Posted on HELP!!! IS THERE TRAINED KILLER IN THE HOUSE? I NEED IDEAS
#1 posted 01-04-2013 01:09 PM |
A friend had fleas in his house because of his “outdoor” cats. His carpets were badly infested and his ankles were bitten badly. I rigged a small lamp over a pie pan which was filled with soapy water each evening. Every morning the pan had dead fleas floating on the water amid the soap bubbles. It seems to work this way: The fleas (and other bugs, too) are attracted by the light bulb. But something about the soap in the water makes them fall helplessly into the water and they drown because the soap breaks down the surface tension of the water and they sink just below the surface. Every time. I used to live out in farm country in a rented house. Our neighbor showed us this trick when we were swarmed by houseflies in the warm weather. The lighted pan of soapy water cleared hundreds of flies every summer. It’s also non toxic to humans and pets and far cheaper than chemicals. It’s also readily available in most every house. Sincerely yours, -- No trees were damaged in posting this message, but thousands of electrons were seriously inconvenienced. |