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Blue_true

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20. You are right about insecticides, but they beat a brown recluse bite. I had one before, nasty. nt

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Sat Jul 7, 2018, 04:55 PM

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Woman rushed to ER with brown recluse spider bites ... [View all] left-of-center2012 Jul 2018 OP

She needs to sue them right away. lark Jul 2018 #1

I rolled over in Bed some years ago onto a Brown Recluse Spider and it bit me....in addition to pain Pachamama Jul 2018 #2

I've read of people who have had to have limbs amputated from recluse bites. Kotya Jul 2018 #9

I was stung in the chest by one, near my heart. Blue_true Jul 2018 #11

Brown Recluse bites are awful. MineralMan Jul 2018 #3

Would setting off pesticide bombs that flood the apartment be the best way to kill them? Blue_true Jul 2018 #12

I don't know. I would not use such things in my home. MineralMan Jul 2018 #19

You are right about insecticides, but they beat a brown recluse bite. I had one before, nasty. nt Blue_true Jul 2018 #20

Good idea to never use insecticides in your house womanofthehills Jul 2018 #30

Yeah, I let them spray my condo once. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2018 #23

There's often a centipede in my office area MineralMan Jul 2018 #24

I read that you can bring a praying mantis inside Mosby Jul 2018 #25

That is definitely a scary looking bite. nt oasis Jul 2018 #4

I got one in the chest, a couple inches from my heart. Blue_true Jul 2018 #13

I've read about your ordeal and the other's on this thread. oasis Jul 2018 #21

Yeah, I hope that I don't get bitten again. That was the scariest thing ever for me. nt Blue_true Jul 2018 #27

I was speaking to a hardware store manager, they're being shipped around country in mulch bags. TheBlackAdder Jul 2018 #5

So where are the bad mulch sources---I haven't a clue? virgogal Jul 2018 #8

When I did it, I never touched the mulch, always used garden tools, that worked well. Blue_true Jul 2018 #14

He didn't say. I mentioned I got Canadian Cedar, since using non-cedar is a termite magnet. TheBlackAdder Jul 2018 #16

You know I use the bed bug, flea, tick bombs here in Arkansas. LiberalArkie Jul 2018 #28

Diatomaceous Earth is great for controlling insects in the house, and it's really cheap. TheBlackAdder Jul 2018 #31

Thanks------that map will be very helpful. virgogal Jul 2018 #29

Apparently management would rather pay a large amount in damages. lpbk2713 Jul 2018 #6

Attorney said she has to prove the apartment is uninhabitable dalton99a Jul 2018 #7

The spiders shown are not brown recluse. panader0 Jul 2018 #10

The Violin Mark is usually much darker, and very distinguishable. Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #26

In Grapevine, Texas, a woman was bitten twice MicaelS Jul 2018 #15

Yikes! There's some high-octane nightmare fuel for you. backscatter712 Jul 2018 #17

My daughter's b/f was bitten by a brown recluse mokawanis Jul 2018 #18

That poor woman! I hope she sues! smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #22

Strange story, not just swallowing. Want to hear the rest. Hortensis Jul 2018 #32

OMG.. that sounds like one Cha Jul 2018 #33

Calling Mr. Avenatti. Calling Mr. Avenatti. Vinca Jul 2018 #34