OT: Moles (was Re: OT: Springtime in New York)

[CDAY]

Fairlight wrote:
> Moles don't bother me with an apartment.  I need a surefire way to keep
> out crickets, however.  The Autumn Invasion is just ridiculous, especially
> next to this creek we have behind us.  My best solution to date has been to
> isolate their entry points and put down the glue-tray rat traps along those
> areas.  They get stuck, you get a whole tray full, and you toss 'em.  A
> few still manage to evade the traps though. :( We've considered ultrasonic
> devices, but we're afraid that it would flush out every spider on the
> premesis for the first two days or week (it's common, apparently), and
> since we're both afraid of spiders, that's not really a bright idea.  Can't
> win.
> 
> mark->

Buy a box of Boraxo powder and sprinkle it in a line outside along the 
places they come in.

This also will keep out cockroaches (sorry, Palmetto Bugs). If you have 
fleas in the grass, sprinkle Boraxo powder in the grass around the whole 
area.

charles day