Insects in the house

Jay-Jay_4

Ticklemouse wrote:

The only way we got rids of Roland was to poison him and the next door neighbours

:eek: blimey that was a bit harsh! :rotfl:

Ticklemouse

LOL @ Jay-Jay

They are very nice really - the neighbours, not Roland.

nedden

to get rid of Ants.... clean your kitchen cupboards out totally and put all opened packets into sealed bags/plastic boxes so that they are not tempted in by anything, if you know where the nest is pour a kettle of boiled water over it and then to send em packing forever sprinkle cloves all over the area's where they have been seen..... your garden/kitchen floor/kitchen surfaces people might think your a bit mad! but it works! and for added effect you can wave a white hanky as they disapear over the horizon!!

Savvy_Sue

tiff wrote:

I have loads of woodlice in the kitchen in the mornings, I have no idea where they are getting in, do they respond to ant powder as I could squirt that outside the house.

We bought ant powder for work and it had a picture of ants and woodlice on the front and did the trick initially. But we only sprayed on Thursday and of course haven't been back to work yet. See this thread for other bright ideas! And causes of woodlice infestation - I suspect you have some damp somewhere!

ChatwithJacqs

We have a light coloured house and had a few bees buzzing around when the weather warmed up a few weeks ago.....i now am worried about opening windows to let the air flow thru incase they get in.....is their anything we can do to put them off buzzing around?
I heard that ants hate talc so sprinkle that around your picnic area and you'll be ant free......need that kind of theory for bees plllllllllease.

Thanks

Jx

mrsmab59

ChatwithJacqs wrote:

We have a light coloured house and had a few bees buzzing around when the weather warmed up a few weeks ago.....i now am worried about opening windows to let the air flow thru incase they get in.....is their anything we can do to put them off buzzing around?
I heard that ants hate talc so sprinkle that around your picnic area and you'll be ant free......need that kind of theory for bees plllllllllease.

Thanks

Jx

Earlier in this thread Suki1964 suggested growing rosemary on your window sill to keep insects out. I'm giving it a go but it's too soon to say whether it's helped keep the bees away

MoneyBags

mosquito nets over the windows could help

r.mac_2

I seem to have quite a few moths in and around my house. I air the rooms regularly, keep things clean and use cedar wood and lavender sachets in wardrobes etc, but nothing is working - any tips?

Austin_Allegro

I find that Bouchard anti moth sachets work quite well. I also have cedar balls (in my wardrobe, that is) and lavender sachets. My wardrobe smells like Quentin Crisp but it seems to keep the moths away. Also don't forget to check any second hand clothing you buy carefully for moth holes, and kill any moths you see in the house. Steaming clothes also kills moths. Clean or steam clothes before putting them into seasonal storage in wardrobes, trunks etc. If I find a mothole in a garment I quarantine it in a sealed plastic bag with Bouchard sachets in for a couple of weeks, then if there are no more holes I steam it and put it back in the wardrobe.

suki1964

ChatwithJacqs wrote:

We have a light coloured house and had a few bees buzzing around when the weather warmed up a few weeks ago.....i now am worried about opening windows to let the air flow thru incase they get in.....is their anything we can do to put them off buzzing around?
I heard that ants hate talc so sprinkle that around your picnic area and you'll be ant free......need that kind of theory for bees plllllllllease.

Thanks

Jx

Just keep hold of the thought that bees wont harm you

Seriously they wont sting you unless extremely provoked. My puppy even had one in his mouth Sunday and still he wasnt stung. Hubby was able to take it off him and lift it to safety to recover.

I have lavender bushes outside my living room window primarily for the smell and secondly for the bees. I open my windows every day and rarely have a bee find his way in, and if one does a piece of paper to gently direct it back to the window does the trick