"oknwht?" wrote in message news:BD803BC0.E525%
I'm in Canada, on the west coast. We don't have seriously dangerous
spiders
here. I can understand your concern when there are dangerous spiders
around.

Ah, I see. Beautiful country :-) Even more so without dangerous insects
:-)

Without belaboring the point, I am concerned about the world wide use of
chemicals. My point being-one garage here, one garage there...just how
many
garages are being sprayed through out the world? The only thing I can
control is what I use. So I don't. In all honesty I'm not sure just what I
would do if I lived in your neck of the woods. Maybe a fly swatter?
Dynamite?? (snicker) Only kidding about the dynamite....

I understand your point and do try to minimize the use of chemicals here. I
have to have a specific problem in order to use them anymore, for the same
reasons you have.

It may take some work but my suggestion was to put your firewood in clear
plastic bags. Then seal them shut. That may be a totally unworkable idea,
but it is a suggestion and as you say you are out of firewood.

It would take more time and effort than it's worth at the moment, but I may
consider it in the future, when I'm not trying to do so many other things.

Hold it! Have you identified the critters...for sure?? To figure out their
life cycle, just what they are needs to be determined. They may even be
harmless...now that would be a bonus!!!

No, I have yet to see a creature, so am sure they are inside the logs. They
were producing sawdust poop at an alarming rate. My imagination has run
away with me, thinking of my house frame ending up as bug poop :-o They may
have been erradicated or gone into pupae stage (or whatever you call it). I
did email the county ag extension, but they haven't responded, and I just
don't have the time to take samples to them and all.

Life will be simpler soon. There is light at the end of the tunne. I keep
telling myself these things, in hope that I will believe it and it will come
true :-)

Good luck in your exams.

Thanks! Some good, some not so good, but that's balance, right :-)

--
Michelle
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Life is short. Be determined to enjoy every minute of it!