In article <eo6dnZ91L-JAgYrVnZ2dnUVZ_uadnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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General Schvantzkopf <schvantzkopf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:56:07 -0500, phorbin wrote:
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> > In article <20080429-105054.703.0@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > kiewicz@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
> >
> >> The adults aren't usually frequent or long-range dispersers.
(Probably
> >> because they build elaborate permanent burrows.) It's the young ones
> >> that will do the wandering and (based on my experience) only once a
> >> year. So if you can manage to take out the local residents, you
might
> >> expect in the future some occasional new ones, in early summer. One
> >> nice thing about that: Young ones are easier to trap, plus their new
> >> burrows are usually simple and easy to smoke bomb (or whatever).
> >
> > The adults dig way-station bolt-holes to extend their range. The holes
> > I've dealt with are usually 5 to 6 feet deep and just a hole.
>
> I'm thinking of going Saddam Hussein on them and using chlorine gas, has
> anyone tried poison gas?
If you do end up trying this, PLEASE consider a mask for yourself. Gas
masks are no longer expensive now that the 9-11 fears have worn off. I
own a good quality Israeli one that I use when I use HCL for cleaning
hard water deposits in the bathroom. It has poor ventilation.
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