My sofa and love seat are recliners (which are not used) so there is lots
of room under them, filled with lots of small stuffed toys. Now I know
why I find pieces of food behind and under the sofas. Unfortunately I
brought in some larder beetles from an infested home -must have brought
in eggs on my shoes- and I have been battling them ever since, and the
food bits here and there attract both larvae and adults. I find them
at night by crawling around with a flashlight and squishing them.
I used diatomaceous earth in the cage pans to kill larvae by dehydrating
them but it didn't seem to work too well. Mostly I use a small dustpan
set and brush up the crumbs as I can.
I also want to thank Carol K. for the unexpected Mothers' Day card. It
was really wonderful.
Carol Owens
Ferret Friends,
Tucson
[Posted in FML issue 5243]