The war continues. The opposition is amassing huge casualties, but they are far from defeated. Our bedroom seems to be the focus of their attack due to the late afternoon direct sunlight and the gaps in the areas where our slide-outs do not seal tightly enough. We have employed chemical weapons (not a violation of the Geneva Convention when used against critters) but we are not sure it is effective against all the varieties of beetles we may be fighting.
The Ortho label says it is effective against "Beetles (including Asian, Lady, Carpet, Japanese(adults)", but they may have called in mercenaries not on the list, which may necessitate additional chemical agents, Intelligence and Google searching to identify the culprits not affected by the Ortho. Karen and I, Ortho Home Defense, the whole-house vacuum and the wet-dry vac are in this for the long haul and we will persevere and defend the home front.
Over our country's history, we have fought a lot of wars and conflicts. Quite a few have involved Asian nations; Japan, North Korea, North Vietnam, our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. There have also been health issues; the invasion of various Asian Flu strains, MERS, malaria, dengue fever, typhoid, cholera, hepatitis, encephalitis, yellow fever, filariasis, leishmaniasis, Congo-Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever and plague, to name a few. And now the Asian lady beetle and its cronies are attacking many places in our country and our home in particular. At one time they were imported into the country to fight aphids and other crop-eating pests, but they are no longer imported and once in they tend to stay for long periods of time. Seems like an immigration policy for critters should be part of the Congressional agenda along with all the other immigration discussions taking place or not taking place. Ha ha.
For now, without getting politically incorrect, or arousing more critters to come to the aid of their beetle friends, we will fight on. Suggestions accepted.
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