Moth Vacuum & Friends

I was a tad sad, as I actually like mice - I just don't like mouse ****, or hanta virus, etc, and there was no way to totally seal that oldie house.

Nice play on the ad, JoefC.

Yes....I had read similar assessments of them...sadly.

It would be great if they worked.

Thank you for all that lookagement!!!


It is the invisibility that confounds me so.

I might try some lemon essential oil on the balcony door...which I assume to be their means of invisible ingress.

I also plan to remove myself and the cat from each room in turn, then spray every crevice, then leave the room closed for a couple of hours.


As they are invisible I shall, of course, not know if my murderous intent has been effective...but I will feel a little better.

I have no idea what this gnomic utterance means.

All this talk of mouse traps led me to think of this email I received from a friend yesterday:





Here is a butcher bird:

Deep Woods Off is an American insect repellent. It contains a chemical called deet, while effect against certain insects (ie:ticks, mosquitoes) it can also harm humans with prolonged exposure. I don't recommend it.

Personally, spiders are my insecticide and I leave a few around on my gront porch to catch wayward flies and mosquitoes. You can get sticky traps for most househould insects, but usually they come and go in natural waves as populations rise and collapse. Some years you have many and other years none. Just do a lot of vacuuming and corner dutsing to keep the population down.

Lavender is a good moth repellent - they hate the smell.
For spiders: try eucalyptus leaves or peppermint oil.

Right, peppermint soap was named in that link I somehow lost track of, dagnabbit. Wonder if the oil works just, say, around a door jamb for more than a short time.. Hmm, the soap comes in bars..

Euc leaves sure work for moth repellent, and so do bay leaves, although they need to be refreshed from time to time.