Ants are a major problem here in the dry southern part of the Philippines - the worst is a really teeny type that is fast moving, migratory and likes to set up a sticky nest full of eggs and such in any undisturbed piece of equipment - like Zip drives, cameras, etc... I've found what seems to be a solution - but wonder if anyone has any horror stories to tell me before I get myself in some unforseen trouble. The solution is that whenever I have a piece of equipment open, I tape a mothball to a vacant part of the chassis interior. Here, these are usually Napthalene - but paradichloroBenzene (used for bathroom "deodorizers") is said to repel not just insects but even the small mice that seem like animate balls of dust they're so small and light (and they chew insulation like you wouldn't believe). Now I know that aromatic hydrocarbons aren't the sort of thing you should be breathing - possible cancer, lung problems, etc. But the amount I am using doesn't seem to produce much noticeable vapor outside the chassis in normal operations. My question is - has anybody seen any problems occur to the *hardware* from these types of chemicals? Thanks, Bob To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies.
