Lizards in mid day meals The frequency of lizards cooked in children`s mid day meals is alarming It is causing revulsion and repulsion to the families and others The only option is to ask the PTA`s to cook their meals. The Parent`s organisations will have interest and no profit motive Their site gives a creepy feelings to the children, nevertheless they are not pleasant to behold They are of course harmless Children are amazed and curious at their walking on the ceilings without falling down They do fall sometimes causing some disturbed feelings The lizards are attracted to the food source. Mostly they prey on small insects, like mosquitoes , cockroaches, moths, butterflies . etc.Hence they do us a service in keeping at bay some nuisance and proliferation of pests Lizards are beneficial ,our friends and not enemies The house lizard is poisonous, if cooked with the food They find the inner temperature more suitable , as they cannot adjust the body temperature Lizards prefer warmth and the temperature difference .They enter the houses for left over food stuff. Lizards enjoy sipping water if kept open Lizards are easily attracted by the insects , which are drawn by the light source and hence they are more active at nights Their life span is about 1 to 4 years The same variety of lizards is also founds out doors in gardens Lizards in the house are not present every where in large congregation. How to get rid of them. Drive/ frighten them away with a stick . Use of Peacock feathers are helpful Sticky pads are a trap too. The smell of cleaned egg shells is also a type of repellent. Freshly cut onions, garlic pods also deter them The crazy lines/ Lakhsiman Reka chalk also helps Pest control , electric vibrators, sucking them with vacuum cleaners. Crevices and holes should be filled, entry points like openings , windows closed, The use of a domestic cat drives them away. Cool temperature is not conducive to them. The tiles of the Kitchen should be glazed and which prevents their grip. Some special liquids reduce surface tension for their grip. The light source in the kitchen should never be directly over the stove and cooked food should immediately be always closed. Such incidents in our own cooking are very rare , and even then the quantity being small, there is a check on any foreign material Killing is no solution by pest control The children are curious about their moving on the ceiling. They have special pads and feet have suction cups for the firm grip Control the entry of insects and block the entry points of lizards. The light source should be properly placed and not too bright Lizards in the meals of children is unacceptable, as the poor are the most beneficiaries of the scheme
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