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Comments (46)Thanks for the link, terrijean, emailed you privately. In the meantime do you think some of us could brainstorm and try that mixture? What proportions would be safe? I'm not real confident it would work, that maybe they had gorged enough there and sought a more plentiful food source elsewhere. Still usually they dwindle in numbers and wouldn't leave en masse like that, could be coincidence, just don't know at this point if it was due to what she sprayed. Since I have a one-gallon sprayer, I was thinking of trying 1/2 cup of each, using RealLemon, white vinegar and Ivory Liquid and fill the sprayer up with water and mix well, probably not this year. I'd have to refill that sprayer a lot to spray all the stuff they have been on. Also the article did not jive with a link anntn6b TN posted about the origin of the beetles in the US. That article said the JB's came in a shipment in the soil of the roots of iris or some plant and got loose in NJ was it, don't know which thread that link was on but read the article in its entirety? Anyway it had nothing to do with what the article said, that they were deliberately imported to control mites. Maybe the person quoted had them confused with those orange ladybugs that became such a nuisance in the fall. I see the red ones are back in my yard in small numbers, had not seen any in years. Finally, the article mentioned Sevin. I will read more on that, but but thought the residual effects of that were harmful to bees because of an ingredient in it. Since it said not to spray flowers, unless it acts as a repellant, I don't see how that would work very well for blooming roses. I'm trying not to use anything with the ingredient imidacloprin in many Bayer products because I saw with my own eyes the residual effects kill/disable/disorient bees even at around the 48-hour mark and after a fairly heavy rain (see pesticides and bees thread on the OGR forum now on p2). Wow, she REALLY had them bad, sounds almost as bad or worse than that old Alfred Hitchcock movie, "The Birds" the way they were swarming so she couldn't even go outside. So they must be really bad where you are. I'm not too far from you, maybe 100 mi or so in E. IA, and I'm still counting about 20 or so a day. I'd cut off the rest of my blooms as so few are going now but fear they would still just attack something else, and they are easier to find and pick out of rose blooms. Shaking my bushes would not work. Most are too big, most would land on the ground and not bucket, even a 5-gal one, and some are deep in blooms and cling stubbornly or would fly away....See MoreHelp me decide what to do first!
Comments (9)Wow, what a list! First off, converting from carpet to hardwoods doesn't have to involve removing the baseboards. That's what the shoe molding is for. And yes the flooring stuff is all better done before move in.....as long as you are religious about covering the floors when any other construction is being done. We got lazy and it's only been six months, but looks like many years. Sigh. Luckily, paint scrapes off hardwood easily. We painted the kitchen after moving in, and that was hard, but doable. I felt I needed some time to finalize plans. As it was, I kept changing my mind about things and have a better kitchen now b/c I was living there. I'd also wait on the carpet. Once all your stuff is in, you might not notice it so much. IMO I would live in the house a while before doing anything with the pocket doors. You may get to love them. If your house is old, you need to let it speak to you a while before making big changes....See MoreHELP me decide what to do with window!!
Comments (6)I would tile the window area to the same height as the backsplash so that you have a continuous line of tile across the area. If you decide not to tile inside the window recess, however, you can end your tile at the outside corners with a bullnose tile....See MoreHelp Me Decide What To Do Please!
Comments (5)If you are now retired, my comment would be to buy simple furnishings that don't require a lot of maintenance, no pillow-back sofas which in time will sag, a comfortable club chair with a matching ottoman with a side table and a good reading lamp. Be sure to visit the store and sit on what appeals to you to make sure it is comfortable. I like options with CB because they have very good salespeople who could guide you in your shopping. If you have a tv, but sure to mount it on a console so that you have the correct eye-level viewing. After your furniture is delivered, the fun part starts with hanging your collection! I think it's smart to wait on those cabinets which might grow on you after you've settled in. Good luck in your new home!...See MoreMetteBee_Copenhagen8b
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