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Kill any spider or bug that gets into my home. | 45 | 27.27% | |
Get somebody else to kill any spider or bug that gets into my home. | 21 | 12.73% | |
Kill bugs but not spiders. | 7 | 4.24% | |
Kill spiders but not bugs. | 8 | 4.85% | |
Release spiders and/or bugs outside. | 70 | 42.42% | |
Other (Explained Below) | 14 | 8.48% | |
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06-16-2010, 10:29 AM | #61 | |
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We are having the same issues down here. It's awful!
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I grew up in Australia so I say if the bug isn’t big enough to put a saddle on or you can’t tell if its grimacing at you- then leave it be.
But I live in a household with 2 teenage girls and a high femme, all of whom go from being Lara Croft to chair climbing, high pitched, eye closing, arm waving, mob bosses demanding that “it” die the moment a spider crosses their path. I’ve often thought about sending a note to their math teacher, asking why the teenagers believe that something smaller than a piece of rice is actually “at least 6 inches round”. My femme, she is a little better, but put an earwig near her, and she makes the teenagers look like bouncers at a leather bar.
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I am a big fan of catch and release.
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A friend just told me on Facebook that she was advised by her vet that the topical flea control stuff is not working this year.
She recommended comfortis- and her dog is flea free. Im taking a deep breath here. The money we have been spending of flea stuff has really been adding up. But as I look over at my dog, I can visably SEE the damn things crawling on him. |
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Before you spend the 90 bucks on comfortis - my two dogs are on it and they still have fleas - not as bad as before, but they aren't eliminated.
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You'll pretty much have to wash everything...and the animals daily for awhile, because it's not a pesticide. It's an organic cleaner...and a serious wetting agent...so it breaks down the little air bubble that fleas put around them to survive a bath. Basically, you're gonna drown the little buggers. It's a pain, but it's safe, and it works...and it's not poison. (And no, I'm not an Amway distributor )
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Joxer would totally do it. Moose however, well, bless her- that 110 pound princess doesnt even like to get her paws wet on GRASS. So, no, surfing would be out for her.
Plus, the ocean is I think, at lease 6 hours away. SIGH. I rather like the idea of THIS though.. http://www.arbico-organics.com/produ...de-fleas-ticks has anyone tried one? |
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My vet has recommended that I do Advantage then Frontline the next month. Says the fleas are getting resistant and this will help.
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with garage opener, I entered the garage as the lifted ... felt a web across my face and uttered, "eeew." then, i felt a thud on my head, and I quickly started brushing my head as I ran screaming from the garage.
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As I posted earlier today on Facebook... unknowingly walking headfirst into a spiderweb is never fun, but doing so after just applying fresh mascara is hideous!!! *shudder*
In the house, I actually don't mind those whatchamacallit granddaddy longlegs things. I usually end up showering with 2 or 3 in the corner near the ceiling. They are never a nuisance. When I was a kid my grandmother used to pick them up and let them crawl over her hands, so I did the same. OTHER spiders, however, are a different story. Anything looking even remotely "hairy" is a deal breaker. If I spot them first, I can usually "trap and release", but heaven forbid they launch a sneak attack such as dangling down a web in front of my face or dropping onto my shoulder. Then, they get smacked and flung and stomped upon. As for outside, that's their turf. They have every right to be there, as long as they aren't building webs for me to get stuck in my mascara. *still shuddering* I do check the type of spider though, if it's close enough to the house. I live in the NC mountains, and especially since I'm in the woods we end up with a lot of brown recluse and black widow. Sadly, if I spot one of those they get the 15-ft-away-foaming-bee-spray. I love that stuff cause I can stand far enough away without getting jumped on by creepy crawlies, and also because instead of just a liquid stream that could miss, it's a nice foam that will cover and then deteriorate within seconds. It's great for those with bad aim in the face of scary monsters! LOL All this pretty much just covers spiders. Any other type of bug doesn't rate on my scale, so they're safe....lol And as for snakes, well... I have a really bad habit of just grabbing them up, poisonous or non... I've had a snake fascination since I was a kid. Luckily I was taught at an early age by my grandparents and great-grandma how to distinguish poisonous vs nonpoisonous native snakes, and how to properly handle them. I guess it comes from living in the mountains for so long, and with my great-grandma it probably had a lot to do with her being Cherokee and seeming to know everything about everything in nature (at least to a kid..lol). I learned to respect nature early on. We, as with every other living creature, are just playing a role in the grand scheme of things. Even the tiniest insect has a purpose... Last edited by dixie; 06-17-2010 at 12:20 AM. Reason: brain fart...misspelled word...LOL |
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I kill all except for ladybugs, the occasional green lizard, crickets and certain kinds of beetles. I gently catch the ones I mentioned, take them outside and set them free.
I cannot stand a roach or fly in my house - they put me in super stealth commando mode until I have eliminated them. Ants just purely piss me off. hey dixielady, I was notorious about catching snakes when I was a child too. Once I was sleeping over at a friend's house who lived in the country - think I was in third grade. Anyway, I caught a baby diamond back rattlesnake and put it in a jar. My friend and I hid it under her bed. Her big sister found out, told on me. I got in a whole lot of trouble. Reptiles have always fascinated me - especially alligators. |
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I only like the bugs from here:
These: NOT SO MUCH!! I've learned to instead of : I now just: So Grant can "rescue" them:
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Just the title of this thread has made me cringe..ugh. I realize they are a needed part of the ecosystem BUT in this case I am willing to jeopardize it if need be. I refuse to not have someone stomp on them
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This is a confessional thread ...
I am deathly afraid of spiders. Even tiny ones. If they are outside, I give them wide berth, but do not kill them. I cannot, and I'vd tried, get newspaper and scoop them up and take them outside. I have an anxiety attack worrying that they will ... and they have ... get to my hand that is holding the paper before I get them outdoors. So, I have a designated boot It shames me, but that's the truth. On the other hand, I'll pick up snakes, lizards, etc. without a second thought. Freud would've had a grand time with me |
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Most bugsI can live with,they go back outside.Spiders..any kind.. best not enter the house..If my fur kids get to them first they have a chanch, if I do ...well..a stomp clears that problem up.
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My policy for when there is a spider or a bug in the house is pretty simple: if it is venomous or poisonous it dies, otherwise I just toss it outside for the lizards to deal with
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I prefer to relocate bugs of any kind when I can, however spiders seem to find me tasty and they are wily, so sadly, they may succumb to the boot. If they would understand that when I open the door I am suggesting they just run for their little eight legged lives, we would not have a problem, just sayin'.
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