There is this awful creature invading my private space. He (or she) is a cricket, I guess. Though crickets in Cape Verde look like monstrous, ugly, flying cockroaches, hence the nickname. It makes a sound like a cricket, though seemingly 10 times louder, likely because it has chosen to reside about 4 feet from the head of my bed in my room. It has been there for about 4 days now, and doesn't show signs of moving soon. I throw things at him (shoes, used batteries, large hair clips, whatever else is within arm's reach), which stops him for awhile, but then he creeps his beady eyes out from his crevice to start making treacherous music again. Today I even sprayed hairspray at him, thinking it might blind him or show him I meant feminine-hair-product business. I don't know if it worked.
I can't kill him because every time I go after him, he scurries away, playing this cat-and-mouse game with me, smirking at my wretched disorganization that allows way too many items to float dustily around the floor of my room--and establish many a good hiding place.
Any suggestions? How do I make my cockricket go away?
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3 comments:
OMG, how do you sleep? I would be freaking out! What about either perfume, or even some of your cleaning supplies? Maybe you could tape over whereever he is getting in from? Of course, he can probably squeeze himself through anything small, so that's probably no help. I will put my feelers out and get back to you, k? BTW, Just sent a huge care package on Monday to you...:) I LOVE YOU, My Dear Sweet Courtney! Talk to you in about an hour! ;)
Mama
Hey Courtney. Hmmmm....a Cockricket huh? Do you have any red pepper or essential oil (mint, tea tree, etc.) laying around the house (yeah right). If you have pepper, mix it with something (butter...?) to get it to stick to the wall/crack where the little creature would be temped to take a taste. See if that doesn't work. Essential oil would cause it to leave not wanting to stick around the smell (so you may want to select something you don't mind smelling too).
Hope it helps. Love you kiddo!
Sherri
Well it looks like the hairspray worked, at least enough to move my friend to the quintal...but I will be keeping stock of red pepper in the future;) And one good thing came out, which is my newfound inspiration to clean my room, which I did and feel much more responsible.
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