Evil Bots and Stuff

Can you use a Fly Strip to get lint off your clothes ?

I grew up in Pittsburgh Pa and never once remember having a roach in our house or hearing our neighbors complain about roaches. Once in a blue moon, did we hear someone say they caught a mouse. The most comman thing I would hear about would be about ants and that was during the summer months, but they would be easily controlled. I had lived in Corpus Christi Tx for about three years. It seemed like no matter how clean you kept your place and how much you sprayed, you always saw a roach. But you would not find as many if the house was cleaner and sprayed often. But you still got them. Only once we had a mouse and caught it by a sticky pad. We lived in a row of town houses which I think are more prone for these types of pests. I’m just curious to know where are the most common places in the states to have problems with these pests and what are common ways people use to get rid of them and to keep them away.

I spend alot of time outdoors for the last few days. I didn’t really care about putting on mosquito repellent. But this morning I got round red and white big circles on my skin. It is very itchy, and when I scratch it, it hurts. What do I do?

My 8-week old kitten came into contact with a flea-infested cat recently. As soon as we went back home, I combed her for fleas and got maybe 5 of them off. I combed her every couple hours or whenever I noticed her scratching, finding one or two fleas each time. I stopped finding fleas after about the second day. At this point, it’s been about 4 days since the initial flea infestation. I saw her scratching last night and combed her immediately and found nothing. Was she only scratching bites?

I think the adult flea population might be under control but I worry about any eggs they may have dropped. Should I worry about using flea products for the carpeting and bedding areas? If I wash my kitten with Dawn dish detergent, will any eggs/larvae in her fur die? She’s too young for harsh flea products and collars, so I am trying to seek alternatives to control this situation.
And her veterinarian appointment is scheduled for this week.

I have a 12 gauge shot gun with a barrel threaded for choke tubes. Can I shoot a slug through it. In Illinois, you are not allowed to use a high powered rifle that I used to to use in other states. Will it jam or harm the gun??