Controlling those ~*#+@!% Spiders Inside the Cabin!

CHEMISTRY RULES! :twisted:

But if you wanna go organic, try putting a few bundles of eucalyptus leaves in the corners. The DIY channel claims it keeps the spiders out.

Pat

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Doryman":3oa80oki said:
What do you guys recommend for rats? We (along with most other waterfronts) have a sizeable rat population.

Warren
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from NYC HD


Health Department Launches Rat Information Portal

New Site Puts Anti-Rat Tools at New Yorkers’ Fingertips

Rats
In a continuing effort to reduce the number of rats in New York City, the Health Department today announced the launch of the Rat Information Portal – a one-stop resource website for New Yorkers’ rat prevention needs. The new site, available at www.nyc.gov/rats provides easy access to information on how to control rats on properties and in communities.

https://gis.nyc.gov/doh/rip/
 
Does anyone have any experience with those plug in mouse/bug repellants that emit a high frequency sound to keep mice and bugs out of the house? Since many of us keep plugged into shore power, would this be a useful and safe method of repelling the little boogers?

John
Swee Pea
 
Swee Pea":2x5zqjkz said:
Does anyone have any experience with those plug in mouse/bug repellants that emit a high frequency sound to keep mice and bugs out of the house? Since many of us keep plugged into shore power, would this be a useful and safe method of repelling the little boogers?

John
Swee Pea
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John, the only one I have been around has a very annoying and continuous click. If you have people over-nighting or working near your boat, you're going to get complaints. They are pretty loud, but work on critters.

Steve
 
My experience with the high frequency emitters is that they do nothing at all. I put a repeating mouse trap in my motorhome, barn, back porch within a foot of one of those sonic repellent devices and caught mice in every location - right next to the so-called repellent.

After Pat's input on insect poisons, I went to Wal-Mart and got a gallon spray jug of their insecticide and it does, indeed kill insects for weeks. I don't know how much rain it will take to wash it off. As near as I could tell from the instructions/warnings it was not harmful to marine life.

Mice do not like the smell of mothballs, so you could store some of your lines (ones that will not be in the cabin) and fenders in a bag with a mothball and that would stop mice from climbing aboard on them. I got a lubricant spray called "Mouse Out" at NAPA auto parts store in a small town that was originally designed for lubricating aircraft landing gear and contains that camphor smell to keep rodents from climbing aboard and chewing up the hydraulic/electric lines. The local farmers use that on all their equipment, spraying the wheel areas/ brake lines, etc., to keep rodent damage down.

You don't want to use any of the mothball stuff where ppl will spend a great deal of time since it is very toxic to humans.

The only other "best fix" and one you probably need to do for mice, especially in the Fall when they are all migrating to warmer habitat, is the small poison bait bags. I had mice chew up a projection TV and the controls on a treadmill and could only stop it by placing bait bags under or inside the appliances. Mice go for warm places. The battery charger warmth seems to attract them, so put a bait bag in the back of that area. Water heater does also, but probably not used in wintertime.

John
 
Mice also don't like the fabric softner sheets. Don't get the "non scented" type, I think it's the scent they don't care for. They smell a lot better than moth balls too, at least to humans.. :lol:

Charlie
 
My older half sis was an Air Force wife for 22 years and she always put bars of scented soap in with clothes, sheets, etc, claiming that kept bugs and mice out. She also maintained that the soap lasted longer after having dried out before use.

John
 
fyi
moth balls can be toxic to pets and children when ingested.

Be careful where you place them.
 
Agree Brent, that's why we favor the dryer sheets. If it doesn't kill/chase away the furry beasts, at least they'll be soft, fuzzy and smell better.. :shock:

charlie
 
Well dang. Guess they're dangerous too. Most things are if you do something with them they weren't meant to do :shock:

Charlie
 
This is too easy: For Rats, fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of water.

Farm Boy Roy
 
Joe! Joe! Joe!

Just go back from the local farm supply, getting spray for our "orchard", AND I saw a spray called: DR. T's COBWEB PREVENTER. Lasts for 6 mos. Not a clue how it works, but there it is.

If you can't find it in the wilds of North Cal, just come on down to A-1 Irrigation in VC and buy some. BTY, that store is a do-it store, whatever that means.

Good Luck
 
Boris-

I'm still running off the first spraying of Demand CS on the outside and the No Pest Strip on the inside!

The nights turned cold here in Redding about a month and a half or two after the original spraying, and so the spiders and the insects as well are into their over-winter dormant mode, and not a problem outside for that reason, and the No-Pest-Strip keeps them controlled inside, regardless of any climate difference!

I don't imagine I'll have to spray again outside until sometime in April when the weather brings them out in the open again.

I've got a whole 16 ounce bottle of that stuff in concentrated form which is cut about 1000 to 1 with water before spraying, so will also be using it around my home, garage, RV barn, storage sheds, and motor home when the weather warms up!*

Thanks for all the help!

Bugs Beware!

Joe. :teeth :thup

* Must be used very judiciously around fishponds, lakes, streams, and all aquatic life, as the overspray is very toxic to fish and other aquatic wildlife.
 
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