How to Deal with Creepy Crawlies
06-12-2008 at 07:30 PM
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haha ya, im sure a few people freaked when they visited macinsiders.com and saw that huge bug on the front page  lol
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06-13-2008 at 06:34 AM
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If I may offer another suggestion - we had a lot of fruit flies last year and one of my housemates came up with a clever device:
you cut off the top of a pop bottle, any size, flip it around so its inverted, and pour juice in the bottom of the bottle. sometimes its good to tape the top down, too. the fruit flies fly in, and they dont fly out  very effective! (we also vacuumed them off the walls, we had a lot..) |
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06-17-2008 at 10:30 AM
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Yeah I've seen that done before, it is rather clever.
And unlike Lorend, I have a problem with my kitties eating centipedes. I know she would prefer if they did it so she never had to see them but it grosses the heck out of me...
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06-17-2008 at 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by micadjems
If I may offer another suggestion - we had a lot of fruit flies last year and one of my housemates came up with a clever device:
you cut off the top of a pop bottle, any size, flip it around so its inverted, and pour juice in the bottom of the bottle. sometimes its good to tape the top down, too. the fruit flies fly in, and they dont fly out very effective! (we also vacuumed them off the walls, we had a lot..) |
how do they get in? won't the cap cover the whole top of the bottle if its just upside down? |
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06-17-2008 at 11:55 AM
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there isn't a cap on a bottle.
and Sabs, I don't want them to eat them...I just don't want to see them.
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06-17-2008 at 02:08 PM
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oh, so you're cutting the entire top off, the whole plastic neck of the bottle so theres like an inverted cone.. I suppose the bugs could still get out if they find the opening of the bottle
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06-17-2008 at 04:42 PM
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But they'll be all drunk and stupid off of juice....so many of them drown.
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06-17-2008 at 09:35 PM
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drunk off juice. Thats a new one.
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06-18-2008 at 09:15 AM
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Fruit flies aren't very smart Chad, they fly in and they kinda stay there.
My cat ate a moth this morning. FOR YOU lorend! FOR YOU!
Well I think she ate the wing... either way 
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06-18-2008 at 04:14 PM
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Yes, I recall. I WAS THERE. Jeez.
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06-18-2008 at 07:05 PM
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Just driving my point home is all
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06-19-2008 at 11:01 AM
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So I just got out of the shower and guess what I see!? A FRIGGIN CENTIPEDE! AHHH!!!
I haven't borax'd the house yet but o golly it's a comin.
Instead, I turned the water tempeture up to scalding and flushed him down the drain... take that you nasty twirp!.. I hope that worked..
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06-19-2008 at 05:02 PM
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I have one of those pillow backrest things and I usually put it on the floor at night cause it takes up too much room on my bed. Well Lorend saw one lurking just underneath it the other week and it sent us all into a panic that involved using the mop pole to lift the cushion while I delivered swift justice in the form of a fly swatter.
It was a traumatic moment
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06-19-2008 at 05:55 PM
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In light of this article, I think you should all view this comic strip. It's from an awesome comic called Questionable Content, and I suggest you check it out full time. However, for this particular moment just reading this one strip will suffice. No prior knowledge of the strip needed.
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06-19-2008 at 09:00 PM
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omg even illustrations of them are gross!
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