Has anyone used bug boms to kill bugs that reside in your layout area? If so how effective were they and did they cause any problems with your layout?
Mike
CGW121 Has anyone used bug boms to kill bugs that reside in your layout area? If so how effective were they and did they cause any problems with your layout? Mike
I also have my layout in my garage and periodically use a bug bomb to remove the crickets. The crickets themselves aren't that big a deal but they leave their droppings everywhere! They seem to like my rolling stock storage shelves best as they are fully enclosed (though obviously not airtight as the crickets still get in). To avoid residue on the layout, I simply set the bug bomb in the corner of the garage farthest from the layout.
Hornblower
Floridian here! I claim expertise in this department!
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Living in the tropics bugs are an endless fight. Combat roach traps and baits are the ticket. Replace them once per year and the bugs will not be able to take hold. Treat your yard with a full spectrum bug killer. Don't let them near the house.
Bug bonbs are worthless. They kill only a small percentage of the population, and can never get into the nest. Baits contain poisoned food that the &@)!#&#( take back to the nest with them and feed to everybody, and no mess.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Well I am from Illinois, where our goveners go to jail, Roaches are not a problem here, I have celler spiders , the kind that bounce, are the biggest problem. I was concerned about bug bombs harming the DCC stuff, I think I have had one cricket in the years I have lived here get in the basement. A few Bumblebees have gotten in, but really I just want to get rid of spiders.
CGW121 Well I am from Illinois, where our goveners go to jail, Roaches are not a problem here, I have celler spiders , the kind that bounce, are the biggest problem. I was concerned about bug bombs harming the DCC stuff, I think I have had one cricket in the years I have lived here get in the basement. A few Bumblebees have gotten in, but really I just want to get rid of spiders.
Johnson & Johnson sells a blue box with three fogging canisters in it. They're made in Canada, shipped to you folks across the 49th, and you can use them to good effect. Not for sale in Canada. Every time I go to the USA where there's a WalMart, I go there and pick up three boxes. They don't cost much.
Open drawers, boxes, totes, cupboards. Peel off seal, add 1 tbsp of water to the fill line, insert canister right side up, watch for activation...takes 30 seconds...and walk away for four hours, closing the door behind you.
Here in West TN the wretched brown recluse spider is the menace. They wouldn't be so bad if they didn't actualy bite and rot your flesh. They get into EVERYTHING. If it is dark and out of the weather they'll take up residence.
The brown recluse is hard to kill with most consumer grade bug killers. I found an Ortho product that stated it would kill them and gave it a try. Sprayed on every other bug, they died within seconds, or at least started their neurological jitter episode, not so the brown recluse. As a test I put three of them in a jar with a screen lid. I sprayed them with the product and those suckers lived for almost a week. I'm not so sure they didn't just die of hunger or dehydration.
All that to say, has anyone found something that will kill the brown recluse?
If you can get scorpion killer, that may take care of the spiders. The exo of a scorpion is tougher than a spider, and this stuff seems to kill them in a few minutes.
Using something on the foundation and around doors outside helps a lot. I use Home Defense which I believe is rated to also be used inside. I rarely have a spider of any kind in the house.
bibbster Here in West TN the wretched brown recluse spider is the menace. They wouldn't be so bad if they didn't actualy bite and rot your flesh. They get into EVERYTHING. If it is dark and out of the weather they'll take up residence. The brown recluse is hard to kill with most consumer grade bug killers. I found an Ortho product that stated it would kill them and gave it a try. Sprayed on every other bug, they died within seconds, or at least started their neurological jitter episode, not so the brown recluse. As a test I put three of them in a jar with a screen lid. I sprayed them with the product and those suckers lived for almost a week. I'm not so sure they didn't just die of hunger or dehydration. All that to say, has anyone found something that will kill the brown recluse?
I have found the Johnson & Johnson versions to work very well on most anything in the room being treated...except for one species of spider....the cellar spider. That's the one with the longer body than one finds on the rounder Daddy Long-legs, but it has the same hair-thin long articulated legs. They build webs in the corners of basement joists if the ceiling is left unfinished. When you blow on them, they start a defensive oscillation, bouncing back and forth in the web quite violently so that it's almost impossible to catch them...whether you or another predator. I can go into a fogged room and see all sorts of critters belly up or in the spider's typically closed-up leg crouch in death...but the cellar spiders are still merrily doing their thing.
bibbsterAll that to say, has anyone found something that will kill the brown recluse?
I had a bad case of Black Widows in the garage right after I bought my house. Believe it or not, CRC Engine Degreaser killed them quickly. I tried it out of sheer desperation. Those are tough buggers to kill.
If'n we're talking about spiders:
I set off a bug bomb in a space with, well, bugs. Mostly fleas. Everything died except the spiders. Seems they "saw it coming" and vacated for the duration. No little spider bodies. They moved back in after a few days.
I kinda like spiders, so that was OK. Sorta.
Ed
If you have insects you will also have spiders. If you sucessfully remove the insects the spiders will usually move on to another location for insects to eat. There used to be stories that after an atomic war the only thing that would be left alive would be spiders.
Joe
Thanks for the suggestions for the brown recluse. I'll check them out.
Do any of you guys have boxed up modules in the garage you take to club shows? If so, I'd suggest throwing a blanket over them to keep out bugs.
Wipe down your layouts after each run, that way they stay clean and fresh.
JoeinPA If you have insects you will also have spiders. If you sucessfully remove the insects the spiders will usually move on to another location for insects to eat. There used to be stories that after an atomic war the only thing that would be left alive would be spiders. Joe
I agree with Joe keep out there food and the spider's should leave. Also check out your foundation seal up crack's hole's anything they might be able to use to get in. Use cedar mulch around the outside of your house it helps to keep most bugs away. There are a few natural things out there that work well. Peppemint oil most bugs and spider's don't like it. Hedge apple's BE CAREFUL THESE ARE TOXIC but have been used for a long time to keep out spide's. Most of them need to be applied two -three time's a month and after each rain. Move things around and keep the room as clean as you can. Hope this helps Frank
I use the peppermint oil. I have a lot of forested area so I soak a piece of Woodland Scenics polyfiber and drop it in where it's barely seen. Every time I freshen it up it just adds more foliage to a scene.
Barry