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No. First Name City State Times Hedge Apples Used How
Obtained		 Places Hedgeapples were placed. Insects After Ants Roaches Crickets Spiders Slugs Fleas Date Hedgeapples were obtained? Noticed a lot of initial insect activitiy? Date hedge apples started working. Duration of effect. How widesspread? General Comments Placed Here : Used Container? Where there Stains? Questions Listed Here: Final Answer
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1 Sandy Clark Sd More 20 Grocer     Unknown Unknown Unknown 100% Reduction Unknown   July-August No Day Months week I would like to get some more now, i can't  wait until July. Always no what else does it help with ants? Definitely
2 Norma Houghton Lake MI Two 6 Other bathroom  kitchen  utility room etc.  any place where spiders congregate spiders 75% Reduction Unknown Unknown 75% Reduction Unknown   Nov. - Dec No week year widespread would like to be able to get some more. they really work. even at our aircraft hanger Rarely no  I hung them in net type onion bags   Definitely
3 Louann So. St Paul Minn ome 3 Grocer Basement Spiders, centepeedes, millepeedes and anything else Unknown     100% Reduction     July-August Undecided Month year local It took until the hedgeapple dried out and turned black approximately 1-2 months then we noticed a significantly decrease in all the insects in the basement, especially in the spiders first then other insects. Never We placed them on aluminum foil. That is what I heard to do on a radio station.   Definitely
4 Richard Daly City Ca Three 12 Hedgeapple.com ALL ROOMS Fleas       50% Reduction   100% Reduction July-August No Day Months widespread NEED MORE HEDGE APPLES Always NOPE   Regis
5 Claudine Houston Tx Two 4 Hedgeapple.com under kitchen sink; bathroom sink;pantry; living room cupboard.   Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct Undecided     None   Always NO   Regis
5 Joy Mt Vernon VA Three 3 hedgeapple.com bathrooms & kitchen cockroach & ants 100% Reduction 100% Reduction   100% Reduction     Sept- Oct No week Months local I am glad that my sister heard about them and gave me your web site.. Thanks. Always no no Regis
6 L. Medina OH one 4 Picked Own New Home Construction in basement spiders Unknown Unknown Unknown 75% Reduction Unknown Unknown Nov-Dec No Week Year Local Placed them in the rafters of the basement. No accidents, stains, etc. Never   No Regis
7 Bernard Lakehurst NJ ONe   Other One of my daugthers supplied them after complainong to her about spiders in the house. Inside-living room dining room and 2 bedrooms. Spiders 100% Reduction     100% Reduction     Sept- Oct Undecided Week Year widespread I'm not absolutely certain when the hedgeapples took affect. However, I have not had spders in the house for at least 8 months. They are now just starting to reappear.I tried getting the hedgeapples locally but couldn't find them. I also did not know the name of the fruit. My daughter had no idea as to what she had bought.I finally just recently found out what I was actully looking for. Until that time, I could only describe them.I then finally tried the internet and found your firm. Thank you. Always No No- But I would like to know how long I can keep getting them during the year. Regis
8 Nanette     Three 6 Other Underneath beds, in closets and underneath couch. Spiders, Centipedes None     75% Reduction     July-August Definitely Yes Week Months widespread I have been search for what I call Osage Oranges for about 6 months. My boss used to bring them to me from Louisville but he retired and I had no clue where to get them from and a lot of people have never heard of them. Never No Is there a place in Chicago, Illinois were I can get them from? Regis
9 Bruce Pittsburgh Pa One 3 Picked Own I have a large finished basement and in a half bath in basement. Spiders (daddy long legs) 100% Reduction Unknown Unknown 100% Reduction Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct No Day Months local Some questions were not observed beyound local areas. Last fall I had a spider next to my computer desk for months. It never seemed to move. Put "monkey ball" uncut about 6 feet away and within hours the spider was gone. Have a few return this spring as before. I think I got the fruit in the fall sometime and picked it up off of the ground. It was undamaged and recently fallen.| Mostly One One "ball" stuck to a paneled shelf. Minimun damage and could have been prevented if I had been more careful and used a proper tray for it to set on. Yes
No. First Name City State Times Hedge Apples Used How
Obtained		 Places Hedgeapples were placed. Insects After Ants Roaches Crickets Spiders Slugs Fleas Date Hedgeapples were obtained? Noticed a lot of initial insect activitiy? Date hedge apples started working. Duration of effect. How widesspread? General Comments Placed Here : Used Container? Where there Stains? Questions Listed Here: Final Answer
10 Shirley Los Angeles Ca One 3 Hedgeapple.com Kitchen Cock Roaches Unknown 50% Reduction Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown July-August No Day   Widesparead So far I have had a decrease in the use of my asthma medications and it (the hedgeapples) doesn't seem to be affecting my allergies. I think this is the answer I have been looking for. Always No   Regis
11 Sandy Pittsburgh Pa One 8 Hedgeapple.com All were in basement. Spicers, water bugs 25% Reduction Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct Undecided week year local   Always     Regis
11 Jenny Kansas City Mo One 10 Picked Own Bedroom, Living room, basement, garage Spiders None None 100% Reduction Unknown None None July-August Possibly Yes Never None None I would like to know what I'm doing wrong. I put the hedge apples around the house and we are still seeing spiders daily. I would love for this to work. Always No   Dedinitely
12 sherri williams owensboro Ky One 8 Picked Own laundry room , basement family room, bathroom, general living area Crickets 75% Reduction Unknown 75% Reduction None Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct Undecided Month Year local   Mostly No Problems   Regis
13 Larry St Paul Ks More 4 Picked Own Inside of exteior door under ourside leading in to bussiness office. Bugs would gather at night under light, then enter building. Put hedgeapple out they quit entering building. Cleaning lady removed them, bug started to enter offices again. Put new hedgeapple door inside, and they quit. night bugs that gather under light 75% Reduction 75% Reduction         July-August No       Worked real good at keeping bugs form entering building| Mostly on cement   Regis
14 Amy Glen Ridge NJ One 2 Other Basement Spiders and Ants 100% Reduction Unknown Unknown 100% Reduction Unknown Unknown Nov - Dec No week Months widespread I never saw anything as effective. After years of trouble with pavement ants, we had none this spring. And I never saw a spider. Always No You could give more options for length of effectiveness. Mine worked for at least 5 months, but not more than 7. yes
15 Jenny Kansas City Mo oNe 10 Picked Own Bedroom, Living room, basement, garage Spiders None None 100% Reduction Unknown None None July-August Possibly Yes Never None None I would like to know what I'm doing wrong. I put the hedge apples around the house and we are still seeing spiders daily. I would love for this to work. Always No   Definitely
16 Tonya Quinlan Tx Three 15 Picked Own Underneath Home All 75% Reduction 100% Reduction 100% Reduction 25% Reduction 75% Reduction Unknown July-August Definitely Yes Day year Out   Never     Regis
17 Michael and Kathleen Smyrna Tenn More 12   ALLEVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE AND GARAGE ALL INTERIOR INSECTS,MOSTLY CRICKETS 100% Reduction Unknown 100% Reduction 100% Reduction Unknown Unknown July-August No Month Year widespread WE WENT OUT THIS MORNING TO REPLENISH OUR YEARLY SUPPLY AND STUMBLED UPON YOUR WEB SITE AND DECIDED TO ANSWER YOUR SURVEY. Rarely Rarely WE MERELY KEPT AN APPLE IN EACH ROOM JUST AS WE PICKED IT OFF THE TREE. WE DIDN'T PARE IT,QUARTER IT OR DO ANYTHING BUT LEAVE IT IN EACH ROOM. NO DAMAGE TO HARDWOOD FLOORS OR CARPETS. Regis
18 Jim Armour SD Two 6   Inside under beds and desks and in closets spiders (non-web builders) Unknown Unknown 75 75 Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct Possibly Yes week Month local worked in areas I placed them -- with an approx working diameter of 12 ft from apple Mostly Nope    
19 Judy Staples Mn Two 1 Grocer under kitchen sink ??fruit fly Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct No Day   widespread They worked under the sink and rest of the kitchen and dining area. A nice and safe way to rid of pests without the sprays and swating. ISH!! Since, I didn't have any of the other insects you mentioned I can't give you feedback on them. Always     Regis
No. First Name City State Times Hedge Apples Used How
Obtained		 Places Hedgeapples were placed. Insects After Ants Roaches Crickets Spiders Slugs Fleas Date Hedgeapples were obtained? Noticed a lot of initial insect activitiy? Date hedge apples started working. Duration of effect. How widesspread? General Comments Placed Here : Used Container? Where there Stains? Questions Listed Here: Final Answer
20 Melissa Watertown SD Two 1 Grocer Basement, doorway facing lakeside of house spiders, crickets and wireworms 75 Unknown 75 75 75 75 Sept- Oct No Day Months Local Work great! I set (3) by my doorway and the next morning I did not see any crickets on the floor, didn't hear any through the night either. I will be purchasing more for the laundry room! Always   I always place mine in a disposable aluminum cooking tray Yes
21 Heather Waterloo Ia One 4 Grocer One is each room of cabin spiders Unknown Unknown Unknown 75 Unknown Unknown July-August No week Month widespread I put them there 3 weeks ago...2 apples rotted, and I only found about 3 spiders this weekend. I have the hedgeapples at our weekend home on the Mississippi River.... I wish I could get my hands on hedgeapples earlier in the year......We get wood roaches VERY bad there Never One rotted on my end table and left a mark.... I didn't have any info on them before I bought them...I remember growing up, my mom and dad would buy them every year at a farmer's market and put them in a big bowl on the floor. no Yes
22 Joyce Huber Heights Oh More 25 picked-own I put 3 to 4 in each room of my house and several in the garage to shoo away pest before cold weather sets in. spiders, crickets and ants 75 Unknown 100 75 Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct No week Months local My Cherokee Indian Grandmother first told me of hedgeapples as an insect repellent about 50 yrs ago. People have laughed at me, then tried them, and now ask me where to find them. Seeing is believing!! Rarely They dry hard so I've never had a problem yet. I pitch them when totally brown and dry, usually in January   Regis
23 Patti Harvard IL One 2 Grocer Bathroom and Bedroom Spiders!!! No Reduction Unknown Unknown No Reduction Unknown Unknown July-August Possibly Yes Never No Reduction   The only effect they seemed to have was to activate the spiders. They kept crawling aroung which was even more unnerving than when they sat in the corner and didn't move. I would not have minded all the movement as long as it was to move OUT! But they didn't. And I can't even be sure the increased activity was from the hedge apples since it is also the time of year (fall) when there is dramatic changes in the temperature which could also be the cause. Never Initially I had several of them sitting together in a plastic bag which made them real moldy and smelly. I threw the moldy ones out and saved two which had escaped the mold, then placed them in foil as directed where I had bought them. No, but how about some advice as to what I'm doing wrong. Any suggestions? Or don't the damn things work?? I had several people swearing by them, people that just wouldn't lie. Regis
24 Joyce Northern Indiana More 8 picked-own Outside Garage Basement spiders, box elder bugs 75% % % 75% % % Sept- Oct No week year Out Rarely
25 shannon Three 100 picked-own basement,outside around house spiders % % % % % % week Months widespread Never no Regis
26 Dan Cheyenne OK More 75 picked-own Outside house and garage around foundation; under crawl space; inside garage and tool shed; in every room and closets, basement all kinds, especially crickets and spiders Unknown 100% 100% 100% Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct No Day year Out Always No No, because I placed them plastic pans What effect do they have on animals Definitely
27 Mary Ann Ashland Pa More 6 picked-own basement spiders 75% Unknown Unknown 75% % 100% Sept- Oct Definitely Yes week local Always no do hedgeapples help keep mice out of homes Regis
28 Vicki North Baltimore OH More 10 picked-own 1 in each room in the home, and some thrown under home in crawl space spiders Unknown Unknown Unknown 100% Unknown 100% Sept- Oct No Day year widespread we have used hedge apples for years to control spiders in our home with much success Always no no Regis
29 Lisa Mogadore OH Three 8 picked-own basement spiders Unknown Unknown Unknown 75% Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct No Months widespread I noticed that after I threw away my old hedgeapples that the spiders in my house increased greatly. Never no Regis
30 Donna Napoleon OH Three 20 picked-own outside. inside. each room in house. campers. sheds everywhere! mice 100% Unknown Unknown No Reduction No Reduction Unknown Sept- Oct Undecided Day year Out Apples were scarce here this year. Many trees but not many apples. Our spiders make their webs right on the apple. But after the first year of many mice, never had one since. Always Yes, they have stained carpet wood and concrete. I usually put them on plastic coated paper plates. Regis
No. First Name City State Times Hedge Apples Used How
Obtained		 Places Hedgeapples were placed. Insects After Ants Roaches Crickets Spiders Slugs Fleas Date Hedgeapples were obtained? Noticed a lot of initial insect activitiy? Date hedge apples started working. Duration of effect. How widesspread? General Comments Placed Here : Used Container? Where there Stains? Questions Listed Here: Final Answer
31 Jeri Rockford Il More 4 picked-own I put 1 hedgeapple in each corner of my basement in the rafters. spiders Unknown Unknown Unknown 100% Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct No week Months widespread I am convinced these hedgeapples work on spiders. I was overrun and placed them in basement and noticed in just a couple days time they were gone. Never not that I noticed I have heard they also repel rodents I would like to know if anyone knows of this. Definitely
32 Lewis Transfer Pa More 12 Garage, basement, bathrooms spiders Unknown % % Unknown % % Sept- Oct Undecided I enjoy getting them, don't have any real information on if they work or not but, I do think they help. How could you really determine how many spiders would like to inhabit your rooms if they wern't there. I'd rather play it safe and put them out each year. I hope they don't get too popular, most people in our area don't use them, so I gather lots each year. Mostly never put them down inside without a saucer Definitely
33 Laura Ottumwa IA One 30+ picked-own EVERYWHERE I could get them in closets, under beds, under cabinets, under and outside of house - garage SPIDERS-YUCK! 100% Unknown Unknown 100% Unknown Unknown Nov. - Dec No week Months Out Mostly Regis
34 C Kansas City KS One 6 picked-own All closets and the kitchen Cockroaches 25% 50% Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct No week Months widespread This is the first time we are using the hedgeapples. We are still learning how to best do this. (There are LOTS of hedgeapples around here; it just makes sense to use them!) Rarely Not yet. Ask people if they have noticed any toxic effects. These things give off a potent smell. It worries me to have them too close to food, me, etc. Regis
35 Cheryl Perrysville Oh Three picked-own Basement spiders Unknown Unknown Unknown 75% Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct No Month year widespread When my husband and I were first married and bought our house he swore by using hedgeapples to control spiders. Now I remind him to go out every year and get new hedgeapples. Rarely No, we use them in the basement and it is all concrete no Regis
36 Jerry Port Washington Oh One 35 picked-own All around outside of house and in closets inside the home as well as out of sight areas like laundry room and bedrooms. Spiders 100% Unknown 75% 100% 75% Unknown Sept- Oct No Day Month widespread They work great! Never Layed them on paper towels no problem. Ask if anyone was dumb enough to try to eat them? Regis
37 Bernadette Toledo OH One picked-own In every room, placed on tin foil cups. Spiders Unknown Unknown Unknown 100% Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct No Day widespread Picked osage apples at Aunt Barb's in Bellvue, OH 10/22/00. Placed them in each room on tin foil cups. Ever since, no more spiders, before I'd see 3 spiders a day, now I see 0!!!! Always Not as yet. Not sure how long they'd last. Regis
38 Lisa Marshall IL One 8 picked-own underneath mobile home spiders Unknown Unknown Unknown 75% Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct No week Months widespread Never Regis
39 James Glen Cove NY Two 6 Other Cupboards in kitchen and bathroom, under sink Cockroaches Unknown 75% Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct No week year widespread Never Definitely
40 DEBBIE SOMERSET KY More 6 picked-own UNDER STEPS,BEDROOMS,GARAGE,CLOSETS SPIDERS Unknown Unknown Unknown 100% Unknown Unknown Nov. - Dec No week year widespread THEY REALLY WORK ON SPIDERS,YOU REALLY CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE. Always NONE ARE THESE HEDGEAPPLES HARMFUL TO PETS? Regis
No. First Name City State Times Hedge Apples Used How
Obtained		 Places Hedgeapples were placed. Insects After Ants Roaches Crickets Spiders Slugs Fleas Date Hedgeapples were obtained? Noticed a lot of initial insect activitiy? Date hedge apples started working. Duration of effect. How widesspread? General Comments Placed Here : Used Container? Where there Stains? Questions Listed Here: Final Answer
41 Vickie andover IL One picked-own basement and outside the house spiders,crickets,rollypolies No Reduction Unknown No Reduction No Reduction No Reduction Unknown Sept- Oct Undecided Never No Reduction No Reduction they did not work at all Always Regis
42 Julia Minneapolis Mn Two 2 Grocer inside my apartment spiders and ants 100% % % 100% % % July-August No Day Months widespread i placed one apple in a central location and it worked through out the whole apartment, i did not even cut,smash,core the apple, and it still worked very well Always no accidents no Regis
43 Glen East Lansing MI More 20 picked-own Basement, Barn Spiders & Flies Unknown Unknown Unknown 100% Unknown 75% Nov. - Dec No Day year widespread Both Barn & Basement, HedgeApples are left all year, until the next crop...they seem to work all year, in the barn 20+ feet, in the basement, the entire house benefits (closed...) Always No Accidents, but anything touching will be stained ("like BlackWalnut dye"). If hung in a fine mesh bag (or nylon), there doesn't seem to be any drips. This spring/summer I'll try an 'organic" HA spray on some fruit/veg and watch the results, has this been tried? Does it work any any bacteria/infections on plants, or even animals? Would a solution keep animals from chewing on wood/fences? Regis
44 Dick Yoder in Three 15 picked-own We have used one in every room, in crawspace, & garage spiders, ants , & mice 100% Unknown Unknown 100% Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct Undecided Day Months widespread We don`t have a real big problem with pests. We start using Hedgeapples in fall and it seem to eliminate the spiders & other pests, including mice from coming in from cold. Last year we had one mouse, years before we might catch as many as five or six. Always no Are there any ways of keeping the hedgeapples fresh longer, for usage in spring & summer? Regis
45 Annie New York NY One 3 Other I came across the hedgeapples at the local farmer's market. They were in a basket with a sign saying "Repels roaches." I placed them by the kitchen sink and by my cats' food and water. German cockroach % 75% % Unknown % % Nov. - Dec No Day local I have only used the hedgeapples for a few days so can't comment on the duration. I would describe the effect as more than "very localized" but less than"widespread." And I would describe it as immediate and astonishing. We live in an old Greenwich Village building with a lot of cracks, in which construction is going on. We have several cats and their dry food is out all the time. Since the roaches mutated to be immune to Combat, we have despaired of finding a solution. We are fascinated and grateful and hope the effects last. We will definitely be ordering some. Always Not so far Since putting hedgeapples out, the few roaches I have seen (and there were MANY before) have been mostly babies, and then males. One might tentatively conclude that mature females are most sensitive to the repellent. Definitely
46 Lynda Lansing MI One 4 Other Garage, basement spiders Unknown Unknown Unknown 100% Unknown Unknown July-August No Day year widespread Got them for a coworker who got them from a friend. Never Didn't put them on anything where it would matter. Were they easy to obtain? (First time yes, after that no, glad to find this site!) Definitely
47 Beverly gilbertsville ky One 8 picked-own closets, kitchen cabinets and bathroom - all indoors spiders mostly Unknown Unknown 100% 100% Unknown Unknown Nov. - Dec No Day Months widespread We started using the Hedgeapples at the end of November. It is now Jan 30, and are still experiencing results. Mostly no problems at all` Possibly about snake reduction - some neighbors say they eliminate snakes too. Definitely
48 Bill Crete, IL More 50 Used mostly in basement, also in large closets. If placed around basement inside foundation seems to be most effective. % % 100% 75% % % Sept- Oct No week Months widespread We live on a farm and have hedge rows very close to the house so we so not have far to get them. I replace them several times in the late fall. Rarely If you place them on furniture they should be put in something. When freshly picked they do leak very musch and are very sticky. I have never bought any they probably have dried out some, but fresh they are very messy. yes
49 Michelle Cliffwood NJ cockroaches Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
No. First Name City State Times Hedge Apples Used How
Obtained		 Places Hedgeapples were placed. Insects After Ants Roaches Crickets Spiders Slugs Fleas Date Hedgeapples were obtained? Noticed a lot of initial insect activitiy? Date hedge apples started working. Duration of effect. How widesspread? General Comments Placed Here : Used Container? Where there Stains? Questions Listed Here: Final Answer
50 James Tulsa OK More 12 picked-own under house all mostly roaches, I all so see less mice?? Unknown 75% 75% 75% Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct Undecided week widespread Never Regis
51 Diane ND Three 2 Grocer in basement, under steps around freezer area spiders 75% % 50% 75% % % July-August No week Months widespread really neat that a natural item can be used to prevent spiders, etc. Always none, usually place them ontop of some sort of foil pan Definitely
52 Joan Johnston RI Two 2 Other A friend suggested I use them when I visited St Louis Use them in a basement Crickets, millipedes spiders Unknown Unknown 100% 75% Unknown Unknown July-August No Month year widespread It has been 2 years since I used them and just now I am beginning to see crickets and spiders returning Always no
53 Lisa Sault Ste. Marie MI One 1 Other My mother in law bought them and it took me two years to figure out what they were spiders Unknown Unknown Unknown 100% Unknown Unknown July-August No week Months widespread I went from finding 20-50 spiders in the house a day to NONE!!!! fantastic Never no no Definitely
54 Rebecca Charleston WV Two 10 picked-own cabinets where spices are used, lazy susan, basement, window sills earwigs (little bugs w/pincher on their rear), camel crickets, ants & roaches. 75% 100% 100% 50% 50% 100% Sept- Oct No Day Months widespread I have never tried these hedge apples outside my home (around the house), but will be trying them this fall. Mostly No. I think you've covered most everything, but if I think of something. I will let you know. Regis
55 Jen Fountaintown IN One 4 picked-own used in a damp basement, we had problems w/ waterbugs,spiders, and ladybugs and we haven't seen any durning the time we used them. spiders,waterbugs,ladybugs & flys 100% Unknown Unknown 100% Unknown Unknown July-August No week year Out i have a hedge tree, last time we picked the tree was about 3 years ago, & i haven't seen a hege apple since do you know what might be wrong? is the tree dead? Never n/a yes
56 Kathy Memphis MI More 25 Other basement, garage, window sills spiders 100% Unknown 50% 75% Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct No week year widespread Rarely Definitely
57 brenda sherman tx One 8 picked-own kitchen, laundry area, bathroon, living room by patio doors No Reduction No Reduction Unknown Unknown Unknown % July-August Definitely Yes Never No Reduction widespread found roaches crawling all over the hedgeapples and not deterring them at all Always no no yes
58 Jody Lake Ashtabula ND More 5 Grocer Basement Spiders, ants, & more bugs 100% % 100% 100% % % Sept- Oct No Day year widespread Never I placed the hedgeapple on a small piece of foil on the floor. yes
59 Carol Farmington NM Three 5 Other Inside, kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, livingroom, garage, laundryroom spiders and all bugs Unknown Unknown Unknown 100% Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct Possibly Yes week Months widespread Never no yes
No. First Name City State Times Hedge Apples Used How
Obtained		 Places Hedgeapples were placed. Insects After Ants Roaches Crickets Spiders Slugs Fleas Date Hedgeapples were obtained? Noticed a lot of initial insect activitiy? Date hedge apples started working. Duration of effect. How widesspread? General Comments Placed Here : Used Container? Where there Stains? Questions Listed Here: Final Answer
60 Dallas L. Columbus OH More 10 yrs picked-own under house bedrooms attic rats mice spiders Unknown Unknown Unknown 75% Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct No week Months widespread on rats mice spiders kept them out most of the winter Mostly no yes
61 Bill Meadville Pa One 6 Other basement spiders Unknown Unknown Unknown 75% Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct Undecided week year widespread We bought them at a farm and garden store. They said the fruit would not work until after the first frost, is this true? Mostly no Regis
62 John St.Louis Mo More 10 picked-own Basement.Closets in all rooms. Tried placing outside around foundation but found that the squirles like them also Any that might want to come inside 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Sept- Oct No Month year widespread It is my belief that hedge apples kill as well as repell insects. Have lived at my present address for 5 yr's. When I moved in I had the house sprayed,it didn't last long. A friend told me about the apples,I said yea right.he was right Always I've never had an accident with mine,I put them in alum.pot pie pans,as you know they bleed quite alot. No Where did you learn about hedge apples, and did you laugh? One last comment,most folks don't even know what a hedge apple looks like or is.
63 travis Union city IN More 30 picked-own basement , pantry, ect... spiders 100% 100% 100% 100% Unknown Unknown Sept- Oct No week Months widespread Never NO no Regis
64 Deborah Crete IL Two 2 picked-own Basement, Laundryroom Spiders 50% % % % % % Sept- Oct Possibly Yes week Months local No effect on silverfish. As a matter of fact I just wittnessed a silverfish crawling over my orange placed between the washer and dryer 1 week after placement of Orange Never slight darking of concrete Regis
65 Marty Caldwell OH One 40 picked-own around foundation of house. In basement and one in each room. ladybugs Unknown% % % % % % Sept- Oct Undecided year Out Placed them when green It took a year to find out it worked. The ladybugs still were in the house this winter. They have not come back into the house this fall. I see ladybugs elsewhere on property, so if they were going to invade as usual they would have by now. Always no other specific insects. There are many people innundated with ladybugs and silverfish yes
65 Don Columbus OH Three 50 picked-own All about my neck arms and groin anything that itches 75% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% Sept- Oct Definitely Yes Month Months I can't believe these things work. I am so excited, I can't wait to tell ma. Never I'd rather not go into that hear. The rash...what about the rash. yes
67 Lindsy Des Moines, IA One 4 Grocer Bedrooms, kitchen and living room...in the corner of the room. spiders 100% 100% Unknown% 100% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct No Day Months widespread I never thought about the crickets. I have to try a few in the basement now! Never Regis
68 lulu columbia city in Two 5 Other first time got at flea market picked our own this time use in all rooms, patio, garage, basement, everywhere spiders 50% Unknown% 25% 75% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct No week year widespread we first heard about the use of hedgeapples from a Paul Harvey report and decided to try. they worked!! Rarely had some stain on patio and porch. will be more careful this time. - - - Regis
69 Ruth Flint mi Three 4 Other Garage, Basement, kitchen Sewing room Unknown% Unknown% % 75% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct No Day year widespread Spiders were almost nil after I started using the apples, Ants did not affect as much Always no problems Regis
No. First Name City State Times Hedge Apples Used How
Obtained		 Places Hedgeapples were placed. Insects After Ants Roaches Crickets Spiders Slugs Fleas Date Hedgeapples were obtained? Noticed a lot of initial insect activitiy? Date hedge apples started working. Duration of effect. How widesspread? General Comments Placed Here : Used Container? Where there Stains? Questions Listed Here: Final Answer
70 richard ridgefield CT One three picked-own Placed osage "oranges" in kitchen cabinets and under sink. Cockroaches coming through from filthy apartment next door Unknown% 100% Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct No Months local The disappearance of roaches coming from a next door apartment was very dramatic. From fresh roach frass on counter tops and cabinet shelves every night, to a complete disappearance of any evidence of roaches. Never Are you bothered by the aroma of osage "oranges"? Definitely
71 meshelle effingham il 20 picked-own outdoors under my home, in our storage shed, indoors in the closets and cabinets. mice and spiders 75% Unknown% 100% 75% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct No week Months widespread I had never heard of hedgeapples until I started experiencing problems with spiders and a friend mentioned that hedgeapples were perfect to rid me of them and that she placed them in a camper that they store during the winter to keep out the mice, too. I would occassionally have a mouse visit, but when we put out the fruit that all ceased...we're believers of HEDGEAPPLES! Never no, and I happen to be one of those people who is very particular of things like that, but I think I hate insects more. Where can a person get plants to grow their own and what happens to the fruit after it shrinks up...I've had them simply evaporate. Regis
72 Richard Pittsburgh PA One 4 picked-own basement and closets sow bugs (potato bugs) 75% % % % % % Sept- Oct No week Months local Never no, they just dried up and then we saw th ebugs return. i'd like to buy a tree t grow in my yard. whrer do i find one? Regis
73 Carolyn & Lowell Montpelier IN Three 20 picked-own Outside around home and garage Spiders 100% 100% 100% 100% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct No week Months Out Wish there were more trees in our area Never Regis
74 JUDY CANNON FALLS MN One 1 Grocer CAMPING TRAILER SPIDERS Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% 75% Unknown% Unknown% July-August No week year widespread I USED IT FOR TWO YEARS. I DIDN'T HAVE ONE THIS SUMMER AND NOTICED A VERY SIGNIFCANT AMOUNT OF COBWEBS. Never NO Regis
75 shirley Miltom WV More 10 picked-own basement and garage spiders 100% % 100% 75% % % Sept- Oct No Day Months local I have now discovered that the apples are good to chase away bthe Australian Beetles or Lady bugs. Always I never laid them on the furniture or carpet. How can I start my own hedge apple tree? Regis
76 Susan Ligonier IN One 10 picked-own Every room in the house! ladybugs Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct Undecided week Months widespread We needed something to fight "The Great Lady Bug Invasion", and these worked. Always yes
77 Shirley Jonesboro IN More 50 picked-own @ vents around house; near garage doors; in well pitt; under kitchen sink; in attic in barn spiders & mice Unknown% % % 50% % % Nov. - Dec Undecided Month Months widespread You didn't have a space for mice, but that is my particular use---fighting those creatures with Hedgeapples! With respect to the next question, anywhere in the house I place them on foil Mostly No accidents, but if I don't put on foil where they lay on wood, it soils the wood. Yes, do you use them to deter mice. No but an observation is that some years the trees bear fruit and perhaps skip one or two years---wonder why. Regis
78 Amber Clayton in One 22 Other My parents picked them up for us in Terre Haute,IN where they live spiders Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% 100% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct Possibly Yes week year Out Never We put ours under the house in the crawl space. Definitely
79 Susan Ligonier IN One 10 picked-own Every room in the house! ladybugs Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct Undecided week Months widespread We needed something to fight "The Great Lady Bug Invasion", and these worked. Always yes
No. First Name City State Times Hedge Apples Used How
Obtained		 Places Hedgeapples were placed. Insects After Ants Roaches Crickets Spiders Slugs Fleas Date Hedgeapples were obtained? Noticed a lot of initial insect activitiy? Date hedge apples started working. Duration of effect. How widesspread? General Comments Placed Here : Used Container? Where there Stains? Questions Listed Here: Final Answer
80 Shirley Jonesboro IN More 50 picked-own @ vents around house; near garage doors; in well pitt; under kitchen sink; in attic in barn spiders & mice Unknown% % % 50% % % Nov. - Dec Undecided Month Months widespread You didn't have a space for mice, but that is my particular use---fighting those creatures with Hedgeapples! With respect to the next question, anywhere in the house I place them on foil Mostly No accidents, but if I don't put on foil where they lay on wood, it soils the wood. Yes, do you use them to deter mice. No but an observation is that some years the trees bear fruit and perhaps skip one or two years---wonder why. Regis
81 Amber Clayton in One 22 Other My parents picked them up for us in Terre Haute,IN where they live spiders Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% 100% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct Possibly Yes week year Out Never We put ours under the house in the crawl space. Definitely
82 Greg Churubusco In Two 20-30 picked-own garage,kitchen,bedroom ladybugs Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% 50% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct No week Months local tried them last year as an experiment, fairly surprised that they actually did repel pests to varying degrees. Picked up a lot more this fall. Still haven't got them to grow from fruit seeds.Will need all the help from people I can get to get them started! All ideas accepted and appreciated! Always not really Regis
83 Tina West Lafayette IN Two 7 picked-own all rooms in registers, under bath and kitchen sinks. mice, spiders, crickets 100% Unknown% 100% 100% Unknown% 100% Sept- Oct No week year widespread a friend has a trailer and places them under it. Dosnt have any rodents, insects either Mostly no, 1 year put on small paper plates then another year placed on nylon knee hi's and then hung in register Regis
84 Priscilla Knightstown IN One 8 picked-own Outside around foundation. Under house in crawl space. Spiders, et all Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Nov. - Dec Undecided I just layed them out the 1st weekend of Nov, 01, so I am not sure of results as of yet. I question whether I HAVE to put them inside the house, or will outdoors around the foundation work just as well? yes
85 jim waterford mi More 5 picked-own IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE HOUSE SO HOLE HOUSE IS COVERD SPIDERS AND MOTHS Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% 100% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct Definitely Yes Month year widespread I HAD MANY APPLICATIONS AN DON'T HAVE ANY INSECT PROBLEM ANYMORE . I LIVE ON A LAKE AND HAD LOT OF SPIDERS ,MOTHS AND SOME ANTS.I AM NOT TO SURE ABOUT THE BUT DON'T SEE ANY MORE. Never NONE NO yes
86 Lana Indianapolis In More As many as one dozen Other Freind gave them to me.I used them all over the house, Kitchen, bath frint room bedrooms,basement attic, outside on porch, gargage, You name it I had one there. :) spiders, fleas, roaches 100% 100% 50% 100% 75% 100% Sept- Oct No Day year Out Never No not at all there was no stain problems on carpet, or hardwood floors. Not to my knowledge. Regis
87 Joe CHAMPAIGN IL One 12 picked-own basement Spiders 100% No Reduction% 75% 100% 100% % Sept- Oct No week year local Purchased an old home and Hedgeapple Trees were all around the house, a fence so to speak. A neighbor told me something about them, but this website Opened up my Eyes. Thanks so very much. I love them around my home. Always Very careful where I place them and their use Keep away from Dogs and Children Regis
88 Roger Mountain View AR One 20 picked-own Inside, windowsills, kitchen cabinets Cockroaches Unknown% 75% Unknown% 50% Unknown% Unknown% Nov. - Dec Possibly Yes week Months widespread We bought an old farm and house with hedgeapples and roaches. The house was overrun with roaches. Bombing, roachprufe, spraying and hedgeapples liberally applied has controlled them in one month!! Early when the roaches were running rampant we found that the hedgeapples actually killed them!!! Yes, they will handily smash the little buggers when wielded properly. Though sometimes there would be roaches under the oranges. Never No
89 Diane IL Two 8 picked-own Basement Spiders, centipedes Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% 100% 100% Unknown% Sept- Oct Undecided week Months local I know they are supposed to repel spiders but after I put them in the basement I always seem to see alot of dead beetle bugs. Never didn't look to notice-It's only the basement.
No. First Name City State Times Hedge Apples Used How
Obtained		 Places Hedgeapples were placed. Insects After Ants Roaches Crickets Spiders Slugs Fleas Date Hedgeapples were obtained? Noticed a lot of initial insect activitiy? Date hedge apples started working. Duration of effect. How widesspread? General Comments Placed Here : Used Container? Where there Stains? Questions Listed Here: Final Answer
90 Lane Myrtle Beach SC One two Other In school science fair project to test if Osage Orange, Wax Myrtle or Catnip were most repellent against crickets Crickets Unknown% % 50% % % % Nov. - Dec The hedge apples repelled 44% of the crickets
91 NANCY BROOKLYN MI One 15 picked-own WHOLE HOUSE--PLUS BASEMENT SPIDERS Unknown% Unknown% 25% 100% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct No Day widespread GAVE SOME TO MY SISTER AND DAUGHTER AND THEY HAVE HAD GOOD LUCK WITH THEM ALSO. Mostly NONE Regis
92 Amy Mt. Victory OH More 15 picked-own kitchen, living room, garage and bathrooms Spiders!!! Trying them on beetle bugs in Ohio Unknown% Unknown% 75% 75% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct No Day Months widespread I use them every year. I also pick them for my family members also! They love them. I also wear latex gloves to pick them up Always none no Regis
93 Rick Lexington KY One three picked-own Kitchen, Living Room, Bedroom Roaches Unknown% No Reduction% Unknown% Unknown% No Reduction% Unknown% Nov. - Dec Possibly Yes Never No Reduction No Reduction Had roaches and ants crawling on the Hedgeapples. Hard to believe that it was helping. Always No, used something under them to stop such from happening. I am not sure if the problem could be the age of the fallen hedgeapples, maybe asking about such would help? They still had a smell, so I figure they were good to go. If you are replying to questions, let me know what I could have done wrong. Thanks Regis
94 Donnie MI One 12 hedgeapple.com I put a hedgeapple in every room in the house. Upstairs, and down. I did not put any in the basement, or attic. The hedgeapples kept spiders, and other bugs, out of my living space. They were very effecive. Spiders 100% Unknown% 100% 100% Unknown% Unknown% Nov. - Dec No Day year widespread I will continue to use hedgeapples to repel spiders, and bugs. Always No problems. Do you have a spider phobia? Definitely
95 Laura Montpelier Oh More 40 picked-own From basement to attic. Also garage. spiders Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% 100% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct No Day year widespread Have used hedgeapples for over 20 years. Have very few spiders. I take last years hedgeapples and plant to start a new hedge along fence row. Mostly No. How much is a person willing to pay per hedgeapple? We just pick off trees in our area. Definitely
96 Diannee Lumberton NC One 4 hedgeapple.com inside:kitchen,bathroom,bedrooms...everywhere! ants,spiders,roaches,mice 100% 100% 100% 100% Unknown% Unknown% Nov. - Dec No Day year widespread Love them! wish I could find them locally.I've told all my friends. Goodbye Orkin! ha! Always Nope Regis
97 Meg St. John In More 6 picked-own Kitchen, Family Room, Basement Spider Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% 100% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct No Day Months widespread Love them, a great conversation piece Mostly None that I have noticed yes
98 Brian Overland Park KS One 10-12 picked-own In each bedroom, under the bed, in butter tubs. Closets. Basement, near the bottom of stairs. Near floor drains. spiders....really big ones. Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% 100% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct Undecided week Months widespread I was pretty amazed. Within 2 weeks, we quit seeing spiders. We had just built & moved into our new home in July. Bugs in the Mid West love the weather. New home...house open...many trees in back of the house...we were going to have bugs, no matter what. But, the wolf spiders were just huge last year! And by the time we'd settled in & the spiders had found new places to hide, we started seeing 2 or 3 a day in the house, outside, etc. One night we saw one scitter across the driveway & it looked like a small cat! Then one night, my then 8 months along pregnant wife put on her house slippers & thought she felt a rubber band in the toe of a slipper...she kicked it off & out crawls a wolf spider the size of a Miracle Whip lid! We were nearly parents for the 3rd time, right there in the living room. ...I found hedgeapple.com....noticed that our tree line is an old hedge-row...found some hedgeballs & placed them in the bedrooms, basement & closets. Within 2 weeks, we stopped seeing them completely. Saw a drop in the first week. Our problem is that the hedgeapples are "ripe" in the late Summer & I have no apples for the early Spring, which is almost here. At any rate...use hedgeapples for spiders. They really do work. I don't know about any other bugs because spiders are all we saw. I'd say you could smash a roach WITH a hedgeapple if you had to... Mostly No, we didn't. They will stain eventually, so use a container. Can't think of any. Regis
99 annette indianapolis in One picked-own in my crawl space at one houseand around foundation. gave some to my mom. she used around her foundation at one of her houses and in the crawl spaces an d basement of their summer home. they get alot of spiders there. at my log home they were already under the decks. we added to the basement and foundation. anxious to see if this really works. we have earwigs also trying to get rid of.to bad they can't work on lady beetles!!!! i shared mine with my mom and sister. mom has a bad problem with spiders at their lake home trying out this year. spiders and slugs Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% Sept- Oct No when spring hit this year i noticed the hedgeapples were strung all over the porches. then i noticed the squirrels were eating them. will this harm the squirrels? Rarely none Regis
100 Kathleen Grant CO More 36 hedgeapple.com All throughout the house in every room, on stairs to discourage mice from moving from room to room, under beds, in closets, in mud room next to garage MICE, spiders, flies, moths, crickets, other bugs of the area 100% Unknown% 100% 100% Unknown% Unknown% Nov. - Dec No Day year widespread We cannot applaud hedgeapples enough! We live at 9500' in Colorado and have constant mouse guests that destroy all sorts of natural fabric items and leave lots of seeds and D-con pills in the most unusual places. We spent the winter and spring in Florida, departing 11-1-01 with a full case of the apples in place. We returned for Christmas holidays and found the house completely rodent- and bug-free. What a wonderful surprise! We left the apples in place and came home April 30 to find a pristine home, except for all the dead flies which were easily vaccuumed up. I cannot tell you how pleased we have been with this simple, safe, natural deterent to the creatures that want to share our home! Because of our exceptionally dry air, the apples did not rot or disintegrate -- simply dried. Many of the apples continue to be partially green even now. The fragance is quite pleasant, also. We'll definitely continue to order hedgeapples to protect our home!! Always None. Yes. I believe it makes a difference whether you live in an exceptionally humid climate or a very dry one as to how long the benefits of hedgeapples last. Perhaps a question about that would give you a little more info (i.e., although you know that we live in Colorado, there are several different humidity levels depending on whether you live on a river, in the mountains, on the Western Slope, etc.) Definitely
No. First Name City State Times Hedge Apples Used How
Obtained		 Places Hedgeapples were placed. Insects After Ants Roaches Crickets Spiders Slugs Fleas Date Hedgeapples were obtained? Noticed a lot of initial insect activitiy? Date hedge apples started working. Duration of effect. How widesspread? General Comments Placed Here : Used Container? Where there Stains? Questions Listed Here: Final Answer
101 Lane Myrtle Beach SC One two Other In school science fair project to test if Osage Orange, Wax Myrtle or Catnip were most repellent against crickets Crickets Unknown% % 50% % % % Nov. - Dec The hedge apples repelled 44% of the crickets
102 Maria St. Paul mn One 8 Grocer bedrooms, basement, closets spiders % % % 100% % % July-August No week year widespread I had spiders all over when I used the hedgeapples they just disappeared. It was amazing.I did not break them up used them whole. I will need to purchase more next time because they really work. thank you for the information on line. I had to put 100% because it was closer than 75 %. yes
103 Shane Norman Ok Two 3 picked-own Bedroom, Trunk of car, Luggage Box Elder Beetles 25% Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% 25% Unknown% Sept- Oct Undecided week Month local Rarely I slipped and fell on one. WHOOPS!!! =) Regis
104 Bonita Gettysburg SD More 10 Grocer Basement, bedrooms, bathroom, living room. Wolf spiders mainly, some wire worms and other small bugs Unknown% Unknown% 100% 100% 100% Unknown% Sept- Oct No week year widespread This is an excellent product. I wish you could get them year round. They work fast and kill everything. Never No, the majority of them go in our basement. There is nothing down there that they could bother. Regis
105 Annetta No. Little Rock Ar One 8 hedgeapple.com on either side of bed in masterbdrm, in kitchen, mstr bath, livingrm, 2 chldrns bdrms, hallway spiders and insects Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% 100% Unknown% 50% July-August No Day widespread We have only had the hedgeapples for approx. 4 or 5 days and I seem to be having an allergic reaction to the hedgeapples in my home, but can't convince my husband of this since there seems to be no supporting data...yet w/in 15 mins of leaving my home all symptons stop...w/in 30 mins of arriving home symptons start up...symptons include:alternates btwn stuffy,blocked sinuses & severe runny nose, watery and gritty eyes, sneezing, burning in the back of throat, sinus drainage severe to the point cannot recline for sleep, coughing to the point of gagging, light headed, I would love to go on but must blow my nose...I should note that no one else in the house has had any adverse side-effects, usually they are the 1st ones effected and I the last. Have placed 5 of the hedgeapples in ziplock bags only have 3 left open, symptons seem to have subsided to the point that I can at least function. Would like to know if there is any data w/simular findings. I think the product is great as a repelant on spiders, insects, and even fleas, I just wish it didn't work as well on ME. Always no staining has occurred have been reading up on hedgeapples and have found no data on the effects of hedgeapples on people...survey should include some questions on the effects on people also no mention on how placement should be made, i.e. 1 hedgeapple for every 500 sf. Should have questions regarding # of apples used w/amnt of s.f. in house and the potency of each. We started w/8 apples in approx 1100 s.f., are now down to 3 w/remaining 5 in ziplock baggies...had to move all apples out of mstrbdrm & bath. Regis
106 sharon Topeka KS One 6 picked-own kitchen, basement, bathrooms, outside 100% 50% % 50% % % July-August Possibly Yes Month local Always no no Definitely
107 vicki scottsbluff nb More 2 doz. Grocer each room of my house,basements garage ants,spiders 100% Unknown% 100% % % 100% Sept- Oct No Day Months widespread got my mother to try them ..she has past it on to others..never see a spider again with them.. Always no can't be bet..my grandmother is a master gardener and has used nature to fight all her garden needs also Definitely
108 MARCIA VISALIA CA. One 12 hedgeapple.com I HAVE PLACED ONE IN EVERY ROOM OF THE HOUSE ROACHES AND ANTS... 75% 100% 100% 75% Unknown% Unknown% July-August Possibly Yes week Month widespread I HAVE ONLY USED THEM ABOUT A MONTH...I THINK THEY ARE WORKIGN WELL...I ORDERED 12 AND THREE OF THEM AHVE SOFT ROTTEN SPOTS IN THEM..THE OTHERS ARE VERY FIRM AND PRETTY...IS IT NORMAL FOR THEM TO HAVE THESE SOFT BROWN YUKKY SPOTS?... Always NO PROBLEMS.. I WISH THAT THERE OWULD AHVE BEEN A BIT OF AN EXPLANATION WITH THE 12 APPLES I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL...MY SON AHD SEEN THE AD ON T.V..AND GAVE EM THE EMAIL ADDRESS..SO..I REALLY DIDNT KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING EXACTLY..AND WE NEVER SAW THE AD AGAIN....I JUST NOW READ A BIT MORE ABOUT THEM ON THE WEB SITE...BUT, I STILL AM UNSURE IF I RECEIVED A FEW ROTTEN ONES, OR IF THEY BELONG THAT WAY. Regis
109 Lynn Kipling OH More 6 picked-own Inside house, along baseboards (behind furniture; put them on saucers to keep off carpet), basement area. Spiders 100% Unknown% 100% 100% 100% 100% Sept- Oct No Day year widespread We are just now seeing spiders in the house (Sept. 18) and will be collecting Hedgeapples soon to begin eliminating spiders for the year. Always No. Definitely
110 Elanor Rockford Il 30 picked-own all over the basement, laudry room, fruit cellar closets (all in basement) below bottom step of stairway. Spiders, silver fish centipedes Unknown% Unknown% Unknown% 100% Unknown% Unknown% Nov. - Dec Day year widespread I have used hedge apples for years to control the spiders and bugs in the basement. Always No yes
No. First Name City State Times Hedge Apples Used How
Obtained		 Places Hedgeapples were placed. Insects After Ants Roaches Crickets Spiders Slugs Fleas Date Hedgeapples were obtained? Noticed a lot of initial insect activitiy? Date hedge apples started working. Duration of effect. How widesspread? General Comments Placed Here : Used Container? Where there Stains? Questions Listed Here: Final Answer
111 Dee Hays KS More 6 picked-own Garages - in hidden areas and corners; in the basement - in hidden areas, corners, and rarely used cabinets; basement utility room - in the corners and in tight spots spiders, mainly Unknown% Unknown% 50% 75% 50% Unknown% Sept- Oct Undecided week Months widespread In outside storage areas where mice may be present, mothballs were also used. Mostly None noted Any effect on pets using the areas where hedge apples were used. yes
112 TAMMY FARMINGTON NM Three 8 Other EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE, UNDER SINKS, BEDS, FURNITURE ETC. SPIDERS 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Sept- Oct No Day year widespread My Dad lives in Michigan, he mails me several Osage Oranges every year around the middle of October. We cannot grow them in New Mexico, I guess its too dry. They have always kept spiders away 100%the day I put them around my house. Always no accidents yes
113RobertMaysville,okokA Long Time!15picked-ownI put them in pie pans in every room in the house. I put them under out buildings and around the house outside.brown recluse spider100%100%100%100%100%100%July-Aug.NoMonthyearWidespread and OutsideOur home was infested with brown recluse spiders. We had no luck getting rid of them with insecticides. We have not seen a crawling insect of any kind in the house since using hedgeapples. AlwaysnoDefinitely
114PennyDallasTXThree Years15Otherevery room and every 8 feet in back yardfleaseUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown100%Sept-OctDon't KnowweekyearWidespread and OutsideUsed in 1994 for a massive flea infestation. Took ten years before we had fleas again. This is with multiple dogs that lived inside.NeverNoneWere they allowed to decompose? We found that letting them decompose helped. Also, did they pick them or pick them up off the ground. We found that those that had dropped were far more effective than when you picked them off the tree. Assuming the "odor" or whatever is more effective.Regis
115DawnWestamptonNJOne Year6picked-ownOutside all around the houseSpiders !!100%100%100%100%100%100%Sept-OctNoweekMonthsWidespreadNeverNoNO, but my question is.... Can you freeze them to utilize them in the "off" seasons??Regis
116 MichelleTwo Years10Otherbasement (we lived in a bi-level home)spidersUnknownUnknownUnknown75%75%UnknownSept-OctNoMonthyearLocalizedMostlyno accidentsRegis
117 BonniePittsburgMOA Long Time!Manypicked-ownClosets, throughout basement,garage & woodpileBrown Recluse SpiderUnknown100%Unknown100%UnknownNo ReductionJuly-Aug.NoweekyearWidespread and OutsideHeard about these after a neighbor was bitten by the brown recluse spider.NeverIf there was carpetting, used aluminum foil undernRegis
118 DianePahrumpNVOne Year36hedgeapple.comOutside,insidespiders,water bugs all bugs75%75%75%75%75%July-Aug.NoweekMonthsWidespread and OutsideAlways
119 CharlieCambridgeNYOne Year5picked-ownAround foundation and in basementants & spiders75%UnknownUnknown75%UnknownUnknownJuly-Aug.Don't KnowweekMonthsWidespread and OutsideLooking for trees in upstae NYNevernoDefinitely
120 LouisRochesterNYA Long Time!10picked-ownInner city classroom - under sink, behind cabinets,corners,etc.cockrochesUnknown100%Unknown100%UnknownUnknownSept-OctNoweekyearWidespreadOne of my students even took one home and did an experiment. He said he cut one open and placed it near the roaches in his house and they immediately fled. Have used these for years. Don't know where I first learned of their use. Very important for me not to bring home roaches from school and no pesticides. Strong odor develops in room after first week then subsides.Rarelystained tile floorWas there an odor noticed?Regis
121 deloresnew yorknyOne Year7Othermy sister sent them to me from OH, she picked them.roachesUnknown100%Unknown75%UnknownUnknownSept-OctNoweekyearWidespreadi live in a 2 bedroom apt. with 3 kids and a cat. the garbage can and the cat food had roaches. they used to be only in the kitchen in those areas. they started to spread to the bathroom and bedrooms. once i put down those hedge apples. within days I SAW ABSOLUTELY NONE. FROM EVERYWHERE TO NOWHERE. Mostlyi found the apples to draw like fruit flies when tyes
122 kittyhazel greenwiOne Year13Otherwhole housespiders, slugs ,centipeides100%100%100%Sept-OctNoweekMonthsWidespreadI HAVE ALWAYS USED BUG BOMBS IN THE PAST BOTH SPRING AND FALL. SPIDERS ALWAYS SEEM TO BIT. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY IN OVER 6 MONTHS. DIDN'T REALLY BELIEVE HEDGE-APPLES WOULD WORK, BUT NOW I TELL EVERY-ONE THEY WORK GREAT.AlwaysNO I USE SMALL DISHEFFECT OF HEDGE APPLES LAST. MORE OPTIONSRegis
123 FayeFresnoCaA Long Time!15OtherI grew up in Lamar MO. My parents used Hedge Apples as their only means of pest control for ants and roaches. I have lived in California for 50 years now and this is the ant and roach captial of the wants and big black roaches100%100%UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownNov-DecDefinitely YesweekyearWidespread and OutsideAlready explained aboveNeverNoNot that I can think of at this time Other than(How did you hear about our web site)yes
124 rosest. cloudmnTwo Years2Grocerbasementspiders100%Sept-OctNoweekMonthsWidespreadAlwaysDefinitely
125 MaureenNashvilleTNOne Year10hedgeapple.comKitchenroaches100%100%100%100%UnknownUnknownJuly-Aug.NoweekyearI live in an apartment and had roaches. I could not believe how well this worked. I order extra and put them in air tight bags and used them all year. I have not seen one bug since I started using them last July. AlwaysNo
126 BettyShermansDalePATwo Years4picked-ownLiving room, bedrooms, kitchen.Fleas100%100%100%100%50%100%July-Aug.Definitely YesweekMonthsWidespreadWe used them for fleas. We have 4 cats in our house in the winter.AlwaysNoNoRegis
127 BarbaraNorth JudsonINTwo Years4hedgeapple.comKitchen, garage and outside barn shedmice100%UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownSept-OctNoweekMonthsLocalizedLiving out in the country I got my share of mice. My local grocer used to call me "the mouse trap lady" cause I would buy large quantities of traps. With hedgeapples, I am no longer embarassed at the checkout lane. Thank you Mr. Hedgeapple!!!!!!AlwaysDefinitely
128 DanaDenverCOOne Year6Grocerinside kitchen and bathroom - crawl spacespidersUnknownUnknownUnknown75%UnknownUnknownSept-OctNoDayyearWidespreadWe do not have issues with the other insects cited - only spiders. When asked by a friend as to the effectiveness, I said it seemed to be about 95% or it was a fluke. But the grocer just got them in again for this year, and I am certainly going to try it again!AlwaysNoRegis
129 AngelSouthbridgeVAOne Year4hedgeapple.comutility room, water heater room near vent, near walls with windows and doors, especially basement where we live.Damned Vocal CricketsUnknownUnknown100%UnknownUnknownUnknownSept-OctNoDayyearWidespreadI got them for crickets, but now after reading about them working on ants and mice and spi