Yeah I know about the centipedes, I’ve had roommates that used some in the past.
The big issue is that I have really bad arachnophobia, so the bug I care the most about getting rid of is spiders. just seeing one causes me to freeze and start panicking. The spiders here are harmless, but try telling that to my dumb brain. It’s not even like I see them that frequently, but seeing just one ruins my week because I get paranoid that there are more I’m not seeing.
masterspace@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
The real trick to managing pests in your home is to use caulking to seal the entry points between the interior and the walls, and between the walls and the exterior.
djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
hah, imagine owning a home
masterspace@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
You don’t have to own a home to use caulking, you just need to own caulking and a caulking gun.
Zorque@lemmy.world 1 day ago
And not be attached to your security deposit.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 day ago
That reduces entry pointa but you will never ever perfectly seal every nook and cranny. All it takes is one insect to get in to be able to replicate.
People regularly live in homes without.insect infestations despite leaving windows wide open without screens. They keep the house tidy so they aren’t feeding anything that gets in, they close the windows when it is dark out to avoid light drawing things in, and they make sure to get rid of waste. If there is nothing for scavaging bugs to eat there won’t be anything for the predators to eat and so on.