sappatoti
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Joined: 10/30/2006 From: the edge of darkness... Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: subinmaine2 That's them, the evil little squiggly fucks... ... My grandfather used to fashion an extended handle for a propane blowtorch to burn those "squiggly fucks" out of the trees. ... Have seen that and it does look pretty nasty. In times of drought,if you have a garden hose with really strong pressure you can spray them out of the tree...Thats fuckin funny...they kind go everywhere. Or just use something long enough to pull them out. I had one near the house...I put bird seed in it,the birds killed them. Hi MistressSassy. My grandmother would not allow the blowtorch method to be used anywhere near the house (good idea since it used cedar shake siding and roofing). We got to blast them out from around the house with a high pressure water hose, then used the blowtorch while they were on the ground. As far as my grandparents were concerned, when it came to their tree farm, an unburned catepillar was a menace to their farm. I hadn't heard about the bird seed trick. Interesting to know that there are some birds that will eat those squiggly fucks (thanks b, now that term's gonna stick in my brain for a while ).
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