I have a bunch of diesel sitting around (long story) and I was wondering that if I poured it on... say, rotting wood, would it kill any bugs that might be munching on it? Would it kill plants or permanently poison the dirt? Could it spontaneously combust if left alone (in said wood)?
I would say it would kill just about anything, especially if you lit it. That way it's less likely to end up in the ground water or streams because you released it into the air instead.
Ehhhh, yeah, I'm just inside city limits. I can't light it on fire... :( Otherwise I'd just burn away the dead wood to begin with. Just two more miles out and I could have done that.
Nope, motor oil as a yard treatment is usually frowned upon. But I'm sure diesel or kerosene is as well.
Seeing I have no shame. I'll admit I know it kills crabs just watch the ass-crack. More hard won knowledge from the USMC.
I'm sure it will work without a fire hazard (shits hard to light].
Do it on the down low OP shits got to be illegal...everywhere.
I'm sure it's quite illegal. Do I really want to know about what I assume is hazing?
Whoring not hazing. Got pubic lice [crabs]? Don't want to be sent to some USN version of Siberia because some medic wrote you up? Grab a can of diesel.
Back in the 'old days' my grandpa used to use kerosene to kill poison ivy and weeds ... he'd spray it ... we all survived. But don't let any tree huggers see ya. They tend to go ballistic over such things today.
I've heard of kerosene being used like that. I just happen to have a surplus of diesel sitting around and was wondering if I could use the it the same way. I'm having a pile of dead, rotting wood hauled off and I don't want any bugs to move from that pile to my house when they're disturbed.
I'm no expert, but hey, you can try a small spot and see what happens ... does it kill 'em or not ... and then take it from there. My guess is that if you saturate the ground too much, it'll be a year or so til anything grows there.
get a sprayer and fill with the diesel and spray the areas of concern, not only will it stop the bugs it kills vegetation. Smell goes away after a day or two