Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2016 May 20

= May 20 =

Insect control
alle the time insects inside the putting hole where my golf ball fall inside. What can I do? --185.51.85.16 (talk) 12:42, 20 May 2016 (UTC)




 * You could trying bringing a can of Raid with you in your golf bag, and spray the cup before you finish putting. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 12:51, 20 May 2016 (UTC)


 * That would expose them to all those toxic chemicals. StuRat (talk) 18:05, 21 May 2016 (UTC)


 * That is precisely the idea. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 00:02, 22 May 2016 (UTC)


 * "them" = "golf players". StuRat (talk) 02:53, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
 * They can wear a mask. (Though the ants might do likewise.) ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 03:43, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

I don't really want to kill them. As I figured out, the cup I bought is way higher than the others sold on Amazon.. this might be the reason, but it is still annoying (I know, its a first world problem)--185.51.85.16 (talk) 12:55, 20 May 2016 (UTC)


 * If you don't want to kill them, maybe you could carry one of those "Gopher" things, kind of a giant pair of tweezers, so you could retrieve the ball and shake the critters off before you put the ball back in your hand. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 12:58, 20 May 2016 (UTC)


 * You have the right idea, but the general purpose grabber you listed doesn't seem like it could open up inside the hole. Here's one specifically for golf balls: |Men|T2:Non-Brand:Misc:&gclid=Cj0KEQjwjoC6BRDXuvnw4Ym2y8MBEiQACA-jWdowRyzZo-eawKlctC4PCseWzSgblDYpIvgDsJfnOT0aAlRQ8P8HAQI.  They might also want to disinfect the ball that just had bugs on it, so maybe they could carry 2 balls, one in play and the other in a little sealed cup with alcohol in it.  (This isn't necessary from a health POV, though.) StuRat (talk) 18:00, 21 May 2016 (UTC)


 * How about putting a crushed mothball down there? The odor should repel insects for a long time.  Markbassett (talk) 16:10, 20 May 2016 (UTC)


 * My God, sometimes life can be so difficult. Richard Avery (talk) 06:49, 21 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Just think about the poor insects, trying to make a home for themselves and this massive ball keeps popping in through the front door. KägeTorä - (影虎)  ( もしもし！ ) 11:32, 21 May 2016 (UTC)


 * It would be like Indiana Jones having to relive the first scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark over and over again. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 14:14, 21 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Why not just cover or block the hole when not in use?--Shantavira|feed me 07:55, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Then he wouldn't be able to get a hole in one. KägeTorä - (影虎)  ( もしもし！ ) 09:55, 22 May 2016 (UTC)