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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:30 PM Original message |
Guy rang my doorbell yesterday to offer to treat my yard for "ants and spiders" |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. Ants are totally good for the yard |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. as far as i know, insects are generally good for the soil. |
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Sonoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Actually, the 'little worker-girls' are 'guys'. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I've heard the workers are all sterile little girls: |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. nope, they're all sisters.... |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. A yard without ants or spiders is probably a pretty toxic patch; pets and kids would |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. I don't know if this is true or not, but |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. My theory of termite control is to leave plenty of dead damp wood at some distance from |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
7. Drywall |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 09:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Thanks for the tip! |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. I can't imagine wanting to put poison on your yard for any reason..... |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
10. Lawns are an ecosystem and don't require chemicals |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. I'd almost be willing to bet that this was someone whose sales are way down |
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Curmudgeoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
12. You did good in shooing the pest control guy away. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
14. Thus making room for the cockroaches, termites, fleas, and silverfish. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
15. A "No Solicitors" sign works wonders. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 09:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Not that many come by. One every month or two. Mostly lawn care and magazine sales. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
17. As long as they stay outside they are your friends. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
19. We're overrun by fire ants here in Dallas |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-11 03:21 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Not an atypical response ... |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-11 06:57 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Agreed. And their methods are just as "hit and miss" as mine |
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