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| Re: [GMCnet] Brown Recluse Spiders - Bugs [message #291199 is a reply to message #291184] |
Sun, 29 November 2015 18:40   |
kerry pinkerton
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Brown Recluse spiders are endemic in our neck of the woods. I've had them in the shop for years. Then a buddy told me about the Hot Shot bug bombs. Killed EVERYTHING living in the shop...Brown Recluses and all. I now have a spider my pest control guy calls a 'cellar' spider. They're harmless other than making small webs. The Pest Control guy says that if the Brown Recluses were around, they would kill and eat all other spiders so seeing the cellar spiders is a good sign.
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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| Re: [GMCnet] Brown Recluse Spiders - Bugs [message #291225 is a reply to message #291184] |
Mon, 30 November 2015 08:11 |
nchapekis
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Location: Ypsilanti, MI
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In the summer of 1977, my dad was bitten on the calf by a brown recluse while we were vacationing in Southern California in our Class C motorhome (dad couldn't afford GMC back then). He went to a doctor in Anaheim who misdiagnosed the red spot as phlebitis, put him on blood thinners, and advised that we head straight home to Michigan. We got as far as Las Vegas, when the pain from the bite became unbearable (the red spot had grown and covered from ankle to mid-thigh). We checked in at the old Camper Village behind the Hacienda hotel, I hooked up the coach (I was 12 years old), and mom called an ambulance. My dad spent the next six weeks at the Desert Springs Hospital and almost lost his leg, however the doctors there properly diagnosed the bite and were able to treat it.
While we were there, mom rented a car and we lived in the motorhome for the entire month of August. My cousin flew out at the end of the month to drive me and my younger sister home so we could start school, while my parents followed a couple of weeks later by air.
Anyway, that's my brown recluse story. Coincidentally, my GMC was built in August 1977.
Nick Chapekis
Ypsilanti, MI
former owner - 78 Kingsley
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| Re: [GMCnet] Brown Recluse Spiders - Bugs [message #291226 is a reply to message #291225] |
Mon, 30 November 2015 08:46 |
Sandra Price
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Good story, nice ending.
Sandra
On Nov 30, 2015 8:12 AM, "Nick Chapekis" wrote:
> In the summer of 1977, my dad was bitten on the calf by a brown recluse
> while we were vacationing in Southern California in our Class C motorhome
> (dad
> couldn't afford GMC back then). He went to a doctor in Anaheim who
> misdiagnosed the red spot as phlebitis, put him on blood thinners, and
> advised
> that we head straight home to Michigan. We got as far as Las Vegas, when
> the pain from the bite became unbearable (the red spot had grown and covered
> from ankle to mid-thigh). We checked in at the old Camper Village behind
> the Hacienda hotel, I hooked up the coach (I was 12 years old), and mom
> called an ambulance. My dad spent the next six weeks at the Desert
> Springs Hospital and almost lost his leg, however the doctors there properly
> diagnosed the bite and were able to treat it.
>
> While we were there, mom rented a car and we lived in the motorhome for
> the entire month of August. My cousin flew out at the end of the month to
> drive me and my younger sister home so we could start school, while my
> parents followed a couple of weeks later by air.
>
> Anyway, that's my brown recluse story. Coincidentally, my GMC was built
> in August 1977.
> --
> Nick Chapekis
> Ypsilanti, MI
> 78 Kingsley
>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Brown Recluse Spiders - Bugs [message #291313 is a reply to message #291184] |
Tue, 01 December 2015 14:14 |
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USAussie
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G'day,
I decided to check with the manufacturer of Hot Shot to find out the name of their product that killed the Brown Recluse Spiders and
got the following response:
Regards,
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic
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From: United Industries [mailto:consershare@spectrumbrands.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:28 AM
To: robmueller@iinet.net.au
Subject: Re: Hot Shot Contact Us (Thread:3248791) Case 1232023
Thank you for contacting United Industries.
We do appreciate your interest in our products. Please be advised that we do not manufacture a fogger that will be effective in
killing brown recluse spiders. The only product we manufacture that will kill them would be our Hot Shot Spider and Scorpion Killer.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at 1-800-332-5553.
Product Specialist
United Industries
A subsidiary of Spectrum Brands
Ph 1-800-332-5553
=============== Original Message ===============
Subject: Brown Recluse Spider
Comments: Hi, I am trying to find a fogger that will kill brown recluse spiders, please advise if you sell one. Thanks, Rob
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Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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