So in my other homes, we didn't live by a lake where we see a million new bugs a day, we didn't worry too much about spiders and we didn't have silverfish. We were pretty lucky, although we didn't own those properties. Having lived here for 2 + weeks we are settling and becoming accustom to most of the wildlife habitat- seeing real dragonflies on a daily basis is kind of uplifting- almost stepping on a silverfish during a 3 am bathroom visit is not.
After reading on natural ways to rid your home of these gross, pesky monsters.. I've come to the realization that having my fabric color-coded and neatly folded on my shelves ( in my magical dreamland where faeries do you biding and your folding) (this picture got out of hand and is neither of those things) is a dream of the past- for now.
Since these buggers get their kicks on eating linen,fabric,wool! ( they also eat paste in books- but we are trying to pretend this isn't true- where could we possibly put 4 bookshelves + an expedit full of books?!) I need to put my fabric back into sealed bins and then somehow find room for them. Yes, it is a sad day when reality seeps in. I need a few moments of silence for what was and what magical piles could become. Oh well!
Anyone have any other advice on these buggies?
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Damn You Reality!
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I should say that so far they are just hanging out in the bathroom. I've maybe seen 1 or 2 elsewhere. Ugh!
Try clear plastic bins (smaller ones) so you can still see your fabric sorted by colors and then you can put them on the shelves.
Never had a problem with silverfish at our lake house (but then again we don't see Dragonflies either).
I don't know what a silverfish is?
I also suggest clear bins. That way you can see what is inside =)
you might be able to leave it out once you are sure you've got a handle on them - we have some sort of dumb pinchy flat spiney things (i do not even want to know what they are really called) this year that are particularly prolific. i think they're getting inside because it's so hot and dry outside... i find them in my dirty laundry, they seem to be looking for damp places... we leave the vaccuum cleaner out and suck them up, maybe 1 or 2 a day.
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