Cathi Newlin on tue 21 aug 01
So what do you do about the flying things? I have a bug zapper that keeps
most of the Junebugs and stuff out of the barn/studio (try keeping your
cool when a junebug has crawled down your shirt as you're bringing up your
cylinder...), BUT-
Yesterday, middle of a beautiful day, I was working on the wheel, barn door
wide open, when a *horsefly* flew straight at me. Now, if you have never
experienced a horsefly, their bit is *terribly* painful! They're the size
of those huge black wood bees we had in the west, and their bite will floor
you!
So, I tried in vain to swat this sucker away, and he kept coming straight
at my head. I scrambled from my wheel, still not used to the idea that I
was on a *kick wheel*. Yep-the wheel base spinning like mad, my feed were
thrown out from under me. I landed with the foot pedal for the motor in my
thigh.
I'm bruised and gouged and needed a tetanus shot, but I *still* don't think
it hurt as bad as the horsefly bite would have!
At 02:00 AM 8/21/01, Chris Stanley wrote:
>Here in West Texas we use Borax. Not only can you use it in your Raku
>glazes, but also it works great on scorpions, spiders, and ants. The local
>county extension agent also swears by instant grits for fire ants. The
>little bastards carry it down to the next, digest and blow up. Massive,
>spontaneous expansion of dehydrated grits in a little tiny belly and the
>things go boom.
>Chris
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ceramic Arts Discussion List [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On
>Behalf Of Karen Sullivan
>Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 10:25 PM
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Subject: HELP.....an invasion of a flood of killer ants
>
>The bamboo is here...I need help.....
>
>Two months ago I moved from the miner's shack two blocks
>down the street to a house...more room...I spent a couple
>of weeks cleaning the house...painting...and moving in.
>Now two months into the residence and I have an invasion of
>ants...THEY ARE IN EVERY ROOM...on almost EVERY SURFACE....
>I feel like I am living inside their nest....
>
>I thought at first they were coming in for water...as they
>just showed up....
>I go outside and the ground is crawling with a huge number of
>ants....more than is normal.
>I live under a canopy of giant trees.
>So I think they are using the house as the ground level
>residence and nest up in the trees..
>Seems they used to spray pesticides every month or so.
>
>My problem is I do not want to live in a cloud of pesticides.
>
>I need to know if there is an ecologically sound alternative
>so quelling the invasion. I have images of Guillver's Travels...
>the image is one in which I am transported into another room by
>an army of creatures that have decided that I am in their way...
>
>Please if possible give me advice...
>many thanks....bamboo karen
>
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