booklice

chadwick
chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
edited October 2013 in All Encompassing Trip
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?
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
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  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    come on, people
    no one else knows a single thing about these little shits?
    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
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    that f-ing sucks. I havent heard of them...
    I dont know whats worse...those guys, or their termite fucker cousins who eat my house?
    Pick up my debut novel here on amazon: Jonny Bails Floatin (in paperback) (also available on Kindle for $2.99)
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    that f-ing sucks. I havent heard of them...
    I dont know whats worse...those guys, or their termite fucker cousins who eat my house?
    florida is a warm humid zone
    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
    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
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    damage.jpg

    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.
    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
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    i'll start locking up my notebooks; they're freezer bound or going to be put in a safe. but believe me, these little shits could get in a safe easily if they wanted.


    i'm fixin to burn my place down
    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
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    You might be able to get a crate of used Twilight books or maybe 50 shades of Grey for cheap, then use those as bait to keep them away from books that are decent. :lol:
    Pick up my debut novel here on amazon: Jonny Bails Floatin (in paperback) (also available on Kindle for $2.99)
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,196
    lol chad i did not think you would actually start this thread :lol:

    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.
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  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    lol chad i did not think you would actually start this thread :lol:

    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.
    good idea

    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
    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
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    so you're saying that all the old books I adopted have lice? :?
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  • Tremor Chris
    Tremor Chris Posts: 231
    I hope there isnt such a thing called Vinyl Lice!! Or I am fucked!! Flying over to google to check now... :D
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    This is just off the top of my head - never heard of booklice before though I'm sure I've seen them as i <3 old used books:

    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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  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    Tremor Chris wrote:
    I hope there isnt such a thing called Vinyl Lice!! Or I am fucked!! Flying over to google to check now... :D
    they be eating the papers & glues that hold the vinyl
    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
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    calling brianlux
    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
  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,444
    This thread reminded me of the Stone Louse ...:shifty: :lol:

    Steinlaus.jpg


    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!
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  • supadupa
    supadupa Chicago Posts: 377
    I've had to deal with all sorts of pests in my line of work, but never book lice. It would suck to have to douse your belongings in pesticides.
  • DeLukin
    DeLukin Posts: 2,757
    I hear you can get them shits out with mayonnaise.
    I smile, but who am I kidding...
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    chadwick wrote:
    calling brianlux

    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!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,694
    I can't remember if it was book lice or bedbugs that were infesting library books here a while ago, but either way it got bad enough to be reported on the news, and I don't think I'll ever borrow another library book. :? Can't wait until they go fully digital.
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    chadwick wrote:
    come on, people
    no one else knows a single thing about these little shits?

    all I know is sometimes when I open my books I see them doing their thing. I just swipe the off and continue reading. 8-)
    hear my name
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    lie beside me
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  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,444
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psocoptera
    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!
    Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue! http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/148993/please-pearl-jam-consider-a-vinyl-benaroya-hall-re-issue


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