> "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.
shapes and sizes. With 5 cats in the house I don't want to be spraying
door - doesn't kill the bugs, it just makes them stay away. We do get the