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Frogs work. Every spring my boat gets invaded by those little green frogs. It's bug free! Or course the admiral hates frogs, so there's a trade off.

Scott wrote:

And BACON - - - bacon works too

I would think that Bacon would attract spiders. Nothing that walks on legs is immune to the attractive powers of bacon.

A few lively posts in the past regarding bugs. Primarily spiders and wasps. We had good luck with moth balls in a peice of panty hose. Just a couple in a few spots or the smell gets overwelming.

The moth balls or the pant hose? Sorry couldn't resist

I LOVE the smell of moth balls in the morning

hart wrote:Frogs work. Every spring my boat gets invaded by those little green frogs. It's bug free! Or course the admiral hates frogs, so there's a trade off.

She didn't have to kiss a frog before she got married - - - did she???

Rick

pokerrick1 wrote:I LOVE the smell of moth balls in the morning

I'm not gonna go anywhere on this one.

Frank L.

yukonbob wrote:

Scott wrote:

And BACON - - - bacon works too

I would think that Bacon would attract spiders. Nothing that walks on legs is immune to the attractive powers of bacon.

A few lively posts in the past regarding bugs. Primarily spiders and wasps. We had good luck with moth balls in a peice of panty hose. Just a couple in a few spots or the smell gets overwelming.

The moth balls or the pant hose? Sorry couldn't resist

Frank L.

by FLembo18 » Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:24 pm

pokerrick1 wrote:
I LOVE the smell of moth balls in the morning

I'm not gonna go anywhere on this one.

Frank L.

OK Frank. I'll bite...

Hey Rick--how'd you get his little legs apart?



-B.

wow this is degrading fast! Should leave this thread open for laughs This could go on for a while!

seahouse wrote: Hey Rick--how'd you get his little legs apart?

Bacon - - man

Rick

And in a related story....

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2011/ ... use-recall

FYI: Yellow Sac Spiders: http://venomous-spiders.nanders.dk/inclusum.htmiders Frank L.

Can you just throw inside a can of kill all fogger, close the hatch and return next day to see what have been killed ?

Hector
Port Isabel, Tx

Hey Hector --

That would kill everything belowdecks, but in our area at least, the majority of the problem is in the cockpit, rigging, canvas and sails on the exterior.

While we do it occasionally, I hesitate to use insect spray because our sailing routine involves finger foods like fruit, pretzels etc and it's hard to not touch anything in the boat (residues) and snack at the same time.

An on-board pump with the intake dropped in the water feeds a garden hose that we use to hose the boat down weekly. As BWYgirl suggests, while not at all a permanent solution, it seems to minimize the problem without toxins.

Curiously, I have found that even when moored upwind (prevailing winds) from shore, spiders still balloon out to boats.

- Brian.

I love the smell of pantyhose in the morning.

God, I hope we don't get spider problems down under too, ours arn't nearly as friendly. 9 of top 10 world's deadliest in our backyard

Lol, Spider Kill II: this time, its personal!