> "CatNipped" <CatNip...@PossiblePlaces.com> wrote in message
>
> news:6epkokF89osmU1@mid.individual.net...
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> > 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.
