These little shits keep entering my bedroom somehow. They are harmless and literally do not have mouths to bite with, but holy shit they are horrifying. They aimlessly buzz around, bumping into shit, landing on walls, occasionally landing on me. The Crane Fly especially is fucking creepy, nothing ruins my ability to sleep at night more than randomly seeing a Crane Fly on the wall next to me.

I assume they are entering through a tiny hole in my window screen, but I can’t find it. I need to be able to open my window or my room gets unbearably hot and stuffy, can I just douse the window with DEET spray every night to deter them? Any more permanent and more lethal solutions?

I literally do not care if whatever insecticide is most effective is also a peopleicide, I do not care if it will double my risk of dying of cancer.

  • CoolYori [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    3 months ago

    The problem is not you getting cancer its the bioaccumulation in things that eat things that die to pesticides. It has a knock on effect that you are not seeing or can account for, and no DEET is not kill crane flies.