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In_The_Wind

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13. That sounds like a good idea. We will start after 'em next week. Kill the bugs!

Reply to tabbycat31 (Reply #12)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 02:12 PM

Apr 2013

Eradicate the old nest, trim some bushes, relocate the garbage cans away from the house.

I like to avoid using any pesticide.

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Homemade Mosquito Trap [View all] MrScorpio Apr 2013 OP

Interesting Incitatus Apr 2013 #1

I'll give it a try. Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #2

I've got to try this! csziggy Apr 2013 #3

I wonder if it will work for yellow-jackets too. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #4

I don't think the yeast/CO2 would be to their liking...... lastlib Apr 2013 #5

I have a nest right outside my window. Under the trim. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #8

My mom used to use cheap hairspray around nests tabbycat31 Apr 2013 #12

That sounds like a good idea. We will start after 'em next week. Kill the bugs! In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #13

Apple juice works well as bait. Blue Diadem Apr 2013 #6

I'll give that a try. This summer will be a challenge in a new home. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #9

Pfft.. Wait Wut Apr 2013 #7

Ah, a mother's love. Moondog Apr 2013 #10

Not even close. Wait Wut Apr 2013 #11

My MIL did an excllent job of that ... In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #14

My son thinks brainwashing... Wait Wut Apr 2013 #15

Years before she passed away she said: Please take care of my son. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #16

Awwww... Wait Wut Apr 2013 #17

Ain't that the truth. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #18

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