Wednesday, April 15, 2009

It’s War! Rules of Engagement

We fired Terminix last month. Not because Terminix was ineffective (they were), but because we are trying to trim expenses in preparation for the collapse of the economy :-) . So that means I am in charge of pest control. Specifically, I am at war with the ants.

This war has a few rules that I will obey:

  1. I will not use chemical pesticides that contain neurotoxins.
  2. All tools of war will be limited to things I can buy at the organic landscape supply store or that I can personally consume with no ill effect.
  3. I will only use “smart bombs” to specifically target the bad bugs (i.e. ants, roaches, aphids, fleas and ticks).

The tools I will employ include, but are not limited to:

  • soap
  • vinegar
  • orange oil
  • boric acid
  • spinosad (a byproduct of rum-making)
  • diatamaceous earth

Let the battle begin!

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