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Update to the update - Apparently the drought in North Carolina has been affecting several houses in the area. I was having problems with my plumbing, if someone took a shower upstairs, the toilet or...
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CassAgain: Yes, about the spiders! I go on patrol around the house at least daily, but usually find more unexpectantly!I wish I could discover their entry point. I really think a lot of them come from...
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Oh, that's terrible news about the bat! What a nightmare for your neighbors. At least they were able to have it tested, so they know they are not going through the shots for nothing.
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Glad to know the name of the magnificent weaver (banana spider) adorned our front porch -- just wish we'd get a morning dew so I could see it sparkle.BUT, newsflash -- dept. of strange coincidences:...
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We'e got tons of spiders outside. I seem to have made accomodation for them around the raspberry bushes that suits them and keeps them away from my harvesting spaces. There was a big banana spider on...
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All I know is that I live in a sealed vault where no windows will be opened, doors will be opened and closed quickly so no creepy anything gets to wander in. Even so, you will occasionally hear me...
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I've run into (really, I have) a good number of spider webs while out geocaching. I'm very good at finding them. Usually my face finds them first. I have this huge one out back of my house that I'm...
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Hey, I promise, I'm not a bat-hater (unless it's Val Kilmer)! Bats do very important things in the ecosystem. Kind of like the idea of flying mice, up to a point anyway. Just sayin' : if a rabid one...
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Sand? Welcome to North Carolina, home of red clay. Good for making bricks and pottery.And, no, I don't know how the ants burrow through the red clay soil of North Carolina.But I do have some leftover...
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ncgrrl - maybe if you put some of those tiny drink umbrellas in the sand around the foundation, the ants can just hang out there to get some relief. Maybe make some small pina coladas for them.....
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Quote:actually afraid their friend Bullwinkle would be in my cabinet next.Still laughing....
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The TV news had an article a couple of weeks ago that homes in NC were been invaded by ants. It seems it was so hot outside that ants were looking for some relief.
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I don't have a problem with bats because they do eat the mosquitoes. Vampires, maybe, but bats haven't bothered me.Now, if only they would eat the ants and chiggers.I hadn't thought about the food...
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I'm not into poisons for rodent control, or anything else these days.In the past when we or I (back when I had an apartment) had ant problems, I discovered those Combat ant traps (black squares) very...
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We haven't found any rodents in our house. I guess all the snakes in the backyard take care of them. We have had to relocate several toads, though. Those buggers are hard to catch! One jumped on to my...
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No worries here Cheech... we love bats and our rodent elimination methods are much more, um, immediate. I love the hawks in my area - I'd hate to see those go!
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Just remember, folks, bats eat an astounding amount of flying insects, including mosquitoes.At the risk of preaching to the choir, I've got to reiterate two really important points.First, you can kill...
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My feelings exactly. I see now why I was born up in the Andes. I can't stand the heat, humidity, bugs, ants or any other critter. Golly gee, winter cannot come soon enough. PS - We had an ant invasion...
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Oh, the squirrel was cold , not the air temperature.Right now I'm battling ants. Fire ants outdoors, sugar ants indoors. I might bomb (incesticide, not nuclear) the place soon if my other tactics...
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Hokey Smoke, CCat! (Sorry, I couldn't resist.)CD Daisy, we see the occasional little mouse in the garage, and if we see one, traps are set out, and if we see any more, the ones we're lookin' at are...
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