booklice
chadwick
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book lice are tiny little fuckers brown, cream or white in color & they eat paper & binding glue. i am so pissed as they are in my books, paperwork, my notebooks. they are in libraries, book shelves, stacks of papers or single sheets. my apartment isn't dirty, filthy or trashed. they live longer in warm & humid conditions. they are from newborn to adult ready for breeding in 3-6 months depending on humidity & temperature.
http://youtu.be/_Jg0gFoSsCY
http://youtu.be/4l6EEKWcHv8
the building is bug sprayed every other month. booklice are not known to fuck around directly w/ people other than fuck around with their paper
what the fuck?
http://youtu.be/_Jg0gFoSsCY
http://youtu.be/4l6EEKWcHv8
the building is bug sprayed every other month. booklice are not known to fuck around directly w/ people other than fuck around with their paper
what the fuck?
for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
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no one else knows a single thing about these little shits?
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
I dont know whats worse...those guys, or their termite fucker cousins who eat my house?
it is a fact that florida would be perfect for taking in the booklouse
at first i thought to myself, "wow, bedbugs"
but no they aren't bedbugs as i have torn my bedding apart several times... no bed bugs
i got online & dialed in "bugs in books"
wham... booklice
these fuckers in the videos look exactly like these little bastards in my books & notebooks
i've gotten books from the library & found them in there as well. little fuckers will destroy books too. i'll find a picture or video of a old ass book eaten to death by these louse
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
type in booklice under google images
fuck
of course my books & notebooks are nowhere near the terrible condition of the book pictured here. you can't even see damage on my books & notebooks. but these fuckers here have caused me to stop carrying around a notebook & that bugs the shit out of me.
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
i'm fixin to burn my place down
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
i had no idea booklice were a real thing. hope they do not get your notebooks. that would suck. can you just put the notebooks in those big ziplock freezer bags? i wouldn't think they could get into one of those.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
how do i get rid of the few that have taken up residence? mind you they are not in thick numbers as of yet & i hope they fucking leave soon.
spray pesticides all over my stuff? no
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
- Christopher McCandless
Head to your local Microcenter or Radio Shack and purchase a few cans of air (you know the ones for cleaning keyboards) take your books outside and spray the fuck out of each one so the buggies fall out onto the sidewalk or backyard, then wrap each one airtight in clingfilm (plastic wrap) for like a week or two. after you got through everything lysol the fuck out of your bookcases/shelves/whatever is holding your books and if you got carpet steam it too.
This is what I would do. Maybe even check the 99 cents store or Costco/BJs/Sam's Club for supplies depending on how many books you got. I think I would collapse if this happened to me... 90% of the books I own come from a thrift store.
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"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_louse
I'm feeling for ya if all of this is true! This would be bad bad bad news and I hope you will find a solution!
Hey there. I'm at work as I type this and asked my co-workers. None of us have heard of book lice. We are very careful about condition when buying so anything that looks torn up or bug eaten gets a quick pass. I asked Celia and she's been doing this even longer than I have- 30 years- and she is not familiar with them. Sorry I can't be of more help!
all I know is sometimes when I open my books I see them doing their thing. I just swipe the off and continue reading.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
http://www.rottler.com/blog/post/how-to-get-rid-of-booklice
"Keep the humidity of you at 50%; placing dehumidifiers in the high humidity areas of your home generally works to accomplish this.
Fix leaky pipes in your home.
Throw out boxes and papers that you no longer need or use.
Frequently dust and vacuum
Store dry good in sealed containers.
Typically you can get rid of booklice by disposing of items that are heavily infested, and reducing the humidity in your home and increasing ventilation in storage areas. Reducing the humidity to 50% will eventually kill booklice in your home. Sometimes however a booklice infestation that has been left unnoticed can become very large and chemicals may be needed to completely eliminate them and their breeding areas from your home."
The fucking humidity seems to be crucial!
:? Damned, I don't envy you :( I hope you will get rid of them without minimizing your book collection too much!
books...digital... wha....
well, ok, PJ_Soul, but only because it's you...
Hey, I'd still think you're cool even if you had a Kindle.
I know one lady who is in the business that practically has a coronary if you say the "K" word. I just can't get that excited- books will always be around.
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Chadwick, I did a little research and it looks like moisture and food not well sealed are enticements for book lice. Here's an article that might help for treatment of the little critters:
http://www.ehow.com/how_6774698_kill-booklice.html
Instructions
1. Locate the source of moisture in the home. Repair any leaking pipes, and patch any areas of the roof that may be leaking. If the basement or crawlspace beneath the house suffers from ongoing flooding, then install a sump pump.
2. Install exhaust fans in the kitchen and bathroom to help reduce the humidity in the house and control the booklice. Use a dehumidifier in the bathroom to lower humidity, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
3. Place packages of silica granules in boxes with stored books to help reduce moisture.
4. Lay books out to dry periodically. If mold severely covers a book, then throw it away.
[5. Spray all cracks and crevices of the house and around bookcases with an insecticide that contains diazinon, cyfluthrin or tralomethrin. Follow the directions on the label for application. Use a hand-held sprayer or garden pump sprayer for application. It may take 10 to 14 days before the booklice die, according to the University of Florida.]
[6. Sprinkle insecticidal dust containing pyrethrins under the house. The dust will help control the booklice once the area is dry.]
^^^Thes two I bracketed because I personally avoid use of these toxic chemicals!
7. Discard food that contains booklice if it cannot be treated using heat or cold. Heat the food to 180 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 days or freeze food for four days to successfully kill booklice in foods, according to Texas A & M University.
But in the meantime, my main issue with the e-readers is that I can't destroy it.