EWW, EWWW, EWWWWWW
I’ve always wondered how my mom used to get so much done during the day with 3 kids. This week I discovered her dirty little secret.
I’ve started to let Vista play in the backyard by herself. And I’ve found I have time. Time to get things done. It’s kind of weird. I do confine myself to the kitchen where I can keep an eye on her through our big windows. But still. There’s a lot to be done in a kitchen.
I did notice, though, today she hadn’t been playing with her little red car like she usually does. I thought it might be stuck somewhere so I went out to check. I saw it and also saw that she had been throwing sand on top of it.
*sigh* She knows better than to throw sand around.
I went over to dust it off and put it out for her to play with.
As I got closer, though, I realized…
…OMG…that’s not sand on top of her car.
Oh no. Oh no, no, no. Aphids. Hundreds. Thousands.
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!
I. HATE. APHIDS.
Like seriously. Hate.
Picture me doing the ‘eww, eww, eww, get it off’ dance while running to get my camera.
My skin is still crawling. Ugh.
So anyone have a solution for the sudden aphid infestation in my backyard?
16 Responses to EWW, EWWW, EWWWWWW
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You need ladybugs… though not sure how to pull those out of thin air. Ew is right.
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EWWWWWW that is so gross. Have no idea what they are though. I’m going to assume flying ants? That’s what they look like to me.
Gross!! I don’t have a remedy for killing them but bright side? She didn’t throw sand! Go V!! Good girl
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I discovered the same thing with the Little Tykes slide we had with a yellow top. For whatever reason they like yellow plastic?
The solution is EASY. Spray it with Avon Skin So Soft.
Seriously, I’m not peddling, it worked for us… I have some here if you don’t have any.
Also http://www.beckysbiz.com/skinsosoft.htm
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Jenn Reply:
August 28th, 2009 at 11:08 am
I do have some Skin So Soft still, that I use on Vista.
I’ll give it a try on these guys. Thanks!!
Jenn Reply:
August 28th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Just went out and tried it… boy, it drops them right out of the air. And now everything smells pretty
Holy crap! Sevin dust is one option, but I heard you can actually “buy” a bag of lady bugs. Will check around with the garden centres to see as it would be cool to get 100s of the little critters and unleash them on the army. Now *thats* a photo I want to take!
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Bil Simser Reply:
August 28th, 2009 at 11:05 am
@Bil Simser, Just called Garden Acres. They sell ladybugs. This is going to be so fucking cool!
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sam {temptingmama} Reply:
September 4th, 2009 at 5:53 am
@Bil Simser, not only are you a huge tech geek, you’re a sadomasochist. Jenn is one lucky lady!
(BTW, I’d LOVE to see those pictures. LOL)
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My advice for all issues related to bugs, rodents, & any other undesirable critters is always the same: call an exterminator. You’re welcome.
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omg, that’s so disgusting. Last fall my neighbor’s lawn had a huge pile of what I thought was flying ants or something. I saw it from so far away because it was black but moving. I wonder if they were really aphids? Whatever they were I got some ant killer spray and spray the eff out of them. *shudder* so gross.
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Burn. Everything.
Crap! I’m eating lunch, doing my usual blog reading and BUGS!!! Now I’m itching too. lol
I heard of the Skin so Soft working too. Glad it helped.
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OHMAHGAWD!!!!!!!!!!
1) WTF IS AN APHID?????
2) TELL ME THEY ONLY EXIST IN CANADA.
3) I JUST THREW UP IN MY MOUTH A LITTLE BIT THANKS TO THAT CLOSE UP SHOT.
4) I STILL LOVE YOU.
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OMG – GROSS!! You may have to move.
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I don’t even know what to say. I don’t think I’d let my kids out of the house. LOL
That’s DISGUSTING.
What creeps me out more is that Carter would likely have been picking them off the car. *GAG*
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