[TowerTalk] Moth Balls

[ABowenN4OO]

I was about to publish a note similar to K3ND's, regarding insects and moth 
bolls. I opened my relay box out on the tower and found stacks of lady bugs 
doing unlady like things inside the box. In addition, there were a number 
of wasp clusters and spider webs.

I put 5 moth balls in a small diameter glass jar and taped it inside the 
relay box (12 X 18"). No more insects. I have done the same for my remote 
Beverage boxes which are loved by spiders, but a single ball will do for 
those.

I am not sure about the composition but think the major ingredient is 
naptha. I put the moth balls in a glass jar because I was not sure of the 
effect of naptha on the various plastics. Plastic pill containers should 
also work for a time also per K3ND. I suspect the balls will evaporate with 
time and require replacement.

I also intend on dropping one or 2 on fire ant hills and see if I can get 
them to move.

INK N4OO
===========================================
At 05:42 AM 1/13/2005 -0800, GALE STEWARD wrote:

>Years ago one of the OTs mentioned that fact the he
>used moth balls to keep insects out of outdoor
>enclosures. I have a matching network for my 80/160
>vertical. See: