Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Pesky Pests

 As I sit at my desk swatting a gnat flying around my face, the idea came to me to sketch some of the major pests we have where we live.

With warmer weather, these pest are coming out in groves...especially the mosquitos and gnats.   The Palmetto bugs tend to try and get into the house when the weather turns cold or hitch hikes on our dogs when coming back inside.  The midges are not here yet but it's just a matter of time.  As for the red ants, we try to keep them under control.  We spray down into their ant hills or pour scalding hot water down the holes.  It helps for a short time until they move elsewhere with new ant hills popping up.  The one pest (not shown) that we do NOT look forward to are the love bugs.  They make a horrible mess on our vehicles.

Sketching with the Peppermint brush tool on Ipad.



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