Guest Anonymous Posted September 25, 2002 Posted September 25, 2002 Are hedge apples poisonous to dogs? We seem to have an abundance of spiders this year and I would like to get some for my house....but am concerned if they would be bad for my dogs if they got a hold of one.... Quote
Hobbit Posted September 25, 2002 Posted September 25, 2002 What are hedge apples? Being from a different state, we may call them something different. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted September 25, 2002 Posted September 25, 2002 Osage-orange???? I guess that's their other name. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted September 25, 2002 Posted September 25, 2002 http://www.ent.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1997/10-10-1997/hedgeapple.html Quote
Hobbit Posted September 25, 2002 Posted September 25, 2002 Aaaaawwwww....hee hee.....HORSE APPLES! Not really meant for horses, tho! Now, I know what you are talking about. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted September 25, 2002 Posted September 25, 2002 OK! Horse apples it is! Any idea on the poison part?????? Quote
Micheline099 Posted September 25, 2002 Posted September 25, 2002 Is that something that exists only in the States? Never heard of that ... Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted September 25, 2002 Posted September 25, 2002 Not sure where all it exists but it does say in the midwest states......I have heard a LOT of people say it gets rid of bugs and after hubby woke up with a SPIDER bite the other day, I need to find something. We have a lot of these tanish grody spiders in the house right now. Quote
Hobbit Posted September 25, 2002 Posted September 25, 2002 In Texas they are known as Bois d'Arc trees. The thorns are hugh and can be used as spears to kill small animals ---- JUST KIDDING. The thorns are pretty large, though. They are very nice shade trees, long lived and pretty resistant to insects. BUT, TICKS LOVE this kind of tree. We used to have lots of them in the pasture and we'd have to spray them for ticks EVERY year! They are pretty, the females have the babies (the apples) and it's a mess when they start falling. Our dogs didn't really bother them, but we kept them from it. The livestock didn't try to eat them, because they were well fed even in the winter. I've always heard, from the old folks, they were toxic. But reading the literature at the website provided, research is showing they aren't....hum. Gigi....spiders, huh? Our old farm house is inundated with brown recluse spiders! We just used an insect bomb with an IGR --- and we um....still have spiders at the old house! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted September 25, 2002 Posted September 25, 2002 Oh, I hate spiders! We have ONE fly in the house...and he stays in the bathroom (?????). Sometimes we'll get a pincher bug or two, and who KNOWS what's in the basement, but the tan spiders are all OVER. I have them in my hallway like crazy, and they like the bathroom as well. Now, I've found ONE upstairs in our bedroom and one in the stairwell. Yup, I've got spiders. BUT, it's better than roaches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted September 25, 2002 Posted September 25, 2002 Called the vet and yup, it's a toxic plant. Guess I'll keep 'em up and out of reach! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted September 25, 2002 Posted September 25, 2002 I don't know either....but I know people who SWEAR by it. I guess it's worth a shot....As soon as I get some, I'll let ya all know if my spiders go BYE BYE! Weird..... Quote
Hobbit Posted September 25, 2002 Posted September 25, 2002 K napisał(a):But I don't see how apples will keep them at bay....spiders go where they like.....we have crabapples here if thats any help??? :lol: My granny called them crabapples, because little spiders that looked like crabs would be just solid on them :o maybe they attract spiders instead of repelling them!! :lol: :lol: Quote
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