http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2007/08/26/ants-moving-out-of-heat-drought-and-into-your-home/ The voice of Clarksville, Tennessee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:33:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2007/08/26/ants-moving-out-of-heat-drought-and-into-your-home/comment-page-1/#comment-4127 Christine Anne Piesyk Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:56:43 +0000 http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2007/08/26/ants-moving-out-of-heat-drought-and-into-your-home/#comment-4127 But a lot of people have had bug and pest problems -- and a lot of people don't want chemicals sprayed around their homes (in or out, by personal preference or because of chemical sensitivities) and opt for more natural forms of pest controls. It's why gardeners plant dill and marigolds around tomato plants (deters garden pests), and why techniques like hanging a trouble light hung under a crawl space 24/7 for a few days will deter skunks (which are also a problem all over Clarksville) from setting up housekeeping there. Why add chemicals to your life if you don't really have to? But a lot of people have had bug and pest problems — and a lot of people don’t want chemicals sprayed around their homes (in or out, by personal preference or because of chemical sensitivities) and opt for more natural forms of pest controls. It’s why gardeners plant dill and marigolds around tomato plants (deters garden pests), and why techniques like hanging a trouble light hung under a crawl space 24/7 for a few days will deter skunks (which are also a problem all over Clarksville) from setting up housekeeping there. Why add chemicals to your life if you don’t really have to?

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