No, this is not a political rant. Here is the homeowner's guide to insects you are likely to encounter in Israel. Jukim. Known by exterminators as tikanim (tikanot?). These are huge, winged, roach-like creatures that fly in without warning through upper-story windows. Watch out for them when you go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Pick them up with a newspaper and fling them back out the window, to head for your neighbor's apartment. We get five to ten of these each summer. Headlice. I know they have them in America as parents' magazines contain full-time ads for anti-lice shampoos. Your average child will get infested with lice about ten times before puberty. Here's … [Read more...]