BUGS!
Recently we had our house treated for termites, carpenter ants, and other pests including a swarm of wasps outside the front door. I was very pleased with the results, but unfortunately the ants have returned. This is not extremely unusual. In fact, I was told by the exterminator that it may take up to 6 weeks for the ant colony to die off completely. They guarantee their work, so they’ll come back to spray again.
It is also the time of year when the termites from neighboring colonies sprout wings and fly off in pairs looking for a new home. The other night we stepped out of our house to find several of the little buggers wandering aimlessly on the walkway. I don’t believe they came from our house, but i snatched one up in a ziplock bag to show the exterminator anyway when I call them back about the ants. I also got one of the ants in a separate bag.
This morning our housekeeper came up the stairs with a disgusted look on her face holding two ziploc baggies at arms length. I suppose she thought I was starting some sort of collection. I was giggling about the look on her face so much that it took some time to explain what the hell I was doing with two baggies with bugs in them. To be fair, it also took a long time because she is deaf and I have limited fluency in sign language.
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