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Re: [BKARTS] press room / bindery pests
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> From: Book_Arts-L [mailto:BOOK_ARTS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dave
> Allen
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> Hi Leonard,
> I have almost the same setup without the wood floor. I learned a trick
> from the natives here. They use horse chestnuts to keep the spiders out.
New one to me! Geckos work too, but probably not in NE climate.
> I do, however, have a problem with carpenter ants. Any thoughts on
> repelling them? I get a bunch every spring flying around for
> about 3 weeks.
You need to get to the source, which is usually in the ground under or
around foundations. Takes an expert and a series of "injections" to get rid
of them and keep them away. Usually an annual project.
A good source of information on this kind of topic is your local County
Agricultural Extension Office.
Lee
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