Fw: Brown Recluse Spider (must read) [9 Attachments]

Brown Recluse spiders ar often found in boating situations. These pix are eye opening! Don't let this happen to you. My Best, Mike Farrell Cal 20 Rambler #1114 and Cal 20 Coyote #61 ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: MAO NGUYEN <ma… [at] yahoo.com> To: Nga Tuan <ti… [at] yahoo.com>; Trien Nguyen <tt… [at] yahoo.com>; Kim Nguyen <ki… [at] yahoo.com>; Mike Farrell <ve… [at] yahoo.com> Sent: Sun, June 13, 2010 6:41:13 AM Subject: Brown Recluse Spider (must read) [9 Attachments] Brown Recluse Spider (must read) [9 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Long Nguyen included below] Summer is here, please read this attachment : Brown Recluse Spider > > >> >> >>It's summertime &cleanup is going on. Be careful where you put your hands. They like dark spaces &woodpiles. >>Also cool areas in the attic....... ......... ......... ......... ......... .. >> >> >> >>This guy was bitten by a Brown Recluse spider. >> >>Day 3 >> >>The following illustrates the >>progression >>of a brown recluse spider bite. >>The affected skin actually dies on his body. >> >>Day 5 >> >>Some of the pictures towards the end are pretty nasty, but take a look at the last one -- it is a picture of the spider itself. >> >> Day 6 >> >>The Brown Recluse Spider is the most >>dangerous spider that we have here in the USA. >> >>Day 9 >> >>A person can die from it's bite. We all should know what the spider looks like >> >> >>Day 10 >> >>Send this around to people you love, because it is almost summertime. >> >>People will be digging around, doing yard work, spring cleaning, and sometimes in their attics. >> >> >>The Dangerous Brown Recluse Spider >> >>Please be careful. >>Spider bites are dangerous and can have permanent and highly negative consequences. >> >>They like the darkness and tend to live in storage sheds or attics or other areas that might not be frequented by people or light. >> >>If you have a need to be in your attic, go up there and turn on a light and leave it on for about 30 minutes before you go in to do your work. >> >>PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO YOUR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS! >> >> >

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That may be the case and probably is. However, I can tell ya, boat spiders of any kind are a pain in the ass, legs, arms etc. At first I thought is was either bed bugs or fleas left over from the dog. Nope, spiders, tiny little buggers that I hunted down with vigilance. Once gone, about six of them, restful dinner free nights with me no longer being dinner. -- /ch

It sounds like you hunted them down and executed each individually. Is there an effective and safe chemical method of eradication and prevention that anyone can recommend? Regards, Wayne From: chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, June 14, 2010 7:39:39 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Fw: Brown Recluse Spider (must read) That may be the case and probably is. However, I can tell ya, boat spiders of any kind are a pain in the ass, legs, arms etc. At first I thought is was either bed bugs or fleas left over from the dog. Nope, spiders, tiny little buggers that I hunted down with vigilance. Once gone, about six of them, restful dinner free nights with me no longer being dinner. -- /ch

What I did is wipe the entire boat down with those Javex napkins that pop out of the lid. Did in once a week as a routine. and available at most dollar stores. Once I started the wipe down process, not only reduced the mildew buildup and nicely removed the nicotine build up but also made the little buggers decide thew wanted to move. Once moving, mostly in the early morning or evening they are easy targets. Swwwaaattt away.....with glea..:) /ch

I keep spiders and most other "crawley" things out of my Cal 28 by placing those dryer sheets-yea, the ones to take wringles out your clothes in the dryer- inside the boat and in few days spiders are gone.... cannot stand the smell I guess. Pish 1966 28' "Runamuk" --- On Mon, 6/14/10, chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com> wrote: From: chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Fw: Brown Recluse Spider (must read) To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, June 14, 2010, 9:02 AM What I did is wipe the entire boat down with those Javex napkins that pop out of the lid. Did in once a week as a routine. and available at most dollar stores. Once I started the wipe down process, not only reduced the mildew buildup and nicely removed the nicotine build up but also made the little buggers decide thew wanted to move. Once moving, mostly in the early morning or evening they are easy targets. Swwwaaattt away.....with glea..:) /ch

I've seen quite a few bites that turned very ugly like the pics. One I didn't see, a woman in one of the Redwood City harbors got bitten on her backside, possibly while asleep. The resulting wound led the docs to remove a quantity of flesh the equivalent of a beer can from one cheek plus she was very sick and hospitalized. Therefore, I always bugbomb with the blue raid that fogs not sprays, then as the boat is closed and being fogged, I take a bug spray and go around all openings, window rims, etc, and any place they can hide, specifically ropes, those cleated to dock lines and down the dock lines, the anchor lines and chain, and vents. If you look closely as you're untieing a dock line or any coil, you'll see them run or jump very quickly. (not necessarily away from you). Once you've done this, you're good for a few months. If you have neighbors that never use their boats, they are going to be great hiding places. Spray their docklines too. try not to get any in water. These particular spiders actually fly through the air with segments of web at certain times of the year. If dryer cloths do work, put them all around your bunks, clothing, ropes, tools, etc. I had a bite under an arm and I had to take medicine similar to a malaria remedy and it made me sick. The doc was unclear on the type of spider that bit but it was a huge swelling. p.s. if you just try to knock them off your boat, watch how they hang on to the thread and swim right back and climb back up. As far as the karma of bug-killing, in this case I believe in total slaughter.Helen From: Wayne Gillikin <wa… [at] yahoo.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, June 14, 2010 7:05:03 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Fw: Brown Recluse Spider (must read) It sounds like you hunted them down and executed each individually. Is there an effective and safe chemical method of eradication and prevention that anyone can recommend? Regards, Wayne From: chris123 <chris.herrnberger@ gmail.com> To: Cal_Boats@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Mon, June 14, 2010 7:39:39 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Fw: Brown Recluse Spider (must read) That may be the case and probably is. However, I can tell ya, boat spiders of any kind are a pain in the ass, legs, arms etc. At first I thought is was either bed bugs or fleas left over from the dog. Nope, spiders, tiny little buggers that I hunted down with vigilance. Once gone, about six of them, restful dinner free nights with me no longer being dinner. -- /ch

Wayne, Although I have mentioned it before, we use Ortho Home Defense MAX in a hand spray bottle on Candy Cane to eliminate spiders, moths, ants, mosquitoes, etc. The spray is non-staining, nil odor, and is effective in killing and repelling those buggers. I spray around all hatches, openings, in corners, under ledges and on dock lines at launch time. I usually stay bug-free all season. If we are staying on the boat, I'll spray again for the wife's peace of mind. Try it- you'll like it! Dave Leasia '72 Cal 27 pop-top #145 s/v Candy Cane CSYC, Lake St. Clair, MI --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, Wayne Gillikin <waynegillikin@...> wrote: > > It sounds like you hunted them down and executed each individually. Is there an effective and safe chemical method of eradication and prevention that anyone can recommend? > > Regards, > Wayne

Thanks Dave. From: Telephone Dave <te… [at] yahoo.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, June 21, 2010 12:56:20 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: Brown Recluse Spider (chemical treatment-Wayne) Wayne, Although I have mentioned it before, we use Ortho Home Defense MAX in a hand spray bottle on Candy Cane to eliminate spiders, moths, ants, mosquitoes, etc. The spray is non-staining, nil odor, and is effective in killing and repelling those buggers. I spray around all hatches, openings, in corners, under ledges and on dock lines at launch time. I usually stay bug-free all season. If we are staying on the boat, I'll spray again for the wife's peace of mind. Try it- you'll like it! Dave Leasia '72 Cal 27 pop-top #145 s/v Candy Cane CSYC, Lake St. Clair, MI --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, Wayne Gillikin <waynegillikin@...> wrote: > > It sounds like you hunted them down and executed each individually. Is there an effective and safe chemical method of eradication and prevention that anyone can recommend? > > Regards, > Wayne