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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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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