A short article in Garden Gate eNotes reminded me that maybe it’s time to remind you about the importance of looking closely at the label when purchasing a pesticide for home or garden use. Say you’re looking for a weed killer to treat that wild area behind the garden shed. You want something environmentally-friendly and
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There are four different species of tiny carpet beetles that can be found in homes. All of them infest woolens, furs, hides, feathers, pet hair and lint, felt, and other items of animal origin, including carcasses, dead insects, and animal or wasp nests (see Carpet Beetles Are Not Just in Carpets). But they can also
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We keep seeing little gnats in our downstairs bathroom. Sometimes there are several of them at once, other times just one or two, but it’s been going on for months. We don’t know where they’re coming from. We tried using an aerosol bomb in case they were coming from the drains but that didn’t stop
VIEW MOREHere are some pearls of wisdom from an old bulletin published by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1917. It’s titled “The House Fly” and is Farmers Bulletin #851. First, consider the year. It’s 1917, the automobile is becoming popular and is quickly replacing horses and bicycles for transportation among the wealthy but horses
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I told my friend I was really looking forward to the cold weather and winter because it will finally mean no more bugs inside the house. He says I’m nuts, that there are always indoor bugs no matter what’s happening outside. Is that true, don’t they die off or something? L. L., Framingham, MA It’s
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1. Mice hoard food. Mice collect bits of food: crumbs, pet food, birdseed, etc. and stash it away in hidden areas such as in a wall void or lower cabinet. This hoard can smell and can attract food moths and beetles. 2. Mice poop and pee. It would almost be okay if mice did their
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Some parents have found themselves to be the recipient of a “Bed Bug Letter” from their child’s school. This letter is a routine procedure and usually means that a single bed bug was spotted in a classroom. Nevertheless, parents panic, picturing their child covered with blood-sucking parasites while he tries to learn math. As much
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Would you be surprised to hear that no matter how clean your home, you can expect an average of 100 insect or related species to live there? That’s not a total of 100 insects or spiders, that’s 100 different types of insects and other arthropods! That seems incredible but it’s what a research team from
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With the holidays on the immediate horizon, we’re thinking cozy thoughts of family gatherings complete with a roaring fire. Those thoughts don’t include big black ants, termites, large black beetles, spiders, and other unmentionables that might crawl out of the firewood to join the celebration (see When Pests Come in With the Firewood!). WHY BUGS
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