Posted by gabrielle on August 31, 2002 at 19:33:38:
In Reply to: Is this a record? Am I cursed?! ***pic*** posted by Scott Wright on August 28, 2002 at 23:30:52:
That's a really GOOD photo! I just learned about the Brown Recluse last night and I can see the violin mark on it. Sorry to hear you have soooooo many of them. That many spiders would freak me out, especially since they are so dangerous!
I have no idea what you use to kill large amounts of spiders. I DO know that many insects are EXTREMELY difficult to kill. Like the common cat flea. All those sprays and stuff really don't work (at least not for me). The only stuff that does kill fleas is the stuff in the little tubes from the vet and you put it on the back of the cat's neck. Trust me, I shelled out a TON of $$ for that stuff this summer!! I know the spider isn't really an insect (is an arachnid) but it might be closely related??
Good luck on getting rid of your Brown Recluse population!
:These aren't supposed to get this big, are they? This one was 2 1/16th inches at the widest legspan.
:It seems that everywhere I move (here in Oklahoma) there are more recluses and they keep getting bigger! There were about 2000 of these in my new shed, and they are everywhere in the carport and under the deck.
:Will Dursban kill these beasts? Please advise, I don't want to die young! Well, okay, I don't want to die middle-aged then.
