Bugs

Hey, I have been wanting to find people that might be able to answer this for me. I have a lot of boxelder (sp) bugs in my apartment and centipedes.....EWWWWWW but anyway, I want to put something down inside to kill them or around the apartment or something but I don't want it to be dangerous to animals. Especially when I am going to be having new kitties in the near future. They are curious and I don't want them getting sick. Plus I worry about the outside animals.
Does anyone have any suggestions???
Thanks so much!!

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I get those HUGE house centipedes sometimes and the occasional spider. Mind you, they're not around for long... I often find centipede carcasses (minus the legs!) lying around the apartment, thanks to the blue beasties' killer instincts. Lex loves to eat spiders, but the centipedes are a tad too big for his liking.

Originally Posted by vespacat

I get those HUGE house centipedes sometimes and the occasional spider. Mind you, they're not around for long... I often find centipede carcasses (minus the legs!) lying around the apartment, thanks to the blue beasties' killer instincts. Lex loves to eat spiders, but the centipedes are a tad too big for his liking.

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Oh yucky!! I don't like spiders but those centipededs freak me out more! LOL Jess would look at it and just walk away. Apparently they didn't appeal to her taste buds.

Sierra is my little mighty cricket huntress! We had a cricket situation last year where at least one would keep me awake every single night chirping. Thought I would go mad! They finally went away once winter arrived. I don't use pesticides in my home for the same reason you're seeking an alternative.

Yeah, I so worry about that. Even the outside animals. I just don't want them getting sick.
I used to use febreeze in my house but someone told me that cats and dogs can get sick from that so I don't use it anymore. I don't know if that's true but I am not willing to find out either.

I use Febreeze. I really don't think it's toxic to animals. Good luck with the bugs

Maverick chases scary moths out of my room for me. she's my hero!