June 1st...
....and just like clockwork, the first Japanese beetle found. He or she
is now swimming the swim of the peaceful. |
June 1st...
On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 11:06:45 -0500, dave weil
wrote: ...and just like clockwork, the first Japanese beetle found. He or she is now swimming the swim of the peaceful. I call that "floating." :0) |
June 1st...
"Shiva" wrote in message s.com... On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 11:06:45 -0500, dave weil wrote: ...and just like clockwork, the first Japanese beetle found. He or she is now swimming the swim of the peaceful. I call that "floating." :0) Floating in a pool of raid? My favorite is the superman beetle or roach that can continue to walk about, despite leaving a trail of foaming raid behind it. Sameer |
June 1st...
On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 20:44:28 GMT, "Snooze"
wrote: Floating in a pool of raid? No, Dave drowns his JB in a bucket. Less toxic, just as lethal. My favorite is the superman beetle or roach that can continue to walk about, despite leaving a trail of foaming raid behind it. Euuueeww, ICK. You're a BOY, aren't you? ;0) Sameer |
June 1st...
Actually a cut glass crystal tumbler in this case with a lethal mix of water and Dawn dishwashing liquid. Ick. I would assume you assign this particular piece of drinkware to...shall we say...the less favored guest. Heh. Scopata Fuori ObRoses: Cl. White Dawn looks like a glossy green gardenia factory. |
June 1st...
On Mon, 2 Jun 2003 21:43:39 -0400, "Scopata Fuori"
wrote: Actually a cut glass crystal tumbler in this case with a lethal mix of water and Dawn dishwashing liquid. Ick. I would assume you assign this particular piece of drinkware to...shall we say...the less favored guest. At the moment, yes. It was handy. Don't worry though - I'll wash it before I offer it to another guest. Heh. Heh, yourself... Scopata Fuori ObRoses: Cl. White Dawn looks like a glossy green gardenia factory. |
June 1st...
"Shiva" wrote in message
s.com... On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 20:44:28 GMT, "Snooze" wrote: My favorite is the superman beetle or roach that can continue to walk about, despite leaving a trail of foaming raid behind it. Euuueeww, ICK. You're a BOY, aren't you? Yes, yes I am! My parents own a gas station, and in the spring we have to spray insecticide around the perimeter of the cashier's booth, otherwise the ants invade in search of the crumbs and spilled sugar around the snacks and coffee machine. This spring I was spraying, when a huge fly, larger then normal house flies landed on a junction box, so I sprayed it with a squirt of malathion, except this fly was related to the superman beetle and roaches. The liquid weighed it down so it couldn't fly about, so it just walked about the junction box. I waited 5-10 minutes, the fly was still alive, and walking about. So I sprayed it until the entire box was covered in pesticide and it was now upside down with its legs waving about. About an hour later it was still alive, although barely. Finally I got bored, brushed it off the box, where it met my shoe. Sameer |
June 1st...
About an hour later it was still alive, although barely. Finally I got bored, brushed it off the box, where it met my shoe. Sameer Supposedly, you can drown a housefly until he appears lifeless, then completely bury him a dish of table salt, and within a few minutes, he will revive and dig himself out, to fly away unscathed. ObRoses: No Japanese beetles yet, but I'm waiting for them, with a fresh can of oil to drown them in. I read that you have to burn the corpses, because if you just put them in the trash or bury them in a hole, the eggs in the female's bodies will survive and hatch out, exacerbating the problem. I can imagine them popping in the fire like popcorn. |
June 1st...
Scopata Fuori wrote:
ObRoses: No Japanese beetles yet, but I'm waiting for them, with a fresh can of oil to drown them in. I read that you have to burn the corpses, because if you just put them in the trash or bury them in a hole, the eggs in the female's bodies will survive and hatch out, exacerbating the problem. I can imagine them popping in the fire like popcorn. I thought I saw my first the other day but am praying I didn't. I really hate the start of JB season. I think the prolonged cool weather and rain has delayed the start down here in NC's zone 7B. As to the eggs hatching and surviving, I don't care. I spread milky spore last year and in putting in a new flower bed over the weekend, I encountered a few JB larva, all with the telltale milky white colour of spore infection. *grin* I will continue dumping 'em in a ziplock bag of soapy water which I seal and toss in the garbage can when I'm done or mashing 'em on the ground. They make such a satisfying snap. I'm also planning on continuing my campaign of getting my neighbors to put milky spore down also. Susan shimko at duke dot edu |
June 1st...
"Scopata Fuori" wrote in message ... About an hour later it was still alive, although barely. Finally I got bored, brushed it off the box, where it met my shoe. Sameer Supposedly, you can drown a housefly until he appears lifeless, then completely bury him a dish of table salt, and within a few minutes, he will revive and dig himself out, to fly away unscathed. I have to wonder who in his right mind took the time to figure this out lol |
June 1st...
Supposedly, you can drown a housefly until he appears lifeless, then completely bury him a dish of table salt, and within a few minutes, he will revive and dig himself out, to fly away unscathed. I have to wonder who in his right mind took the time to figure this out lol My ex- was a commercial fisherman. On the long haul out to sea, to the fishing grounds, the guys had nothing more intellectually stimulating to think to do, than come up with stuff like that. Glad he's an EX. Scopata Fuori |
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