The total capture has just broached 1300 bugs.
If they were lined up in a row, head to tail?, the line would be 9.1 Meters long...
Friday, April 5, 2013
Bugs Part 3
They are not declining.
The total capture has just broached 1300 bugs.
If they were lined up in a row, head to tail?, the line would be 9.1 Meters long...
The total capture has just broached 1300 bugs.
If they were lined up in a row, head to tail?, the line would be 9.1 Meters long...
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Bugs Part 2
Perhaps the bug harvest has peaked? Here is the chart. My days are from 10pm to 10pm.
Tape methods remain the same from March 31 onward. Have added more sticky traps in non prime areas to see how many are getting through and to locate alternate source. So far only cold cellar and crawl space access are proven sources, with >95% harvest occurring in cold cellar area. Cold cellar is from original foundation of old house, very poorly sealed.
Tape methods remain the same from March 31 onward. Have added more sticky traps in non prime areas to see how many are getting through and to locate alternate source. So far only cold cellar and crawl space access are proven sources, with >95% harvest occurring in cold cellar area. Cold cellar is from original foundation of old house, very poorly sealed.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Things That are Gross: Wood lice aka Potato Bugs aka Armadillo Bug aka Pill Bug aka Tiny Land Shrimp
I live in a basement. Assuming that bugs would be slightly more populous down here than above the surface of the world I mentally prepared myself to live here. For most of the year that works. Not anymore. shiver shiver.
I have a woodlouse problem.
They are a land crustacean which are coming in through the cold cellar in great numbers. The best solution is to not have holes in your foundation. It is now spring. Everything is melting and they are looking for moisture, heat and food. They will find none of these things outside the cold cellar. Their natural response to this, unfortunately, is to move faster.
This leads to the invasion of my apartment with these little bastards. I didn't even know this invasion was occurring until I decided to get clever. For a few days I was noticing that it was necessary to kill ten or twenty per day, so I went to war with them. My solution, place packing tape on the ground sticky side up. When they touch it they stick quite nicely. The first day I put down a little strip and caught 30. This was gross. I put down larger strips. Over the last 3 days I have caught 604 little bastards.
I am making a chart. Will update. Need more tape.
Strategies:
Block pinch points - tape strip blocks whole door.
Corners - they hug the walls so place tape at corners right against wall.
Holes - tape near any hole in the baseboard which leads to unknown regions.
I have a woodlouse problem.
They are a land crustacean which are coming in through the cold cellar in great numbers. The best solution is to not have holes in your foundation. It is now spring. Everything is melting and they are looking for moisture, heat and food. They will find none of these things outside the cold cellar. Their natural response to this, unfortunately, is to move faster.
This leads to the invasion of my apartment with these little bastards. I didn't even know this invasion was occurring until I decided to get clever. For a few days I was noticing that it was necessary to kill ten or twenty per day, so I went to war with them. My solution, place packing tape on the ground sticky side up. When they touch it they stick quite nicely. The first day I put down a little strip and caught 30. This was gross. I put down larger strips. Over the last 3 days I have caught 604 little bastards.
I am making a chart. Will update. Need more tape.
Strategies:
Block pinch points - tape strip blocks whole door.
Corners - they hug the walls so place tape at corners right against wall.
Holes - tape near any hole in the baseboard which leads to unknown regions.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Idle No More Button Template
I have made an Idle No More button template. Here it is:
Button
Just a plain button. The link has the it in the proper format.
Post a comment if you need a different button. Perhaps I can draw it up for you.
This template is for sixcentpress.com. It has the cheapest rates for buttons in Canada.
Button
Just a plain button. The link has the it in the proper format.
Post a comment if you need a different button. Perhaps I can draw it up for you.
This template is for sixcentpress.com. It has the cheapest rates for buttons in Canada.
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