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On Tue, 19 Jul 2016 20:57:39 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 19 Jul 2016 16:32:42 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:



I'm thinking I need a Mini-14 so I can sit on the front porch and plink chipmunks.

That is way overkill. A decent pellet gun will do the deed and not
scare the neighbors. Of course a load of rat shot is less challenging.
Harry's suppressor will make it quieter than the pellet gun.

Actually, I was kind of just kidding.

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On Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:55:13 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote:

Tim Wrote in message:
11:24 AMjustan
Tim Wrote in message:
On Monday, July 18, 2016 at 8:09:35 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Mon, 18 Jul 2016 14:46:13 -0700 (PDT), True North
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Someone else must have gotten the rat...no sign of him for a couple of months.

Trust me, he is still around, with plenty of friends. There is a
formula for rats. If you see one at night, you have a bunch. If you
see one in the daytime, you have a ****load. Rats are tough and it is
real hard to get rid of them.
I haven't seen a Rattus norvegicus here but we have lots of Rattus
rattus (AKA roof rats, tree rats, fruit rats or "palmetto" squirrels).
I know better than to think I can eliminate them but I do keep a bait
station in the boat house. Based on the bait I go through, there must
be a lot of dead ones somewhere ... or they have developed an immunity
to it. I have had them chewing up the boat wiring from time to time.
If one gets into the console, it is a mess. The last time it was my
fault. I did not have the door closed tight and it popped open.
I have also had them hiding on the boat and Mr Ed flushes them out.
That is exciting until they jump in the water. A rat running around
being chased by a 112 pound dog. Auggie Doggie was better at it.
Occasionally he could catch it, kill it and bring it to you. Louie
(the dachshund mix) was deadly on them. If they didn't get overboard
right away they were dead.

On the old farm place I run though a lot of bait too. concerning immunity yes I suppose it can happen. I switch brands ever so often for that possibility.


There's no immunity from a snap trap.
--
very true, but that's one at a time . I want murder by the masses.

Besides, the old saying is true. " the early bird may get the worm, but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese..."


One got into the storage compartment of my camper. Aftter seeing
evidence I set a trap baited with peanut butter. Got the sucker
within 12 hrs. Had no evidence thereafter. One rat can do a lot
of damage if given enough time.

Do you use the crunchy or the creamy? My rodents seem to prefer the creamy, Jif of course.

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Hey John. You might as well...

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Crosman-F4...hetic/44377326

was rodent, now ants.
 

On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:27:18 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:

On Tue, 19 Jul 2016 20:52:26 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 19 Jul 2016 16:29:57 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:

On Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:11:53 -0400, wrote:



.

Orthene was what I used on the fire ants here but the ants I have now
don't have mounds to treat. I think they live under concrete slabs and
just pop up through any available penetration or crack. I never see a
mound and treating the edges and penetrations just moves them around.
I am using bifen now, based on advice from the home repair NG.
Lambda-Cyhalothrin based stuff was pretty good but I guess somebody
decided it was too good because HD/Lowes doesn't sell it anymore here.

Amazon does.

https://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb...da-Cyhalothrin

The boys over on Home Repair swear bifen is the stuff I want so I am
giving it a shot.


That too:

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...eywords=biffen

I shot some around and I am not convinced I am still seeing ants but
there may not be as many. Any of these perimeter sprays will only work
if you can establish a true perimeter and I think they are coming up
from under the house. I can't really get at all the penetrations. I
may go up on the roof and try to trickle some down the soil pipes but
I am not sure how to get past the lead flashing without compromising
it.

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On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:31:06 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:

On Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:55:13 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote:

One got into the storage compartment of my camper. Aftter seeing
evidence I set a trap baited with peanut butter. Got the sucker
within 12 hrs. Had no evidence thereafter. One rat can do a lot
of damage if given enough time.

Do you use the crunchy or the creamy? My rodents seem to prefer the creamy, Jif of course.

You are supposed to smear the peanut butter on bacon that is firmly
attached to the trap trigger. They can lick off peanut butter without
tripping the trap but once they get a taste of that bacon, they want
it.
I gave up on the Victor rat traps and went with glue traps or my live
trap. I either shoot them or drop the trap in a trash can full of
water. You can't leave them in there too long or they will chew
through that 1/2" hardware cloth.

was rident, now ants.
 

True North wrote:
Califbill
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True North wrote:
justan
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"The ants look for a dark untouched safe place like Â*a kanuck wallet."


Canadians are some of the most generous compassionate people on earth.
We brought in 25,000 Syrians displaced by the fighting over there.
That would be the equivalent of y'all bringing in a quarter million.
So...just how many did you bring in?


"They do not tip."


Who...the Syrians?
Give them a chance...if you stay off roofs, they'll probably own you
before you take the long nap.


Follow the thread. Canadians are cheap tippers!

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On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 09:41:43 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

Hey John. You might as well...

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Crosman-F4...hetic/44377326

Not in this damn county!

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On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:59:08 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:31:06 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:

On Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:55:13 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote:

One got into the storage compartment of my camper. Aftter seeing
evidence I set a trap baited with peanut butter. Got the sucker
within 12 hrs. Had no evidence thereafter. One rat can do a lot
of damage if given enough time.

Do you use the crunchy or the creamy? My rodents seem to prefer the creamy, Jif of course.

You are supposed to smear the peanut butter on bacon that is firmly
attached to the trap trigger. They can lick off peanut butter without
tripping the trap but once they get a taste of that bacon, they want
it.
I gave up on the Victor rat traps and went with glue traps or my live
trap. I either shoot them or drop the trap in a trash can full of
water. You can't leave them in there too long or they will chew
through that 1/2" hardware cloth.

I have yet to see the peanut butter removed without the trap being sprung. I'm using one of these:
http://tinyurl.com/hjl9sab

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On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:18:29 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:

On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:59:08 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:31:06 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:

On Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:55:13 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote:

One got into the storage compartment of my camper. Aftter seeing
evidence I set a trap baited with peanut butter. Got the sucker
within 12 hrs. Had no evidence thereafter. One rat can do a lot
of damage if given enough time.

Do you use the crunchy or the creamy? My rodents seem to prefer the creamy, Jif of course.

You are supposed to smear the peanut butter on bacon that is firmly
attached to the trap trigger. They can lick off peanut butter without
tripping the trap but once they get a taste of that bacon, they want
it.
I gave up on the Victor rat traps and went with glue traps or my live
trap. I either shoot them or drop the trap in a trash can full of
water. You can't leave them in there too long or they will chew
through that 1/2" hardware cloth.

I have yet to see the peanut butter removed without the trap being sprung. I'm using one of these:
http://tinyurl.com/hjl9sab

I have a small one like that one that I made years ago. It works
pretty well but since it is 1/2" hardware cloth, a rat can eat through
it if they have enough time. The only time it happened, I had looked
at the rat in the trap, decided he wasn't going anywhere and went back
to sleep. Usually they are calmly waiting until they see you coming.

I had one of the larger raccoon size Havahearts when I was trying to
get the cats and a raccoon tore a hole in it trying to get pups out,

BTW I guess I am feeling benevolent today. Mr Ed cornered a cat in the
pipe rack behind my shed and I haven't shot him ... yet.

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wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:18:29 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:

On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:59:08 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:31:06 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:

On Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:55:13 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote:

One got into the storage compartment of my camper. Aftter seeing
evidence I set a trap baited with peanut butter. Got the sucker
within 12 hrs. Had no evidence thereafter. One rat can do a lot
of damage if given enough time.

Do you use the crunchy or the creamy? My rodents seem to prefer the
creamy, Jif of course.

You are supposed to smear the peanut butter on bacon that is firmly
attached to the trap trigger. They can lick off peanut butter without
tripping the trap but once they get a taste of that bacon, they want
it.
I gave up on the Victor rat traps and went with glue traps or my live
trap. I either shoot them or drop the trap in a trash can full of
water. You can't leave them in there too long or they will chew
through that 1/2" hardware cloth.

I have yet to see the peanut butter removed without the trap being
sprung. I'm using one of these:
http://tinyurl.com/hjl9sab

I have a small one like that one that I made years ago. It works
pretty well but since it is 1/2" hardware cloth, a rat can eat through
it if they have enough time. The only time it happened, I had looked
at the rat in the trap, decided he wasn't going anywhere and went back
to sleep. Usually they are calmly waiting until they see you coming.

I had one of the larger raccoon size Havahearts when I was trying to
get the cats and a raccoon tore a hole in it trying to get pups out,

BTW I guess I am feeling benevolent today. Mr Ed cornered a cat in the
pipe rack behind my shed and I haven't shot him ... yet.


Why would you shoot Mr. Ed? ;)