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Pest Control

Pests in the home or outdoors can be a nuisance.  Here are some helpful tips to deal and avoid them. Ticks love long grass, and are very common in the East of France.  They burrow their legs into the skin and suck blood.  Make sure that the whole body and legs are removed, the easiest way to remove them whole is with a small thin plastic type fork (tire-tiques), which can be bought at chemists. Then use it anti-clockwise to pull it off.

Wasps – To get rid of wasps, make a trap out of a plastic bottle by cutting off the top part and put either beer or honey mixed with water in it.  Make sure the bottle is not too close to your home. Or you can buy repellent at any garden centres. If you happen to see a wasps nest, contact the fire Brigade.

Cockroaches –love dark, dirty areas, to eliminate them, put down balls made from boric acid, which you can buy at a chemist, mixed with condensed milk.

 Jellyfish – Clean the sting with seawater and carefully remove any debris with something firm like a credit card.  Scatter it with sand to absorb the venom, do not rub it.  Use an antiseptic liquid, and an anti-flammatory gel.