If you have been keeping an eye on my blog for a while, you might remember 'Mrs. Mosquito', a sensitive parasite that didn't want to 'suck'. She has been one of the protagonists of my past stories but, once I moved house, last February, she stopped paying me a visit.
Li'l secret. I didn't forward her my new address ;<)
Now I haven't spoken about this, on here, but during the last couple of weeks I have been bugged by something else.
I have been experiencing a serious case of ants in my pants appartment, sometimes crawling over my body when I'm in bed or chilling on the couch ( not the ants chilling on the couch, although perhaps that's exactly what they wanted ).
It's fair to say that they have basically been crawling along the walls, previously in my kitchen, now in my bathroom and the little storage space in my bathroom, as well as in my hallway and living room, in random patterns and on random hours.
One way or another, I haven't been able to trace their entry point.
Imagine burglars small enough to enter through any kind of crack or even a keyhole.
Their point of entrance seems to change all the time. They even appear from tiny cracks around my bathroom tiles ( that they might have made ), from inside the wall.
It's an understatement, to say that these little buggers sure are stubborn and more clever than I'd like them to be.
but perhaps the latter is just my Ego talking ;<)
They seem to want to be the protagonists but clearly don't know that I'm the Alfa creature, the hero of this story and that they are mere antagonists, soon to totally disappear from this stage. The play has lasted long enough. We reached the final act and it won't be a happy ending for them.
It's fair to say that I tried a bunch of things: thorough cleaning, dishwashing liquid, vinegar and a bunch of different devices that should trap and or kill these little fellows, including some kind of poisonous white powder.
In all honesty, I don't like to use poison, insecticide or any kind of unnatural crap at all ( not even to clean my house with ) but I guess I was desperate.
After having found out that the aggressive stuff isn't making much of a difference, I decided to start removing it, today, and to replace it with natural insect repellent, once again, namely:
The good old
apple cider vinegar, mixed with water.
I sprayed it wherever I think the ants like to be/ walk/ hang out and I bought some (sodium)bicarbonate that I sprinkle on the ants' walking lines / scent trails, followed by vinegar (water ) for a nice fizzy effect.
I almost forgot that I even tried talking to the ants and made a little ( forbidden ) sign, as depicted on the photo above this post.
They either can't read or they can't listen.
Or, perhaps, they decided to play dumb. They surely are intelligent little buggers.
I am patiently waiting for the moment when they march out of my place, looking for greener pastures, telling each other that this place isn't much fun and that it's time to move on...
Sorry li'l guys, I really don't mind you outside, in nature, where you belong, just don't enter my indoor territory, ever again!
If you want to be the antagonist in any kind of play, just make sure to do this outside or try signing up for theater classes.