"oknwht?" wrote in message
PS: My message is meant to be humorous and I trust that I have offended no
one. The main point I wanted to make was that spiders are predators...it
may
not be a good idea to kill them.
PSS: There are companies that sell firewood in clear plastic bags. Why not
but your firewood in clear plastic bags. Seal them shut. That will ensure
no
bugs get into your house. Getting free firewood is a nice thing. There is
nothing like a nice fire in the fireplace. Did you know that it is also a
renewable resource?

I took it as humorous :-)

I know spiders are predators. I don't know where you are from, but spiders
can be very dangerous here. The reason I sprayed the garage was because the
guys that helped move the wood both had bites on their arms and spiders were
the only crawling things I saw. I didn't want to introduce them into my
house. It's not like I destroyed a natural environment. I sprayed my
garage, for God's sake!

Anyway, firewood doesn't come sealed, nor with enough plastic to seal it and
it costs a stupid amount when purchased in small bundles at the store, the
likes of which is not guaranteed to be bug-free. And, yes, I love a fire in
the fireplace, don't have a job and was totally out of firewood, so I'm
thinking free is good and lower electric bill is also good....

Thanks for the laughs :-)

BTW, I sprayed again today, because I noticed that the piles of pulp poop
are not reemerging, so.....either spraying is having some effect on the
varmints, or they have reached the stage of development where they stop
eating and start morphing, in which case, I better get the shit outa my
garage before I have a house full of them. Actually, I was going to look up
the development stages/timing for the region/climate, etc.... If someone
knows right off hand, it would save me some much needed time.....hint, hint
:-) I have discrete math test and digital logic test to prepare for :-(

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

On 9/27/04 10:28 PM, in article , "Michelle
Fulton" wrote:

"oknwht?" wrote in message
PS: My message is meant to be humorous and I trust that I have offended no
one. The main point I wanted to make was that spiders are predators...it
may
not be a good idea to kill them.
PSS: There are companies that sell firewood in clear plastic bags. Why not
but your firewood in clear plastic bags. Seal them shut. That will ensure
no
bugs get into your house. Getting free firewood is a nice thing. There is
nothing like a nice fire in the fireplace. Did you know that it is also a
renewable resource?

I took it as humorous :-)

I know spiders are predators. I don't know where you are from, but spiders
can be very dangerous here. The reason I sprayed the garage was because the
guys that helped move the wood both had bites on their arms and spiders were
the only crawling things I saw. I didn't want to introduce them into my
house.
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.

It's not like I destroyed a natural environment. I sprayed my
garage, for God's sake!
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....
Anyway, firewood doesn't come sealed, nor with enough plastic to seal it and
it costs a stupid amount when purchased in small bundles at the store, the
likes of which is not guaranteed to be bug-free.
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.
And, yes, I love a fire in
the fireplace, don't have a job and was totally out of firewood, so I'm
thinking free is good and lower electric bill is also good....

Thanks for the laughs :-)
Thanks for recognizing the humor...

BTW, I sprayed again today, because I noticed that the piles of pulp poop
are not reemerging, so.....either spraying is having some effect on the
varmints, or they have reached the stage of development where they stop
eating and start morphing,
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!!!
in which case, I better get the shit outa my
garage before I have a house full of them. Actually, I was going to look up
the development stages/timing for the region/climate, etc.... If someone
knows right off hand, it would save me some much needed time.....hint, hint
:-) I have discrete math test and digital logic test to prepare for :-(
Good luck in your exams.

"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!

On 9/29/04 9:57 PM, in article , "Michelle
Fulton" wrote:
snip...a big one...
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.

Well, OK. But my suggestion is to get someone to help out. A
neighbour...someone down the street....next door...a class mate...anyone!!
Who is willing to split the wood and find a 'critter'. Maybe there are no
critters. Someone did mention a harmless 'bug' that gets in between the bark
and the wood leaving 'sawdust'...that 'bug' may be harmless to the structure
of your home. That at least will allow you to keep the firewood. A fire
place fire is nice as you know....


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 :-)
Life is never simple but a light at the end of the tunnel means there are
better times ahead. It also means that you have accomplished much...that is
what provides the light!! Believe it or not.


Good luck in your exams.

Thanks! Some good, some not so good, but that's balance, right :-)
Yup. Build on your successes and work on the others...
Take care
Good luck with the bug problem...maybe it is no bug at all...get some
help... Some local help...CIAO

"oknwht?" wrote in message news:BD813A59.E586%

Well, OK. But my suggestion is to get someone to help out. A
neighbour...someone down the street....next door...a class mate...anyone!!
Who is willing to split the wood and find a 'critter'. Maybe there are no
critters. Someone did mention a harmless 'bug' that gets in between the
bark
and the wood leaving 'sawdust'...that 'bug' may be harmless to the
structure
of your home. That at least will allow you to keep the firewood. A fire
place fire is nice as you know....

Good idea. I think I'll ask my boyfriend to do the honors :-)

Life is never simple but a light at the end of the tunnel means there are
better times ahead. It also means that you have accomplished much...that
is
what provides the light!! Believe it or not.

I like that perspective....very positive :-)

Yup. Build on your successes and work on the others...
Take care
Good luck with the bug problem...maybe it is no bug at all...get some
help... Some local help...CIAO

Merci, Muchas Gracias and Thanks a bunch :-)

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

(very big snip)
Merci, Muchas Gracias and Thanks a bunch :-)
You are welcome...let me know what you find....if you don't I will always
wonder...(snicker)...
PS: Thanks for the thanks...

"oknwht?" wrote in message
...
(very big snip)
Merci, Muchas Gracias and Thanks a bunch :-)
You are welcome...let me know what you find....if you don't I will always
wonder...(snicker)...
PS: Thanks for the thanks...

Never did figure out what was eating the wood. I couldn't find the critters
and the ag extension just responded with "get the wood out of your house",
but I did manage to get rid of the wood :-)

Thanks to all for your ideas and suggestions!

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

On 10/12/04 12:00 PM, in article ,
"Michelle Fulton" wrote:

"oknwht?" wrote in message
...
(very big snip)
Merci, Muchas Gracias and Thanks a bunch :-)
You are welcome...let me know what you find....if you don't I will always
wonder...(snicker)...
PS: Thanks for the thanks...

Never did figure out what was eating the wood. I couldn't find the critters
and the ag extension just responded with "get the wood out of your house",
but I did manage to get rid of the wood :-)

Thanks to all for your ideas and suggestions!
Who or what is 'the ag extension'? And just what do they know about a
hot fire burning? I would assume that they also couldn't find any bugs. They
did look, or course. Either way your wood is gone. Too bad.
I, too, have wood with sawdust mysteriously appearing...wood bugs-I
think! The bark separates from the, from the, from the....what does one call
the rest of the wood-wood...that is it! The bark separates from the wood!
And there is sawdust in there....caused by wood bugs and just think, they
don't have any saws! I, at least, hope it was/is wood bugs...come to think
of it does anyone know what wood bugs are? Do they really have saws? Quiet
saws? Damn there is so much I don't know...
I have burnt most of my wood now and will be resorting to an unrenewable
heating source-thems that know call it 'natural gas'. Heck the only natural
gas I know of stinks! I guess they call it 'natural' because they add stuff
to make it...natural-it stinks too! Processed gas! It's not renewable as far
as I know. Wood is a renewable resource...I read that in a book.
Have you been able to obtain new firewood to replace the wood you got
rid of? I hope so. There is nothing like a hot wood fire...from free
firewood.
Gary
Fort Langley BC
Canada

oknwht? wrote:

Who or what is 'the ag extension'? And just what do they know about a

Um, this is an Austin, TX newsgroup. The 'ag extension' is an office
of the Texas A&M University (State funded) in each county in the state
of Texas (452 of them I think), which is available to assist all citizens
of the state with questions regarding agriculture, horticulture,
arboriculture, etc. - all things botanical.

And they would know a lot about it . . .

On 10/28/04 12:51 PM, in article ,
"God Bless Texas" wrote:

oknwht? wrote:

Who or what is 'the ag extension'? And just what do they know about a

Um, this is an Austin, TX newsgroup. The 'ag extension' is an office
of the Texas A&M University (State funded) in each county in the state
of Texas (452 of them I think), which is available to assist all citizens
of the state with questions regarding agriculture, horticulture,
arboriculture, etc. - all things botanical.

And they would know a lot about it . . .
I have a question. What is the name of the 'bug' that was causing the
problem or did the wood have bugosis? Just wondering....

Gardener wrote:

I have a question. What is the name of the 'bug' that was causing the
problem or did the wood have bugosis? Just wondering....


Wood bugosis is way more common in Texas than it is other places.
Probably something like a click-beetle. A streamlined, tough little
beetle whose larvae live in wood.