spider infestation in my car - WAH! (insurance, heat pump)

[KansasChick]

Here is some more information I found today:

Home Haunted by Spiders: Nine Natural Remedies

[fasterserv]

Treat with a synthetic pyrethroid. Bombing for spiders is a poor solution. I've been doing pest control in and around Charlotte for over 25 years. Spiders aren't hard to control if you use the right product and apply it the correct way.

[KansasChick]

What if you put the car in a garage and closed it off and did a insect/spider bomb or 2 and left the car in there for at least 24 hours without opening it???? Don't know why this thought came to me - but thought I'd share it with you.

I was cleaning the other day and almost out of the corner of my eye was this huge wolf spider right be my head - scared the crap out of me!! and made me think of you!

There has to be a way to get rid of these darn spiders!! Any luck with the etmologist??

[barndog]

fasterserv -- are you married? do you want to get married??? i think i love you!!!

i don't know what synthetic pyrethroid is, but i'll sure look it up today!

[fasterserv]

LOL....I'm so sorry that I didn't expand on that!! Synthetic pyrethroids are a newer class of chemicals that include active ingredients like bifenthrin, permethrin, deltamethrin, cyfluthrin and many others. They are generally not as toxic to people and domestic animals as some of the older chemical classes but they are still very effective on insects and bugs like spiders....sorry for the confusion!! Let me know if I can help.

Originally Posted by barndog

fasterserv -- are you married? do you want to get married??? i think i love you!!!

i don't know what synthetic pyrethroid is, but i'll sure look it up today!

[atlantagreg30127]

Originally Posted by BrianH1970

You do realize that a thread like this is useless without pictures....

Yeah, you're right. It is.

So, I WAS going to be a jackass and post my best spider pic, but decided to be nice to barndog. I will not post a spider pic.

I will however, offer this bit of condolence:

Think of it this way, at least your car wasn't infested with SNAKES!


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[SouthernBelleInUtah]

OMG! That poor guy. You have to tell us the story behind that picture.

[atlantagreg30127]

Originally Posted by SouthernBelleInUtah

OMG! That poor guy. You have to tell us the story behind that picture.

It's just a common one off the web - no story behind it (other than whoever he is, he got too close) LOL

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by barndog

fasterserv -- are you married? do you want to get married??? i think i love you!!!

i don't know what synthetic pyrethroid is, but i'll sure look it up today!

Try here, barndog:

Herbs and Natural Remedies from Penn Herb Company, Ltd.


All-Natural, Non-Toxic Insecticide

Pyrethrum Flowers, Powder, 1oz. (Pyrethrum carneum)

[SIZE=-1]Pyrethrum is indigenous to Kenya and the Mediterranean region, but now widely cultivated elsewhere. The dried flower heads provide of one of the best-known natural insecticides, pyrethrin, said to be nontoxic to humans and mammals.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]Pyrethrum is usually used as a dusting powder or made into a spray to destroy insects. Various preparations have been used in commercial products to control bedbugs, mosquitoes, cockroaches, aphids, spider mites, ants, and flies.[/SIZE]

Common use: [SIZE=-1]Natural insecticide.[/SIZE]

Suggested Directions: [SIZE=-1]Sprinkle powder directly on insects or use as a spray. PYRETHRUM SPRAY: 1 oz of Pyrethrum powder; 2/3 cup denatured alcohol (methyl alcohol, not the drinking kind); 1 gallon water. Soak the powder for 4 days in alcohol, then strain. Dilute with water.[/SIZE]

[barndog]

atlantagreg -- you sure you want to pick a fight with me? i've got a lot of pent-up aggression from this situation and nowhere to let it loose...you'd be the perfect target.