[Rhodes22-list] Bugs be gone on boats.

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

I second the moth balls.  They are the only way I have found to keep
spiders out of the cabin.

Rick


On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 9:36 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> I lock up my boat with Moth Balls.  I know people hate the smell but I just
> leave the hatch open when I trailer and the smell is gone by the time I get
> to the water.  Moth Balls also kill mold spores... so closing up for the
> winter with moth balls has the added benefit of keeping the musty out.
>
> Dr. Robert Granger
> Department of Chemistry
> Sweet Briar College
> 434-381-6403
> rgranger at sbc.edu
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>
> On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 4:59 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>
> > Rummy,
> >
> > A roll of duct tape (I actually prefer Gorilla tape) is cheaper and works
> > very well for wasps and many other flying insects.  Roll it up with the
> > bugs
> > in it and toss it in the trash when you board.  As you leave, just put up
> > another strip.  And you never know when the tape will come in handy for
> > other projects!
> >
> > Mike
> > s/v <-no name -> ('91)
> > Nissequogue River, NY
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The Rhodes 22
> > Email
> > List
> > Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 8:26 AM
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> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Bugs be gone on boats.
> >
> > One of the biggest problems I have living in South Carolina are the
> damned
> > mud daubers. These are the most persistent insects on the planet. They
> > build
> > their mud nests everywhere and until now I haven't found a decent
> solution
> > to  the problem.
> > I purchased several Hot Shot no pest strips and I am pleased to announce
> > that they work. No more mud daubers. Dead. Gone. I put one in the
> > lazzerette
> > and  one in the cabin. I hang it on the pop top cross bar when I lock up
> > for
> > the day.  NO ODOR, no fuss no mess and they just die. It beats
> everything I
> > have tried to  date including fabric softener sheets. They ain't cheap,
> > around $7.00 per strip,  but they last for four months. They are
> available
> > at
> > Amazon:
> >
> >
> http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Shot-5580-Unscented-Repellent/dp/B0019BK8AG/ref=sr
> > _1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1403353093&sr=8-1&keywords=hot+shot+bug+killer and
> > probably
> > your local hardware store.
> >
> > Rummy
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