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Post by joebill on Nov 3, 2019 22:54:00 GMT
Looks like I might be training a new guy on the bandsaw, cutting juniper. The operation produces thousands of small juniper scraps with the cedar smell. I would be happy to ship a box to anybody who will pick up the shipping charges. People have been using those chips and scraps in clothing drawers for decades and they seem to work fine for repelling moths. Sounds like y'all got it taken care of with easier to acquire local stuff, but keep it in mind, just in case.....Joe
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Post by daw on Nov 4, 2019 14:34:17 GMT
Anything in boxes, or bags goes in the freezer for at least a few days. Then is put in gallon glass jars in the pantry. Anything that is in a box should be checked for tiny webbing or “crumbs”. I have had the same problem with ants and nothing is more sickening to carry food out in 5 gallon buckets. Ants will eat holes in bags to get to raisins , sugar or anything else that suits their fancy.
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Post by tabitha on Nov 12, 2019 19:55:10 GMT
I have had problems with mice getting into closed plastic totes and eating holes in sealed mylar bags.
There are times when I wonder what we have five cats for!
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Post by daw on Nov 12, 2019 21:27:13 GMT
The year the rats were so bad..... all feed was stored in big heavy plastic barrels. The feed seemed to be going away too fast. I pulled barrel away from the wall and there was a huge gnawed hole in the thickest part of the barrel. A big pile of feed...
Told my feed man about it.... he said they gnawed a hole in a sweet lix storage tank. There was that sticky stuff all over the parking lot.... they had to call the fire department. That year it was rather a panicky feeling as it seemed nothing was safe.
In India the rats gnaw through steel pipes.
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Post by Ozarks Tom on Nov 13, 2019 2:26:49 GMT
I guess we've been lucky, but we haven't lost any stored foods to mice or rats. Then again, we do have several black snakes who seem rather fat. As long as they stay out of the chicken coop and the brooder they're welcome to have the run of the place.
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Post by sugarspinner on Nov 20, 2019 16:21:48 GMT
Yes, on the moth traps. The ones I buy are from a place in southern Indiana and have pheromone tabs that I attach to a sticky cardboard trap. They work. But, I'm always checking for possible hitchhikers that ride in on meal or flour. It seems to be a constant battle. Worst times are spring and fall of the year. Freezing will kill any unhatched eggs you miss.
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