Can detergent also evaporate beside water?

[Nik_2213]

My father, who served in Monty's 8th Army, North Africa, claimed they stood table, bed and other 'fixture' furniture legs in open cans of waste engine oil to thwart the ants, scorpions, spiders etc etc. What legs etc they could not 'moat', such as 'movables' and tent-poles, they 'grease-banded'. a traditional gardener's trick. Commercial versions now widely available...

 

[Bruce_f]

Hmmm... A lively and wide-ranging trail...

I agree, detergent will not evaporate under 'room' conditions

I am a big fan of KISS "Keep It Simple .. Super" (Slight mod on the last S..)

So.. detergent and water which you are happy to wash your dishes with and perhaps get all over your hands, is a simple and harmless moat. Replace the solution whenever it gets gross (with deadants etc) - simple