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laurie \(Mother Mastiff\) 30-06-2003 06:32 PM

Millipede treatment
 
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I was online looking for bird netting to cover my huge blueberry bushes
(category: fat chance), and came across this millipede dust.

http://www.betterpestcontrol.com/products3.html

It's item # 29135 (next to last on a looong page) and is on sale. It is
supposed to be a waterproof powder that keeps millipedes out. Probably
fairly toxic, but man, I hated that crunch, especially in bare feet in my
bathroom at night! EeeEeewwww!

HTH, laurie (Mother Mastiff)



Anne Lurie 30-06-2003 10:32 PM

Millipede treatment
 
Laurie,

I thought my millipede problem was receding when it dried out a little, but
I think it's time to dust perimeter (outside, obviously) again with Sevin
dust. (I now know how to make rain appear, just put down something that
shouldn't get wet for a few days...... and, voila!)

BTW, Gardener's Supply offers 14' x 14' bird netting for $12.95 at
http://www.gardeners.com/sell.asp?Pr...319&CMP=IL8894 but I'm not
sure the netting is fine enough to protect blueberries. Have you tried
froogling (Google's buy-stuff search engine) for "bird netting"?

Anne Lurie
NE Raleigh


"laurie (Mother Mastiff)" wrote in
message ...
I was online looking for bird netting to cover my huge blueberry bushes
(category: fat chance), and came across this millipede dust.

http://www.betterpestcontrol.com/products3.html

It's item # 29135 (next to last on a looong page) and is on sale. It is
supposed to be a waterproof powder that keeps millipedes out. Probably
fairly toxic, but man, I hated that crunch, especially in bare feet in my
bathroom at night! EeeEeewwww!

HTH, laurie (Mother Mastiff)





laurie \(Mother Mastiff\) 01-07-2003 03:08 AM

Millipede treatment
 
I thought my millipede problem was receding when it dried out a little,
but
I think it's time to dust perimeter (outside, obviously) again with Sevin
dust. (I now know how to make rain appear, just put down something that
shouldn't get wet for a few days...... and, voila!)


Yep. This stuff is supposed to be a waterproof powder, (sure it is) but it
might be at least water resistant. Is the Sevin working? I may need to try
it.

Wonder what repels snakes?

BTW, Gardener's Supply offers 14' x 14' bird netting for $12.95 at
http://www.gardeners.com/sell.asp?Pr...319&CMP=IL8894


Thanks, Anne! They also have 28X28 pieces, and I think two of those will do
better. Even though I trimmed the tops, those "bushes" are HUGE, both tall
and wide. (I'd better get busy ordering! I got an early blueberry this
morning for breakfast. :-) Though most of the rest of them are still pale
green and teensy.

Good luck with the millipedes. I rented a house with poor drainage over by
Jordan Lake a few years ago and was overrun with the d@#^ things, I STILL
find dead ones in the oddest places (even my sacred boxes of personal
papers!)

laurie (Mother Mastiff)



Anne Lurie 01-07-2003 10:24 PM

Millipede treatment
 
Well, the Sevin dust is definitely killing millipedes that come in contact
with it, but too many seem to be escaping its effect -- I confess that I
did not crawl under my deck or either porch, so there are lots of perimeter
areas that are unprotected, as it were.

I wish I could determine *where* the things are coming in!!! That might
help a lot. The stuff I sprayed on the baseboards inside seems to work, but
it left an objectionable odor for a day or two, so next time I'll pick a day
when I can open some windows. (The stuff is supposed to have a residual
effect, but the act of spraying it on baseboards served to point out to
*clean* the baseboards & re-apply the stuff. Honestly, sometimes it's hard
for me to believe that I have only 2 dogs & 1 cat -- who must be hosting
parties in the middle of the night, based on the amount of dog hair in my
house!)

Anne Lurie
NE Raleigh


"laurie (Mother Mastiff)" wrote in
message ...

Yep. This stuff is supposed to be a waterproof powder, (sure it is) but

it
might be at least water resistant. Is the Sevin working? I may need to

try
it.






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