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From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: Brown Recluse Spiders
Summary: Insecticides & Spiders
Message-ID: <4028@kitty.UUCP>
Date: 14 Sep 90 02:15:44 GMT
References: <1075.26E7DC9A@ofa123.fidonet.org> <734@tsnews.Convergent.COM> <1345@gtx.com>
Organization: Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, NY
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In article <1345@gtx.com>, al@gtx.com (Alan Filipski) writes:
> >But if you really want to get rid of them, spiders are sensitive to
> >many of the same things that kill insects: bug bombs, massive over-
> >doses of Raid, combat boots, ball peen hammers, etc.
> 
> Raid, yes, but many other insecticides are not effective against spiders
> because of their book lungs.  I can't tell you, off the top of
> my head, which compounds are effective against which groups
> and why, but Larry Lippman's cat could, I'm sure.

	My cats can most assuredly tell you three things about spiders:
(1) spiders are fun to watch; (2) spiders are fun to catch; and (3) spiders
are just *yummy* to eat.

	:-)

	I personally can't tell you much about spiders.  I can tell
you about the effects of various insecticides on *people*, but, alas,
not on spiders.  This obviously won't answer your questions.

	I can, however, tell you that in an indoor environment cats
are a good "natural" insecticide effective against spiders.  :-)

Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp.  "Have you hugged your cat today?"
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