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Spiders in Rain Gauge

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Spiders in Rain Gauge

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Any ideas on how to keep spider nests out of the rain gauge?
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Hit the rain gauge with a insect surface spray every couple of months. Not perfect but keeps the time between cleans, down to a minimum.
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Pet flea collars can also be effective.
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If you have a look at this thread it may help.
I have done this for my rain guage and have had no problem
with spiders for a couple of years now :)

https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.p ... ers#p84333
Cumulus Real Time Data Grabber
http://bit.ly/WjBh5z

Wokingham Berkshire - weather station
https://www.wokinghamweather.co.uk

CGM UKScene Radio
http://www.lmp.d2g.com

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Good ideas. Thanks guys.
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