i guess they would keep the moth man at bay too. i'll try that. is it just the odor that makes them go away or do they eat them and die? > Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 09:11:14 -0500 > From: evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [tcb] Re: Friday not bus related question for home owners > > After going to the Ft. Worth Arboretum and seeing the rare butterfly/moth > show I have no compunction about using mothballs. > > especially considering one of the Moths is, literally, Mothra. Now I know > why Godzilla wanted to kill that mofo. > > That Atlas Moth. It was sitting on a tree but it was at least 10 inches > across. > > http://www.buginabox.com/acdub.html > > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: May 2, 2008 9:04 AM > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [tcb] Re: Friday not bus related question for home owners > > > >Buy a boat load of moth balls (yeah, I know...those > >poor moths) and distribute them around the atic... > >--- Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> > >> how in the heck do you get a living thing out of > >> your attic? most likely a squirrel. > >> > >> lemme give you some history. We used to have this > >> 50' tv/cb/ham radio tower sticking through the roof. > >> well the pest guy said that that is where the > >> squirrel's are getting in. so we removed the > >> antennae patched the hole in the roof on the top > >> side and the bottom side. filled all crevasses with > >> foam and metal and tar. there is no chance in hell > >> the squirrels could be getting in or out of that > >> area. i've walked all along the roof, don't see any > >> spot where they could be getting in or out. the > >> gabel end is in perfect shape with no holes in the > >> screen that covers it. i don't know where they are > >> getting in at, but they are still getting in 3 > >> months after removing the antennae. i have bought > >> the pest spray that smells horrible that the > >> squirrels, mice, cats, dogs, rodents of other sorts > >> can't stand and it seemed to work for a month. i've > >> also bought a couple of those sonar high pitched > >> things that rodents can hear and makes them go away. > >> that seemed to work for a month or so...but this > >> morning while sitting on the crapper (you get all > >> the gory details) i heard what sounded like the > >> critter dragging something across the attic floor. > >> > >> there is poison up there too. the thing won't die or > >> go away. i am thinking about buying a live trap but > >> that won't stop the next one from getting in. where > >> do you think it could get in and what can i do to > >> make there temptation of getting in stop? > >> > >> sorry for the non bus content > >> > >> > >_________________________________________________________________ > >> Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live > >> Messenger. > >> > >http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_052008 > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > >Be a better friend, newshound, and > >know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > >http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_052008