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Ants: dried licorice root is a very effective ant-rid. It can be obtained at Asian grocers, for instance, in Chinese traditional medicine soup mixes.
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Snails, slugs, slaters: A shaded container filled with water and a sprinkling of standard baking yeast, attracts and drowns these vegetable garden pests. Avoid the trap becoming very smelly by renewing weekly.
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Mice: Mice learn not to go near traps that have caught their nest members. Clean the trap well before resetting it with a different bait in a different place.
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Cockroaches: Don't leave food scraps out overnight, including oily bottles. Place baits in dark corners, including inside cupboards.
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Mouse Trap. A pumpkin seed is a good cheap and effective bait for a mouse trap. Mice love seeds and the smell and the pumpkin seed will not be easily removed by the mouse if you put it on firmly. If you want to make the pumpkin seed even more alluring, rub a small amount of cheese over the upper surface of the seed before, setting the trigger on the trap.
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Ants: Some ants will not walk across a chalk-line.
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Earwigs: If you have a problem with earwigs just roll up a newspaper and leave it in the problem area over night when you wake up in the morning they will be inside the paper put in plastic bag and throw away. Of course it isn't a permanent solution but it will help cut down on the quantity.
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Silverfish: If you are troubled with silverfish try placing whole cloves in the closets and drawers. Sprinkling epsom salts at the back of cupboards can also help.
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Mouse trap tips: Peanut butter is better than cheese, as it cannot be removed easily. But it will need to be cleaned off and renewed after a week.
A trap with a large flat trigger pad is better than one with a small surface area, so long as it is sensitive to pressure and snaps closed easily.
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Wasps: Attracted to simple sugars and proteins, they are also carnivorous and treat freshly dead kin as food rather than as a matter for a vendetta. Better to find the nest (usually a hole in the ground) and puff anti-wasp powder into it, than to spray individual wasps on the wing.
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Dealing with spiders:
- A spider inside a gumboot toe can often not be shaken out, because it clings to the gumboot wall. Instead of killing it, keep gumboots indoors and inside a well-sealed cupboard to avoid spiders getting inside. Or, if stored outdoors, cover the tops of gumboots with a plastic bag secured with a rubber band, and spray the outside of the bag with insecticide.
- Try not to kill spiders in the garden, as they often feed on plant-eating pests.
- Capture a spider (or other unwanted insect) by carefully placing a glass over it, then slipping a piece of cardboard under the mouth of the glass. Relocate and release the insect in a preferred area.
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