[–] i_scream_trucks 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Kill them with fire.
Again, as for the fuckin roaches.... get a couple of pet frogs? Chickens in the house?
[–] lord_nougat 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Oh man, we totally tried this way back when we lived in a shithole house in a shithole part of town infested with roaches - fuck what a dump... but how hilariously entertaining it was watching the chicken gleefully run around the kitchen eating every insect he could find! He said all sorts of funny things as he did it, too!
Then one day, he realised he was a rooster and suddenly started to just be a complete dick to everyone all the time. Also, the chicken poops all over the floor were not great. But it was fun for a few weeks there.
[–] Simonbelmont27 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
You can buy a pre-made insecticide to spray along the baseboards of the house at a hardware store. This stuff you can mix yourself and is super-effective:
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[–] i_scream_trucks 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Insecticide in a carpet cleaner.
That just sounds like an overly agressive way to remove yourself from the gene pool.
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[–] lord_nougat 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That's pretty good, but Fluoroantimonic acid is even better!
[–] DeliciousOnions 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Folks have already given great advice for in-home bug control, but I would note that the exterior is also worth looking at.
Remove insect habitats from around the home - probably all the landscaping close to the foundation - and consider digging down a few inches to put a barrier like landscaping fabric or plastic. Bugs like to dig around in the dirt, so by doing this you will probably be removing a huge number of their entrances to the home.
[–] draaaak 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
You need screens for your windows, weather stripping for your doors, and maybe double stick tape for your thresholds (base of your doorways). Also caulk or sprayfoam seams and cracks that bugs can get through.
Windex kills ants on contact, and makes cleaning them up easy, and a vacuum works great on spiders and flyers. Allowing a few non-threatening spiders to set up shop is not a bad move, they will help kill things like mosquitoes and moths. Just make sure to kill them all periodically or else they will breed, and then you'll have a hundred tiny spiders hanging from your laundry room ceiling....
Consider getting some diatomaceous earth to stuff into crevices/cracks bugs can use to get into your house or as a nest. It will wipe out anything with an exoskeleton, takes some time though as it does so with dehydration.
Maybe also put a bug zapper somewhere.
[–] slwsnowman40 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Ants don't like mint, grow some where they may have a nest and rub the fresh leaves where they are infiltrating your home. Do a simple test if you don't believe me, I didn't believe it at first either. They won't cross that spot for months. What you do is take some leaves and then rub their trail is, like you are scrubbing with a sponge.
This will result in your place smelling like fresh mint.
[–] slwsnowman40 ago
And if anyone reading this has a cat using their garden as a litter box, citrus peels. My mom tried this, and a former co-worker had a citrus tree (I don't remember what kind) and he said his cats never went near it.
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[–] GoofyGrape 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I chuckled.
[–] The_Duke_of_Dabs ago
This isnt the answer to our bug migration problems @SyriansAreTerrorists! Its such a long game when you play that way!