"CatNipped" <CatNipped@PossiblePlaces.com> wrote in message
news:6epkokF89osmU1@mid.individual.net...
> Some natural / safe pest remedies...
> Ants
Don't have 'em.
> Dust Mites
Don't bother me if I do have them.
> Cockroaches
> The best defense against cockroaches is a clean kitchen and bathroom.
Not if they are outdoor roaches and just enter when the wind kicks up!
> Fleas
Don't have 'em.
> Mosquitos
Don't have 'em.
> Flies
Don't have 'em.
> Moths
Don't have anything that is wool, so no problem.
> Earwigs
They do no damage, so I can stand them when they are thick (once a year in
summer), and they aren't much of a problem at other times of the year.
> Silverfish
Don't have 'em.
Wow, we really don't have insect problems here, do we? A squirt of
Fantastik on the occasional roach or cricket is really all we need, and even
those bugs are seasonal. I think the only thing we can expect with
regularity is the earwigs, and they are only a problem by virtue of their
existence, so I see no point in killing them en masse, especially if they
are serving some useful purpose (such as keeping the spiders alive during
the low-bug seasons so that they'll be ready to go when we do get crickets
and roaches in the house!).
--S.
