We have had them in our basement for pretty much as long as I can remember. Most of our neighbors have them too. They are just creepy but at least they are not roaches like we had in Louisiana ~ that's a whole 'nother story. For years, their numbers were few because our odd and wonderful cat loved to play with them until they perished. Owen used to have a set of fire-bellied toads before we moved and they would nosh on the smaller ones. After three years without predators, their population has increased, not dramatically but noticeably. Well, a couple of mornings ago, I spied and subsequently eradicated an adventurous intruder in the kitchen. That was the last straw!
I promptly headed to WalMart because that seemed the best place to go for pest control and I bought some glue traps because someone had recommended them (sorry, I can't remember who it was). Can I just say that they work amazingly? The sprickets love whatever is glued onto that flimsy piece of cardboard and I am happy that they do. At this rate
Day One
I won't be housing any more unwanted guests.
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2 comments:
We have had these nasties more than usual this year, too. For some reason they like the showers and bathtubs in particular. Gross. They are nasty, and I feel like my cat is not earning her keep because she ignores them. Glad you've found a solution.
That is disgusting. You need to move to Colorado. In the four months we have lived in our 80-year old house, I have found ONE bug--a spider in the basement.
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