Okay, first let me get this out of my system: eeeeeeeeewwwwwwwww....
That's better. Now, here is my problem: For quite some time, the basement and garage of our apartment building has been infested with waterbugs--you know, the things that look like gigantic roaches and have the insect-equivalent of body armor so you need a hammer to kill them? They've never been a problem in our apartment, however, because we live on the sixth floor, and bugs don't typically migrate that high unless they have a reason.
Recently, though, the management has set about to eliminate them and has brought in an exterminator to do the basement and garage. Apparently the bugs have started moving upward, because this morning, Nathan caught one--imagine my surprise when I saw him trying to eat "something," I tried to get it away from him, and the "something" hit my living room floor and started running.
Anyway, the management company also provides an exterminator once a week for anyone who wants them to spray their apartment. Obviously, we don't do it because of the danger to the kitties, but my concern is that now, if the bugs are coming upstairs and other people are having their apartments treated and we're not, we're going to end up with all the bugs congregating here. Besides the obvious reason of not wanting to live with a bunch of giant bugs, I also don't want one of the cats to get hold of one and eat it, because if the bug is full of pesticide, it's going to make kitty very sick. So is there anything I can use to keep the bugs out of my apartment that won't be dangerous to the kits?
That's better. Now, here is my problem: For quite some time, the basement and garage of our apartment building has been infested with waterbugs--you know, the things that look like gigantic roaches and have the insect-equivalent of body armor so you need a hammer to kill them? They've never been a problem in our apartment, however, because we live on the sixth floor, and bugs don't typically migrate that high unless they have a reason.
Recently, though, the management has set about to eliminate them and has brought in an exterminator to do the basement and garage. Apparently the bugs have started moving upward, because this morning, Nathan caught one--imagine my surprise when I saw him trying to eat "something," I tried to get it away from him, and the "something" hit my living room floor and started running.
Anyway, the management company also provides an exterminator once a week for anyone who wants them to spray their apartment. Obviously, we don't do it because of the danger to the kitties, but my concern is that now, if the bugs are coming upstairs and other people are having their apartments treated and we're not, we're going to end up with all the bugs congregating here. Besides the obvious reason of not wanting to live with a bunch of giant bugs, I also don't want one of the cats to get hold of one and eat it, because if the bug is full of pesticide, it's going to make kitty very sick. So is there anything I can use to keep the bugs out of my apartment that won't be dangerous to the kits?
