al *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On 14/09/2010 8:31 AM, James Farrelly wrote: > This is sort of paddling related. I just went out to work on my boat trailer and noticed some movement around the wheel. Then I noticed the web. Then I noticed the black spider. Then I noticed the red hourglass on the spider's belly. Any advice on getting rid of black widows? I thought I heard somewhere that insecticides don't work on spiders. I did hear that sticky traps work pretty well on the brown recluse. What do Australians use against all the local super venomous creepy things with too many legs? > > Jim et al > Just use a newspaper or broom to move the little critter out of the way. There's no need to try to kill it. It's not like you're its primary food source. -- Darryl *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Hi Jim, Somewhere I read they are not very aggressive, but will defend their nest. I had one in my garage a month ago, and noticed it when my leg went into it's web. "Hmmm... strong web. Hmm... black spider... Hmm... pretty red marking. Hourglass? Hang on a minute!" 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 Carey *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Your best bet is to make friends with them. They provide great security for trailered boats. On 9/14/2010 8:31 AM, James Farrelly wrote: > This is sort of paddling related. I just went out to work on my boat trailer and noticed some movement around the wheel. Then I noticed the web. Then I noticed the black spider. Then I noticed the red hourglass on the spider's belly. Any advice on getting rid of black widows? I thought I heard somewhere that insecticides don't work on spiders. I did hear that sticky traps work pretty well on the brown recluse. What do Australians use against all the local super venomous creepy things with too many legs? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Yeah, similar story here too. Outside of places the family frequents - mangrove tunnels for example - I live and let live. But in places where it's likely that one of us will make an unintentional bad move with respect to a spider, like stepping on it in bare feet, or sitting on it, it goes. My mother was put in the hospital for a few days with a bright red infection running up her arm from picking up a "dead" wrinkled up Brown Recluse (we think) and dropping it into the toilet with her fingers while cleaning house. So, your house Ms spider, you are fine. My house, you are not. On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > -- http://parkswhistles.com/ http://www.facebook.com/carey.parks http://twitter.com/LuthierCarey -- http://parkswhistles.com/ http://www.facebook.com/carey.parks http://twitter.com/LuthierCarey *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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