Ah, the joys of living in an old house

[rdbutger]

For years, we here at Britt Street have battled with carpenter ants -- some may recall the horror of pouring water into the reservoir of the coffee pot to then wonder why there was rice floating to the top, with each small shoot attended by a flurry of activity. This happened not once, but twice

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[alanpartlow]

It had to be done. I'm having an earwig problem. My first sip of morning coffee yesterday rewarded me with a wriggling earwig on my tongue. Not pleasant.

GET THE QUEEN!

[jonathangarrett]

I hate to say this, but you may still have only scratched the surface. But the ensuing detective work may be curiously satisfying. According to this page (scroll toward the bottom