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naturemaiden
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Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
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 Posted - Aug 28 2012 : 01:54:16 AM
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Hi everyone
ok, I LOVE nature, I love being barefoot in the yard, I love everything outdoors, I love going 80 mph on a Harley, BUT, I HATE bugs!!
we have a cricket issue, every morning we have crickets in the kitchen. whenever i see a spider i call my husband. a tree guy just came yesterday to kill a HUGE nest of white faced hornets....just thinking about it is freaking me out, and the guy felt the need to bring me a dead hornet just to show me how big and ugly they are.
last year it was the ant issue....soon the mice will be back. spiders in the bathrooms, ugh
I just bought 6 of those plug in 'keep the bugs away' thingys. yet i still see spiders & crickets. i figured if i plugged them in all around the house i'd create a force field of protection,LOL it's not working.
at some point of my life i'm going to put up a wall tent....and i'm sure keeping the bugs out will be impossible.
whether it's camping or in the house, how do you all deal with bugs?
i feel like i have the creepy crawlies now.....eeeeewwwwwww
connie
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
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Posted - Aug 28 2012 : 02:23:54 AM
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Bugs, such a necessary evil. Don't like them too much, but I'm not as bothered as you. The mice issue is bigger for me. Luckily, we don't have them in the house EVER.
I don't know what to tell ya ...
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
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Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
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Posted - Aug 28 2012 : 06:59:57 AM
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Sad to say those plug in thingys are just a waste of time and $$
I'd do a careful inspection of door frames and window seals and caulk any holes or gaps.
Other than boric acid poured around the inner and outer peremiter of your foundation, short of the toxic stuff and paying an exterminator, I don't have an easy solution.
Better crickets than roaches I suppose. When I lived in the desert, crickets were a problem too. |
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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Posted - Aug 28 2012 : 08:06:09 AM
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Something I've been wondering about. Having a lush, thick lawn and more bugs vs. a sparse lawn and less bugs. We have mainly flower beds with a gravel lawn, not much grass. Even though the horses are right at the house, we haven't had bugs like all of our neighbors, who to the last one, have thick, lush lawns. An internet friend who is working in Haiti says it depends on the type of bugs and lawn, they don't have lawns but do have major bugs.
Just something I've noticed.
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
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MtnGrlByTheBay
True Blue Farmgirl
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Erin
Lexington Park
MD
USA
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Posted - Aug 29 2012 : 07:12:24 AM
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Crickets are good. They eat mites. My mother worked in a nursing home one time, and they were discouraged from killing a wandering cricket becuase they are so good at killing more "germy" things.
Of course, I'm sure this is of little consolation to you. I can understand. People say snakes are good too... but I find they are best when they've been beheaded with a hoe.
^^^I'm a RidgeRunner, and will always feel best when surrounded by the PA mountains.^^^
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
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Lorie.Vance
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lorie
Tampa
FL
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Posted - Aug 30 2012 : 09:58:30 AM
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I hate bug! Thank goodness for my chickens (Bitty, Birdie, Hattie, and Fannie). Not a bug in site!
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2012 : 10:39:48 AM
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Yes thank goodness for chickens, cats and flyswatters!
Laura
Horse poor in the boonies.
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
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