Spiders (was: Stacking computers)

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Tue Oct 24 11:39:29 2000

> >Does anyone have a good solution for spiders other
> >than having to reshuffle equipment more often than
> >is sometimes possible and vacuum
>
> 1./ Eliminate edible materials.
> (Old food, dead plants, human skin dust)
> 2./ The foraging insects go away.
> (Ants, Moths, Flies)
> 3./ The Hunting insects go away.
> (Centipedes, Spiders)
>
> Now, I've heard that some beetles
> will eat insulation.
> A possible halloween scare, but
> it probably only happens in warm
> running machines. But i've
> never seen this for myself.
> I have seen a number or rats nests
> in discarded copy machines...
> Again for the warmth I think.

While the bug stuff doesn't faze me, I should point out
that you should not mess with rodent droppings without
wearing a respirator. Hantavirus, spread though rodent
droppings, is no longer confined to the southwest.

-dq
 
Received on Tue Oct 24 2000 - 11:39:29 BST