YT2095
Executive Chef
Wow, I astonished reading this, "Chigger" is Not a word you would ever say out loud in Public in the UK!
the Uk / USA language gap seems quite funny at times
the Uk / USA language gap seems quite funny at times
Wow, I astonished reading this, "Chigger" is Not a word you would ever say out loud in Public in the UK!
the Uk / USA language gap seems quite funny at times
or better yet---"How to Tick off Your Man"--
Wow, I astonished reading this, "Chigger" is Not a word you would ever say out loud in Public in the UK!
the Uk / USA language gap seems quite funny at times
so in effect, Here if you`re caught Bumming a Fag in a Lift, you get strange looks from folks in the Lobby
Allen, if you go to WalMart, go to the pharmacy and get a little bottle of pure peppermint oil and some cotton balls. Mice hate this stuff. If you place a few drops on cotton balls and then place them around, particularly the attic and basement and closets, it will definitely repel mice and it smells nice, too. Also, buy some cheap steel wool. If you stuff it into holes or areas that you know mice gain entrance, they will NOT chew through it. Copper scrubbing pads work, too and they don't rust but they are more expensive. I would also do the traps, etc. but it's much nicer keeping them away than having to deal with their little corpses!Not just the snakes, but rats and mice as well.
I'm gonna have to get some mice traps anyways, probably some snap-traps for the garage and out-building, and glue-boards for inside the house.
LOL I was thinking about the mice and rats when I mentioned snakes (that's why the snakes are there!).Not just the snakes, but rats and mice as well. That's my first goal once we get things in, probably even before we really unpack. It's still on the warm side here, although the morning are cooling off. I'll probably have to mow in the morning, until it gets a little warm, then unpack in the afternoon (before work), and at night, after work. I might be able to talk my Dad into bringing his riding mower over, and get it done quick.
I'm gonna have to get some mice traps anyways, probably some snap-traps for the garage and out-building, and glue-boards for inside the house.
I agree about the glue traps I just dont have the heart to do it.If I hafto get rid of a rat or mouse Id much rather use a trap and kill them instantly alot less guilt for me.LOL I was thinking about the mice and rats when I mentioned snakes (that's why the snakes are there!).
Oh, please, please, please--no glue-boards. Have you ever seen a mouse on one of them? I have, when a friend used them. I won't get into it here, but I would never use them.
Barbara
I thank you for this.I haven't read all the responses so I don't know if this has come up yet, but we encountered chiggers when I was young and we were on vacation in the south. The treatment the "locals" used was Fels Naptha soap. Its not always easy to find, but it does work very well. You just wet it and rub it over the affected area. It killed the chiggers and was also soothing to the area as far as the itching was concerned.