Crickets! YIKES!
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:01 am
I did a little remodeling in my laundry room - and re-routing the dryer exhaust required I crawl under the house. Holy Toledo! There were Jillions (with a capital "J"!) of those brown crickets on everything.
Of course the instinct is to kill'em! ..... but I had some concerns about spraying underneath and then the odors creeping up through the house - and of course the vapors would slither into my bedroom and kill me while I slept!![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
In any case, I can get under the house no problem - but staying under there while I spray that entire area doesn't sound like it would be too good for the lungs. I have a pump sprayer but I don't have a respirator. I can't get to this area without crawling under the house as the decking blocks direct access to the skirting.
Is it time to call out a service company and let them handle it?? I'm wide open for ideas!
Of course the instinct is to kill'em! ..... but I had some concerns about spraying underneath and then the odors creeping up through the house - and of course the vapors would slither into my bedroom and kill me while I slept!
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
In any case, I can get under the house no problem - but staying under there while I spray that entire area doesn't sound like it would be too good for the lungs. I have a pump sprayer but I don't have a respirator. I can't get to this area without crawling under the house as the decking blocks direct access to the skirting.
Is it time to call out a service company and let them handle it?? I'm wide open for ideas!