No pest strips

[Floyd]

I am sure this question comes up very often. My problem,(along with many others), is I can't find it doing a search. What I need to know is what strip do you put in with your feathers to stop the bugs? All I can see are the sticky ones. Don't think that would go well with hackle .

Thanks for your help,
Floyd

[Clay]

A recent thread spoke about using a dog, flea tick collar cut into pieces to help protect your investment. Be careful about putting those same feathers and tying materials in your mouth or eating while tying etc.

Rick

[gqualls]

Floyd,

I'll use a flea collar. Simply cut it in 5-6 inch piece and drop it in. I've never noticed any sticky residue on the flea collars.

Good luck,
Greg

[ducksterman]

No Pest Strips at Lowe's.or Home Depot...probably also at Ace or True Value Hardware.

[Bob S]

The brand I use is Hot Shot. They are very effective for me. I get them at Lowes or Orchard supply hardware. About 7 bucks.

Bob

[krauseb]

Are bugs a real problem? I keep my material in their original package and have never seen any bugs. Am I just lucky?
Bob.K

[Floyd]

Found hot Shot strips at local hardware store.

Bob K.-I have not had any problems but as my investment in hackle grows I don't want any bugs in them.

Thanks to everyone for your help.

Floyd

[dryfly2010]

i put mine in tupperwear boxes with some cedar chips for like a dog house. sometimes i have to pick them out of the hackles or feathers or skins but i have NEVER seen a bug in my stuff

[Bob S]

I think I recall our beloved Al Campbell wrote an article about this. He used the hot shot strips.

Bob Scheidt

[ducksterman]

Here's the link to Al's article.....

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/alcampbell/ac020204.php