roach motel

its a beeyootiful piece - ancient chinese (or so harry, the landlord tells us). 400 yrs old? i don't think there's much in china that is 400 yrs old any more. perhaps the eggs of the previous tenants of this loverly item.

either way, we ended up with a nice little infestation in the kitchen. took a few weeks to convince our personal s.w.a.t. team that a can of raid is not gonna do the trick. and then a "professional" pest control person came. with a plastic baggie (lunch?) and about 8 syringes full of some beige gluey stuff that he squirted in all the hinges of the kitchen cabinets.

either way, the roach motel is now residing OUTSIDE under the carport. apparently cuz the landlord can't bear to part w/ it - roaches or no.