Bugs!
This is the time of year box elder bugs, asian lady beetles and others try to make your home theirs. While a vacuum helps eliminate these pests from your walls and curtains, how to dispose of the bugs without letting them die inside your machine (making it smell forever!) or escaping (they can and do crawl back out the way they came in) has been a problem.
The fine folks at the Minnesota Extension Service came up with a solution a couple years ago. Take a length of nylon stocking and stuff it inside the curved wand at the end of the suction hose, then tape the excess to the outside of the wand. Vacuum the bugs up, and when you're done, remove the tape, tie off the open end of the stocking, and take your captives to their final destination. Presto! Problem solved!
If that seems like too much work, then vacuum them up as you normally do, then dump them out in the trash immediately after vacuuming.
Have any questions about cleaning problems around your house! Feel free to ask me anytime. Just call or stop by during business hours. Have a great Fall season!
Steve
