Lily made it after all

On Sun 16 Jul 2006 06:34:37p, jmcquown wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ):

Pat wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote

The traps may be great for catching a few, but as I mentioned
before, if you
get some spider coccoons hatching (which you are bound to do),
you're going
to be overrun.

Will the spider-killing chemical have any effect on those
cocoons?

I'm pretty sure it would (kill the spiders in the coccoon; it
is, after all, just a ball made from spun spiders silk). The
exterminator would have to say for sure.

Jill




Pardon the cross-post, but this might be a good question for
alt.consumer.pest-control.

H, I hadn't read the entire thread, and didn't know Max had been
killed by the fiddleback. I'm so sorry.

--
Cheryl

"Cheryl" wrote in message
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On Sun 16 Jul 2006 06:34:37p, jmcquown wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ):

Pat wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote

The traps may be great for catching a few, but as I mentioned
before, if you
get some spider coccoons hatching (which you are bound to do),
you're going
to be overrun.

Will the spider-killing chemical have any effect on those
cocoons?

I'm pretty sure it would (kill the spiders in the coccoon; it
is, after all, just a ball made from spun spiders silk). The
exterminator would have to say for sure.

Jill




Pardon the cross-post, but this might be a good question for
alt.consumer.pest-control.

H, I hadn't read the entire thread, and didn't know Max had been
killed by the fiddleback. I'm so sorry.

--
Cheryl

Cheryl
As the vet said, "We'll never know for sure.", but the symptoms were
consistent and, after putting out traps and catching nothing but lots of
fiddlebacks, I must say all the evidence points to that.

I had no idea. You never see the little *******s.

My grandson barely outweighs Max.
The finest cat I've ever known was a very costly canary-in-a-coal-mine.
The only other loss that brought me that much grief was my father.

From now on there will be sticky traps about.
I recommend it to all in fiddleback territory, which is half the U.S.
May yet save a cat out there.
Cheers
H.

Thanks Tim.
In the context of my life Max was right up there with my father.
He just happened to be a cat.
The most amazing one in 50 years of cats.
A Leonardo of kitties.

And I have grown kids with college degrees.
Go figure....

Since this got cross-posted I want to take advantage of the soap box and say
traps are a cheap way to do a census.
And learn to recognize recluses; Please.

They are small and very fast. And they are capable of great harm.
I do so enjoy watching them die on the glue boards.


But not fast enough: I have never enjoyed grinding a spider beneath my foot
so much.

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You can use a pesticide on these spiders but it WILL NOT kill the spiders
inside the egg sacs. The egg sacs will protect the eggs inside from any
pesticide until the eggs actually hatch. Depending on which pesticide you
use some may still be around when the eggs hatch and some may not. I would
recommend a product calle Suspend SC it can last for up to 3 months in
ideal
situations and is great on Brown Recluse spiders.

By the way sorry to hear about the cat.

--
I wish you all the best
Tim Wise

www.onepest.com
www.askourpros.com

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Will the spider-killing chemical have any effect on those
cocoons?

I'm pretty sure it would (kill the spiders in the coccoon; it
is, after all, just a ball made from spun spiders silk). The
exterminator would have to say for sure.


If the "cocoons" you are seeing are perfectly round they are not brown
recluse. BR egg sac will be a half globe, glued to a surface rather
than just hanging in a web.
--
Lar

It is said that the early bird gets the worm,
but it is the second mouse that gets the cheese.

H. Adam Stevens wrote:
How about some good news?

Lily the kitty did indeed survive her swollen paw and was adopted.
The nice lady at the shelter took a moment to correct her earlier
assumption;
And now I must correct my earlier posts.

I was there to drop off high-resolution pictures of Brown Recluse spiders.

Dead Brown Recluse spiders.

Slow death.

I do like the glue traps.

Cheers,
H.

Oh good! I'm so glad to hear Lily survived and has a forever home! =o)

Melissa

You can use a pesticide on these spiders but it WILL NOT kill the spiders
inside the egg sacs. The egg sacs will protect the eggs inside from any
pesticide until the eggs actually hatch. Depending on which pesticide you
use some may still be around when the eggs hatch and some may not. I would
recommend a product calle Suspend SC it can last for up to 3 months in ideal
situations and is great on Brown Recluse spiders.

By the way sorry to hear about the cat.

--
I wish you all the best
Tim Wise

www.onepest.com
www.askourpros.com

H. Adam Stevens wrote:
How about some good news?

Lily the kitty did indeed survive her swollen paw and was adopted.
The nice lady at the shelter took a moment to correct her earlier
assumption;
And now I must correct my earlier posts.

That's really good news! I'm so glad Lily made it and has a
foreverhome

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Lar is right about the egg sacs, and if you spray for these, see if you
can get Talstar One. The active (bifenthrin) seems to be the best for
knocking down these critters. Suspend will also work, as will Demand CS
or any WP formulation, but I have seen better results with Talstar than
any other.

Jeff

As the vet said, "We'll never know for sure.", but the symptoms were
consistent and, after putting out traps and catching nothing but lots of
fiddlebacks, I must say all the evidence points to that.

I had no idea. You never see the little *******s.

My grandson barely outweighs Max.
The finest cat I've ever known was a very costly canary-in-a-coal-mine.
The only other loss that brought me that much grief was my father.

From now on there will be sticky traps about.
I recommend it to all in fiddleback territory, which is half the U.S.
May yet save a cat out there.
Cheers
H.
I didn't know the recluse spiders could kill a cat! We've got tons of those
(not the brown, but one or more of its relatives: the Tucson, Arizona,
desert and southwest recluses) in our house. Where did you get your glue
traps and where did you put them? I'm kind of freaked out now and think
I'll get out the vacuum and go spider hunting today. My daughter would be
so upset if her cat were killed by one.

Dawn

wrote in message
...
You can use a pesticide on these spiders but it WILL NOT kill the spiders
inside the egg sacs. The egg sacs will protect the eggs inside from any
pesticide until the eggs actually hatch. Depending on which pesticide you
use some may still be around when the eggs hatch and some may not. I would
recommend a product calle Suspend SC it can last for up to 3 months in
ideal
situations and is great on Brown Recluse spiders.

By the way sorry to hear about the cat.

--
I wish you all the best
Tim Wise

www.onepest.com
www.askourpros.com

Tim,

Where can one get this Suspend SC and how do you apply it? Is it very
toxic? We have avoided pesticides before now because I don't like to have
them in the house, but after reading about that poor cat I feel the need to
destroy these spiders any way I can.

Thanks,

Dawn