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Originally Posted by FlyingNimbus  Hey guys, so this new house has been a lot of work to fix up(fixer upper). When we finally moved in, its yard still needed a lot of work(still does)... Everywhere had tons and tons of spiders... I got bit 4 times already in one day from being out there using flip flops... :l So now I stomp on any spider I see.
There's tons of mosquitoes and gnats... We live relatively close to a lake/pond (its sorta big-ish)... (It's about 10minutes away on foot- on a walking pace- and 2-5 minutes on car)...
I think I've also seen poison ivy and it must be that because on my legs I have been getting rashes, and now my arms.... Which is really peeving me off-- and I am wondering if it's my dog that got on it and is transferring it to me. (I heard that poison ivy sap can stay intact in clothes for 10 years even if you wash it the normal way).
I really think what I have seen is poison ivy, I also have no other known allergies.
Once the sun goes down the mosquitoes and gnats are a lot... We can't spray poison in the yard because apparently our water comes from well water... so the poison might seep into that...
Is there a way to kill poison ivy, get rid of the sap, get it off the dog (if she even has it).... I wonder if I should shave her down completely... I dont want to but poison ivy affects me worse than usual.... A couple of years ago I had to go to the ER because I couldn't breathe well (the ivy got on my face).
What about getting rid of the bugs and stuff? We tried those large citronella candles and we used lot of them (like 10 in one area in the yard) and it had no effect at all... It's a big scam and we feel like we should ask for a refund because they had no effect- the mosquitoes even got close to it and didnt care. :/
I want to bleach the area that has the poison ivy to neutralize the "poison" but I am not sure if thatll do anything and it shouldnt be done because it could mix in with the well water...
On another sad news is, that we just got given a pamphlet that apparently a few blocks down they want to build a drug rehab center... while its a nice thing to do-- we don't feel that comfortable with it... |
For the poison ivy, I would go to your closest garden center and buy an herbicide that is specific for poison ivy. If you apply it directly to the poison ivy plants and only to the poison ivy plants on a dry day, there will be no runoff that would affect your drinking water. Roundup has worked well for us.
Once you have the poison ivy sap on you, you're going to develop a rash. You can wash it off with plenty of soap and water to keep it from spreading.
Citronella candles have also worked well for us, but maybe the mosquitoes are more sensitive where I live. You may have to apply mosquito repellent to your skin. It's just the price you pay for living in the woods.