bug free home

if you could have an almost entirely insect free home, would you?

or do you enjoy the bugs company?

I'd like a bug free computer first.

this would be wonderful. ive often wondered that if proper care is taken during the construction of the house, lining the flooring with vinyl and whatnot, could it be possible to seal them all off?. i like to think yes

Yes, i hate spiders alot

yes. bedbug paranoia has me going insane

as many damned bugs as there are here, I'd love to have a bug-free home. especially in the summer.

MOTHS CAN FUCK RIGHT OFF. Apart from that I don't really mind spiders. Oh and those little fuckers that just fly round in circles that only die when hit with a flamethrower. They can fuck off too.

  On 11/29/2010 at 4:59 PM, fiznuthian said:

if you could have an almost entirely insect free home, would you?

or do you enjoy the bugs company?

  On 11/29/2010 at 5:16 PM, David R James said:

Yes, i hate spiders alot

if only we could all not only be as grammatically and linguistically correct as you aswell as such a riveting, hilarious character eh.

bugs outside plz

Insects are grand. It be cold outside, let em in sure.

this patent is why i've been thinking about it all lately

there's thousands of known entomopathogenic fungi that are

highly efficient bug killers, both insects and arachnids ^^.

far more species are still not known or haven't been identified yet

but are known to exist.

that patent is paul stamets method of using their pre-sporulated states

to attract insects to the fungi and once eaten the fungi do the dirty work

of eating them alive and bursting out of spores to kill more.

the spores are harmless to animals and humans, but are capable of wiping out

entire colonies of insects with ease.. note that stamets didn't invent mycopesticides

or the idea of using entomopathogenic fungi, but his method of using the mycelium in its

pre-sporulated state makes the insects attract to the fungus rather than run away.

he mentions in a video on the depths of the net that when stuck on a small plate in his home

the fungi myeclium were eaten by the bugs and within days there were none living in his home, just remnants

of the few who died en route which had burst open with fruiting structures to release spores en masse

towards potential victims..

No one's mentioned flies. I hate flies the most.

  On 11/29/2010 at 6:30 PM, fiznuthian said:

this patent is why i've been thinking about it all lately

 

there's thousands of known entomopathogenic fungi that are

highly efficient bug killers, both insects and arachnids ^^.

far more species are still not known or haven't been identified yet

but are known to exist.

 

that patent is paul stamets method of using their pre-sporulated states

to attract insects to the fungi and once eaten the fungi do the dirty work

of eating them alive and bursting out of spores to kill more.

 

the spores are harmless to animals and humans, but are capable of wiping out

entire colonies of insects with ease.. note that stamets didn't invent mycopesticides

or the idea of using entomopathogenic fungi, but his method of using the mycelium in its

pre-sporulated state makes the insects attract to the fungus rather than run away.

 

he mentions in a video on the depths of the net that when stuck on a small plate in his home

the fungi myeclium were eaten by the bugs and within days there were none living in his home, just remnants

of the few who died en route which had burst open with fruiting structures to release spores en masse

towards potential victims..

it's probably not a good idea to let fungi from a different country/ecosphere loose in your local environment. Especially not ones as full on as these.

  On 11/29/2010 at 6:38 PM, delet... said:

  On 11/29/2010 at 6:30 PM, fiznuthian said:

this patent is why i've been thinking about it all lately

 

there's thousands of known entomopathogenic fungi that are

highly efficient bug killers, both insects and arachnids ^^.

far more species are still not known or haven't been identified yet

but are known to exist.

 

that patent is paul stamets method of using their pre-sporulated states

to attract insects to the fungi and once eaten the fungi do the dirty work

of eating them alive and bursting out of spores to kill more.

 

the spores are harmless to animals and humans, but are capable of wiping out

entire colonies of insects with ease.. note that stamets didn't invent mycopesticides

or the idea of using entomopathogenic fungi, but his method of using the mycelium in its

pre-sporulated state makes the insects attract to the fungus rather than run away.

 

he mentions in a video on the depths of the net that when stuck on a small plate in his home

the fungi myeclium were eaten by the bugs and within days there were none living in his home, just remnants

of the few who died en route which had burst open with fruiting structures to release spores en masse

towards potential victims..

 

it's probably not a good idea to let fungi from a different country/ecosphere loose in your local environment. Especially not ones as full on as these.

i'm not trying it any time soon,

but stamets is huge on being ecologically friendly

and producing mycological based solutions to ecological problems.

certainly he would have thought of the risks?

i'm not sure.. perhaps its his use of pre-sporulating mycelium..

if the spores are not formed, and it spreads because the bugs think its food,

then the fungus is isolated to the insect colony itself, presumably inside the home.

but then i wonder, once the fungus consumes the bug,

it will carry out its reproductive life cycle and out come more spores.

the thing about spores is they're usually in large quantity and easily go airborne.

keeping them inside would be impossible

if you hate spiders you might like this mold:

http://blog.mycology.cornell.edu/?p=40

has some cool photos of the fruiting structures popping off the spider,

launching spores like cannons

i can't think of any bad that could come from commercially releasing huge amounts of fungi, capable of eating/parasiting entire bug colonies "with ease", in the environment.

sounds like the BEST idea that couldn't possibly get out of hand and create a bigger problem.

Insects are fucking amazing creatures. If staying in my crib means they'll survive a little longer, sure.

i find it hard to believe that a home could be bug free

they make home life more interesting anyway

also they may be doing something awesome that i won't realize until they are gone from the house

edit: didn't like the way it read

Hint: CLEAN YOUR FUCKING HOUSE ON A REGULAR BASIS

  On 11/29/2010 at 5:20 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

yes. bedbug paranoia has me going insane

For this reason only, yes.

I once had a potato bug fall right behind me from a ceiling vent in my bathroom. Nasty bugs.

I'm with XXX on this one. I'm not fucking with nature.

you guys are pansies. live with nature

yes, the spiders are my friends and keep the other bugs down.

Here's a shot of my bedroom.