> Are there any potential risks to my old beauties by bug-bombing the
> garage? I have had enough; I am still recovering from the effects of a
> black widow bite I sustained while (stooopidly) reaching inside the main
> cabinet of my HP-3000/37 the other day. Not too serious, apparently I'm
> not particularly allergic and it was a rather mild bite, but I've felt
> like I've had the flu for a few days. My doctor was amused that I got it
> fooling around with computer artifacts, though, which led to me possibly
> (crossed-fingers) inheriting some nifty old proprietary medical gear.
> I'd like to just set off a few foggers in there, but my dilemma is that if
> I cover up the gear with plastic well enough to keep the spray out, the
> nasty little bastards may survive. Anyone done this? Thoughts?
Well, foggers might harm your spiders not at all. Spiders are not insects,
and their way of 'breathing' is different. Also they need _way_ less O2
during the day than lets say a cockroach (sp?). And at last, spiders tend
to sit in small 'holes' and move only if realy needed - and as we might
know in our quest for termal convection: the smaler the path, the lower the
'willinglness' to move - will say: your poison don't reach into.
I'm not shure about the spider situation in your area, but as long
as your storage area is pretty much open for public (at least for
the insect community), spiders will move into and hunt 'em down.
(BTW: I like to have a small (aktualy 5) spider population in my
storage to keep the other bugs down - well yes, not exactly black
widdows :). So, if you want to keep your spider (and insect)
population down, you need to move your collection into a dry and,
if possible, higher altitude (first floor) environment. Also,
just mooving all your stuff and applying new wall pint (to the
walls, not the computers :) could reduce the bugs for several
month (or one or two years) to almost zero - it needs time until
there is enough shmuts again to keep them happy.
I would have way more concerns about my computers during an
exterminator session than about the bugs (and spiders). And
after all, since I love to touch, run, dismantle and rebuild
my babies, one still has to think about your own health - if
it is bad for other living cratures, it's not necersary good
for yourself.
Gruss
H.
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Der Kopf ist auch nur ein Auswuchs wie der kleine Zeh.
H.Achternbusch
Received on Mon Sep 20 1999 - 05:55:39 BST