What is the X you use for the Y?
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FYI: Simple Green is a cleaner and melts bugs in real-time (ngl, kinda morbid, watching them contort in obvious agony) — with the added bonus of it being prohibitive to the same returning to the area anytime soon. (Pro-tip, I've found it to still be super effective at dilutions of 1:5-10, and a 5gal jug goes for ~$30.)
Oh, and PSA: many common ant species found in homes are "opportunistic" nesters that will split off from the main community when it suffers sufficient losses... Thereby multiplying the fronts on which your battle is fought as well as streamlining their troop production & resistance.
Just sayin'. Do your research FIRST.wrote on last edited by [email protected]I'm in Kerala and I won't import any chemicals.
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I'm in Kerala and I won't import any chemicals.
May search for a regional alternative....FWIW, it's about as close to "all natural" as US corps feasibly get (see link), but I totally hear ya.
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Who Gives A Crap.
I'm not being snarky. That's a bamboo sourced toilet paper that doesn't use plastic and ships right to your door. I like to bring them up a lot because I like the product and the service and the environmental impact.
In principle, I'm all for that. In practice, I'm on a shoestring budget and when serviceable toilet paper can be had for half the price of a bamboo roll, I have to take the cheaper option.
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I use daily contacts for weeks
I use microwave as a kettle
My mate used daily contacts for weeks until one ripped in half when he tried to take it out and got stuck in his eye and he couldn’t see so he asked me to help take it out but I couldn’t.
Luckily, my partner could.
Be careful!
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My mate used daily contacts for weeks until one ripped in half when he tried to take it out and got stuck in his eye and he couldn’t see so he asked me to help take it out but I couldn’t.
Luckily, my partner could.
Be careful!
I have been doing it for like.. 13 years already? First because I was broke then it has become a habit
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The boring one I do most often is shopping bags (non-reusable) for trash can liners.
One I've heard of but not done is wasp spray as pepper spray /people repellant.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]that might actually be a war crime because I think wasp spray is a neurotoxin
Which on reflection makes me like it more.
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I use a mosquito repellent to kill ants.
What other products do you use for what purposes?
I use a usb mug warmer to heat microscope slides.
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I use a usb mug warmer to heat microscope slides.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Instance name checks out
Also, hello there, fellow labrat! Are you a microbiologist?
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In principle, I'm all for that. In practice, I'm on a shoestring budget and when serviceable toilet paper can be had for half the price of a bamboo roll, I have to take the cheaper option.
Ahhh, that's a different story. In that case, steal gas station TP until you can save up for a bidet attachment.
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I have been doing it for like.. 13 years already? First because I was broke then it has become a habit
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Oh yah it only happened once to him in like a decade.
…it didn’t stop him from doing that, and it never happened again! I was just scary.
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that might actually be a war crime because I think wasp spray is a neurotoxin
Which on reflection makes me like it more.
Hmm, that does make me rethink how willing I'd be to use it given the situation called for some self defense.
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that might actually be a war crime because I think wasp spray is a neurotoxin
Which on reflection makes me like it more.
Is there another common household spray that would be effective but not permanently damaging to a person?
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I use a mosquito repellent to kill ants.
What other products do you use for what purposes?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Borax as insect repellant/ murderer.
Every apartment block has roaches, I'm not naive. But to get rid of the ones in mine I put a teaspoon of borax near the dishwasher kick plate and blew it under with compressed air. Sprinkled some around the perimeter of the cabinet beneath the kitchen sink.
Have not seen a roach in 10 months.
Edit: don't try to bait food with borax, they won't eat it, just get it on the walking paths. You want them tracking it into the hive where they all clean it up like cats and die because to an insect it's like eating knives.
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Is there another common household spray that would be effective but not permanently damaging to a person?
not really. The neurotoxins work really well.
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I use a mosquito repellent to kill ants.
What other products do you use for what purposes?
Carburetor cleaner kills wasps on contact, since we always had old cars growing up and lived in the sticks we also always got wasp nests. I still keep some around just in case. I don't even own a car with a carburetor anymore. They get a good distance of spray too for added safety when dealing with them.
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I use a mosquito repellent to kill ants.
What other products do you use for what purposes?
My chromosomes. The X and Y work together in semi-functional unison to make me the man I am today.
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I use a usb mug warmer to heat microscope slides.
I use a mug warmer to maintain viscosity of a certain epoxy for molding. I did have to remove the safety switch because of weight.
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Just not at the same time. If you use vinegar and baking soda together, you'll effectively neutralize both.
Surprisingly the combo of citric acid & baking soda makes a reasonable rust remover. I believe it is a chelating agent.
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I use a mosquito repellent to kill ants.
What other products do you use for what purposes?
I use citric acid to prevent water spots in the dishwasher. Don't bother using rinse aids, as they are often just citric acid at 2-10 times the price.
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I use weed for the temporary existential release from this horrifying reality.
Ok, but what is the INTENDED use for weed. I admit, I've never read the label before.
