I have no ethical problem with getting rid of rats.Or rodents but that name just makes them sound better and they are just rats.I know they are very cute when they are small and as a youngster I used to keep them and look after them until one of my parents would find out and that would be the end of them.I have tried not to repeat the mistakes my parents made with me but this one I have to agree with them.They were right.Rats needs to be destroyed.
Okay your kids might have them in a nice cage and those ones are apparently clean and safe.But I dont have the time to adopt rats and clean them up and make them safe and then feed them and keep them in a cage.My going green exercise does not include rats.I do not see the ecological need to keep them on this earth.Very harsh but I really dont expect the world is going to be sorry if they ever go extinct.We will have done our children a favor to rid their future world of these disease carrying creatures.
I could go into a long description on how to recognise the different types of rats but really a rat is a rat is a rat.No need to introduce yourself just get them out.
If you have rats in your home you will hear them in your roof.If you do not get rid of them they will eat through your wiring and you will end up with a massive cost of replacing your electrical wiring system.
Prevention is better than cure so dont leave food lying around.Empty out your house dustbin as often as possible and call a pest exterminator NOW TODAY.
I had to do this and I was worried about the pesticide used as this was sprayed in the roof.I was terrified about the idea of 100s of rats dying in my roof that I would have to go and remove.This pesticide apparently takes 4 days to take effect.The GOOD NEWS is that this pesticide causes them to get very thirsty so they come out of your roof in search of water and they actually die outside.So you will not have to remove them from inside your house but you will have to pick them up from your garden and then throw away.The best thing that I did was to burn them in a sort of bonfire.Also be careful with your pets who will try to eat the dying rats.Check your garden as much as possible and try and keep your pets close by.You only need to do this for about a week and then they are all gone.
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
Getting Rid Of Crickets
I do not have a problem with crickets but oh,the noise they make.That constant chirping is enough to drive me mad.And I dont care what people say but they are extremely intelligent and the powers that be need to look into their intelligence system and enough already with the oh so clever dolphins.
A cricket has entered my house and started singing which I am sure that is what they are doing or maybe calling for re inforcements in a bid to drive me crazy.The paranoia is real and this conspiracy theory needs to be looked into as well.Possibly they want to take over the world by driving us out.Sent by aliens maybe?So I walk slowly towards the sound so I can gently remove the gentle cricket and put it outside.Easier said than done.As soon as you are 1 meter away it will stop chirping.You walk away and go sit down and it starts again.The trick is to put on socks so they dont feel your vibrations as you get closer.I have tried this and it works.Make as little noise as possible and catch it.Of course its ultimate fate depends on how long it took you to catch the dang thing.If it was quick I put the gentle cricket in a nice safe place in the garden.If it took me an hour I throw it out of the window.
Again I am trying very hard to not destroy everything around me as my contribution to going green.So prevention is again better then cure.
A control option is to close up their entry points. This creates a problem in that they creep in through tiny cracks in the flooring and wall junctions. A crack looks to an insect like a wide-open door looks to us. Finding and plugging every little crack makes for an enormous job, even when you eventually succeed.
If you have dogs for pets then that is a control option.They do the job for you.What you dont see cant hurt you.
If all else fails then drastic action is required.
For more information on taking drastic action(and spending money) on cricket extermination
A cricket has entered my house and started singing which I am sure that is what they are doing or maybe calling for re inforcements in a bid to drive me crazy.The paranoia is real and this conspiracy theory needs to be looked into as well.Possibly they want to take over the world by driving us out.Sent by aliens maybe?So I walk slowly towards the sound so I can gently remove the gentle cricket and put it outside.Easier said than done.As soon as you are 1 meter away it will stop chirping.You walk away and go sit down and it starts again.The trick is to put on socks so they dont feel your vibrations as you get closer.I have tried this and it works.Make as little noise as possible and catch it.Of course its ultimate fate depends on how long it took you to catch the dang thing.If it was quick I put the gentle cricket in a nice safe place in the garden.If it took me an hour I throw it out of the window.
Again I am trying very hard to not destroy everything around me as my contribution to going green.So prevention is again better then cure.
A control option is to close up their entry points. This creates a problem in that they creep in through tiny cracks in the flooring and wall junctions. A crack looks to an insect like a wide-open door looks to us. Finding and plugging every little crack makes for an enormous job, even when you eventually succeed.
If you have dogs for pets then that is a control option.They do the job for you.What you dont see cant hurt you.
If all else fails then drastic action is required.
For more information on taking drastic action(and spending money) on cricket extermination
Getting Rid Of Ants
I hate ants but after watching the movie Ant Bully with my kids I have mixed views on destroying ants.After seeing all their hard work and what friendly creatures they seem to be I do not want to add to the bad impression they have of us humans as being evil exterminators with no regard for their survival.I now instead try to focus on making sure my home does not seem like a wonderful place for them to set up home.Prevention is better than cure and I definitely dont want to be one of those people who by mistake get made smaller and end up living in an ant colony.
PREVENTION:
As with all pests, the best prevention is home maintenance. Keeping crumbs of food off the floor is always a good habit to get into, but this will not guarantee to keep ants out of your home. Make a regular check around your home looking for ant trails going into your home. Regular checks around the home and a few landscaping recommendations will keep you home pest free.
If however you still have ants and have no misgiving about destroying them then a trick of the trade is boric acid.(I hope they cant read because I will probably still be in trouble for suggesting this) When thinly mixed with water and sprayed on the ground, not on plants, on the ground around your home, will help eliminate ant populations. Boric Acid is safe and mixing it thinly in a water solution make for ease spraying. The acid dissolves the waxy film on the ants exo-skeleton and the ant dehydrates. Don't spray on your siding as it leaves a whitish residue, but up on the foundation works OK.
If you find the large black ants, these are bad for your home. They are carpenter ants. If you find these... call your local pest control guy. The money is well worth it.
Sugar ants,the red ones... call the Pest Control guy... they have very large colonies and can spread multiple colonies throughout your home.
For other informative tricks on pest control
PREVENTION:
As with all pests, the best prevention is home maintenance. Keeping crumbs of food off the floor is always a good habit to get into, but this will not guarantee to keep ants out of your home. Make a regular check around your home looking for ant trails going into your home. Regular checks around the home and a few landscaping recommendations will keep you home pest free.
If however you still have ants and have no misgiving about destroying them then a trick of the trade is boric acid.(I hope they cant read because I will probably still be in trouble for suggesting this) When thinly mixed with water and sprayed on the ground, not on plants, on the ground around your home, will help eliminate ant populations. Boric Acid is safe and mixing it thinly in a water solution make for ease spraying. The acid dissolves the waxy film on the ants exo-skeleton and the ant dehydrates. Don't spray on your siding as it leaves a whitish residue, but up on the foundation works OK.
If you find the large black ants, these are bad for your home. They are carpenter ants. If you find these... call your local pest control guy. The money is well worth it.
Sugar ants,the red ones... call the Pest Control guy... they have very large colonies and can spread multiple colonies throughout your home.
For other informative tricks on pest control
Moths in your Home
If you are one of those people who cannot throw your old clothes away and keep them for years hoping that the fashion is going to change and you can wear these clothes again then this post is for you.One bright day you look around and that old outfit is in fashion again and you get out the old box from 1992 and pull out your old outfits and suddenly you start wishing that outfits full of holes could now be in fashion.Your old outfits have been attacked by moths.
Or if you were clever and you put in moth balls then you are going to smell of moth balls for as long as you wear your revived outfits.
Or you stored your winter clothes and now its time to take them out for winter and realise that your jerseys are very ventilated and not likely to keep you as warm as they did last year.Again the dreaded moths have been busy.!!!
First of all before you decide to go out and kill all the moths you see in an act of revenge you need to know the following:
Those large flying creatures you typically see flying around a light at night are not the moths eating your sweaters.Although they are moths they are not the ones eating fabrics, but instead have a diet of outdoor vegetation. Clothing moths on the other hand are quite small, not more than one-half inch long, and when disturbed will run or fly to conceal themselves. Also, unlike the larger, non-cloth eating family members, clothing moths prefer the dark and are not attracted by light. Their preferred habitats are dark, hidden places like the creases and folds in clothes hanging in rarely disturbed closets.AGAIN they are not the ones eating your clothes.Even though those moths live and breed in your closet, but they also do not eat your clothes. In fact grown moths don't even have the mouthparts necessary to chew on clothes. What eats your wool sweater is the larva. An adult moth lays about 100 eggs, and once the larva hatches the damage on your cloths begins. Even though the larvae can only digest animal fibers, other fabrics such as cotton and synthetics can still be damaged.So yes you do need to destroy the adults as they are the ones laying the eggs which feed on your clothes.
The best way to protect your clothes from moths is by prevention. There are a few things you can do that moths will hate, and your clothes will love:
- Cleaning Your Clothes Before Storing
You should never store clothes that are dirty or have been worn. Perspiration and stains are an ideal source of food for moths to feed on. Also, moths might already have laid eggs in your clothing that will hatch once in a dark storage area. Dry-cleaning or running your clothes through a heater will kill any larvae and eggs.
- Take Clothes out periodically
From time to time take your clothes out of storage and shake them out, and hang them in direct sunlight. The light exposure and the movement of the fabric will kill the fragile larvae and cocoons.
- Clean Your Closet
Cleaning and regular vacuuming will prevent dust from piling up. Moths love dust as much as fabrics, and if you let them have it, it will be another breeding ground for them.
- Moths Balls
Moth balls or flakes contain Para dichlorobenzene (PDB) or Naphthalene. Neither PDB or Naphthalene will repel clothes moths or prevent them from laying eggs -- the vapors from these materials are lethal to clothes moths, but only when maintained at sufficient concentrations. In order to achieve these levels, the vapors must be tightly confined with the items you wish to protect. Naphthalene is not very soluble in water, so it is difficult to remove by washing. It would probably be wise to dry-clean any articles that have been stored with mothballs before using them.
- Other remedies
If you want to create a moth's trap then do the following: Mix one cup of molasses with 2 cups of vinegar. Mix this solution well together and put it into a yellow open container to attract the moths. Moths like the sweetness of the molasses, and are attracted to the color yellow. What they don't know is that vinegar will kill them.
So next time you decide it is time to put your winter cloths back into storage, make sure to follow the advice in this article. Protecting your clothes from moths will avoid unpleasant surprises the following winter, and will help you save money on buying new clothes.
Or if you were clever and you put in moth balls then you are going to smell of moth balls for as long as you wear your revived outfits.
Or you stored your winter clothes and now its time to take them out for winter and realise that your jerseys are very ventilated and not likely to keep you as warm as they did last year.Again the dreaded moths have been busy.!!!
First of all before you decide to go out and kill all the moths you see in an act of revenge you need to know the following:
Those large flying creatures you typically see flying around a light at night are not the moths eating your sweaters.Although they are moths they are not the ones eating fabrics, but instead have a diet of outdoor vegetation. Clothing moths on the other hand are quite small, not more than one-half inch long, and when disturbed will run or fly to conceal themselves. Also, unlike the larger, non-cloth eating family members, clothing moths prefer the dark and are not attracted by light. Their preferred habitats are dark, hidden places like the creases and folds in clothes hanging in rarely disturbed closets.AGAIN they are not the ones eating your clothes.Even though those moths live and breed in your closet, but they also do not eat your clothes. In fact grown moths don't even have the mouthparts necessary to chew on clothes. What eats your wool sweater is the larva. An adult moth lays about 100 eggs, and once the larva hatches the damage on your cloths begins. Even though the larvae can only digest animal fibers, other fabrics such as cotton and synthetics can still be damaged.So yes you do need to destroy the adults as they are the ones laying the eggs which feed on your clothes.
The best way to protect your clothes from moths is by prevention. There are a few things you can do that moths will hate, and your clothes will love:
- Cleaning Your Clothes Before Storing
You should never store clothes that are dirty or have been worn. Perspiration and stains are an ideal source of food for moths to feed on. Also, moths might already have laid eggs in your clothing that will hatch once in a dark storage area. Dry-cleaning or running your clothes through a heater will kill any larvae and eggs.
- Take Clothes out periodically
From time to time take your clothes out of storage and shake them out, and hang them in direct sunlight. The light exposure and the movement of the fabric will kill the fragile larvae and cocoons.
- Clean Your Closet
Cleaning and regular vacuuming will prevent dust from piling up. Moths love dust as much as fabrics, and if you let them have it, it will be another breeding ground for them.
- Moths Balls
Moth balls or flakes contain Para dichlorobenzene (PDB) or Naphthalene. Neither PDB or Naphthalene will repel clothes moths or prevent them from laying eggs -- the vapors from these materials are lethal to clothes moths, but only when maintained at sufficient concentrations. In order to achieve these levels, the vapors must be tightly confined with the items you wish to protect. Naphthalene is not very soluble in water, so it is difficult to remove by washing. It would probably be wise to dry-clean any articles that have been stored with mothballs before using them.
- Other remedies
If you want to create a moth's trap then do the following: Mix one cup of molasses with 2 cups of vinegar. Mix this solution well together and put it into a yellow open container to attract the moths. Moths like the sweetness of the molasses, and are attracted to the color yellow. What they don't know is that vinegar will kill them.
So next time you decide it is time to put your winter cloths back into storage, make sure to follow the advice in this article. Protecting your clothes from moths will avoid unpleasant surprises the following winter, and will help you save money on buying new clothes.
Natural Spider Repellant
There are many kinds of spiders and although generally most spiders are harmless just the idea of spiders,harmless or not, can make our skin crawl.We definitely do not like the idea of a bunch of spiders living in our home no matter how friendly they are.
Now you have to decide which creatures you can abide living with you because spiders are insect repellants themselves.They do insect control by having them for dinner so it is up to you to choose.Maybe adopt a few spiders that you allow to live in your home and get rid of the rest.
Anyway an important thing to remember is that when choosing a spider repellant make sure to choose a natural repellant that is safe for children and pets.
There is an insecticide on the market whose only active ingredients are mint oil mixed with a bit of detergent. The detergent is used to penetrate the skin of the spider and a bit of oil is also added to make the spray last much longer. You can find this product at most hardware stores. It is a natural spider repellent that does work. This can work outside as well as inside and gives off a lovely minty smell. This is one way of getting rid of annoying spiders and to make sure your home stays free of them.
To find out more on how to eliminate spiders by choosing a natural safe product
Now you have to decide which creatures you can abide living with you because spiders are insect repellants themselves.They do insect control by having them for dinner so it is up to you to choose.Maybe adopt a few spiders that you allow to live in your home and get rid of the rest.
Anyway an important thing to remember is that when choosing a spider repellant make sure to choose a natural repellant that is safe for children and pets.
There is an insecticide on the market whose only active ingredients are mint oil mixed with a bit of detergent. The detergent is used to penetrate the skin of the spider and a bit of oil is also added to make the spray last much longer. You can find this product at most hardware stores. It is a natural spider repellent that does work. This can work outside as well as inside and gives off a lovely minty smell. This is one way of getting rid of annoying spiders and to make sure your home stays free of them.
To find out more on how to eliminate spiders by choosing a natural safe product
Termite Infestation-get help immediately
A termite infestation can easily destroy your house. Ask me I know.The termites I got in my house ended up with me even replacing the carpets in my daughter's bedroom as they had come up from underneath and eaten through the carpet.I took the opportunity to put in laminated wood flooring which is much more expensive than carpets so I needed to make sure that I never get a termite infestation again because this time it will really cost me money.
I got in experts who drilled holes in the walls at the bottom and inserted the poisons.I do not advise home remedies for this problem because before you know it your house is falling down.Even if you have a brick home they travel up the wall in the blank spaces and once they get to your roof they eat through the wooden trusses and then we are talking major replacement costs.My advice is at the first sign of termites do not wait.Contact an expert immediately.
I got in experts who drilled holes in the walls at the bottom and inserted the poisons.I do not advise home remedies for this problem because before you know it your house is falling down.Even if you have a brick home they travel up the wall in the blank spaces and once they get to your roof they eat through the wooden trusses and then we are talking major replacement costs.My advice is at the first sign of termites do not wait.Contact an expert immediately.
Getting rid of bed bugs
Bed bugs multiply and can move throughout a whole apartment building reaching other residents homes.They also can leave your body with bed bug bites as they suck your blood. Bed bugs are brown, thin and able to get in between cracks in the home. Bed bugs can get into bed, waterbeds, sleeping bags, dressers and so many spots. They can be picked up in hotels and brought home or accompany the purchase of mattresses or used furniture.
Getting rid of bed bugs takes a lot of work but can be done. If you are renting, you need to contact your landlord so he can get pest control involved. After pest control comes in and examines the situation you will get a set of instructions regarding what you can do for home preparation yourself. It is important to follow these to facilitate the extermination. You'll get advice about your clothing, bed sheets, linen and materials in your bedroom. If they don't discuss this with you then consider a different company.
Re-infestation can start the whole process again. Some say that a bed bug can produce over 500 eggs a year.Though many people want a natural remedy , it is suggested by experts that a pest control operator is the way to truly eradicate the problem. They will spray and may use steam cleaning as well to let heat kill.
Putting a good vinyl cover on both the mattress and the box springs is recommended by many people.They cannot get through this unlike sheets and if there are no holes, they will eventually die. This can be a serious problem and needs to be addressed. Some people may not get bites so you cannot go by that as the only symptom.
For more information on how to get rid of bed bugs
Getting rid of bed bugs takes a lot of work but can be done. If you are renting, you need to contact your landlord so he can get pest control involved. After pest control comes in and examines the situation you will get a set of instructions regarding what you can do for home preparation yourself. It is important to follow these to facilitate the extermination. You'll get advice about your clothing, bed sheets, linen and materials in your bedroom. If they don't discuss this with you then consider a different company.
Re-infestation can start the whole process again. Some say that a bed bug can produce over 500 eggs a year.Though many people want a natural remedy , it is suggested by experts that a pest control operator is the way to truly eradicate the problem. They will spray and may use steam cleaning as well to let heat kill.
Putting a good vinyl cover on both the mattress and the box springs is recommended by many people.They cannot get through this unlike sheets and if there are no holes, they will eventually die. This can be a serious problem and needs to be addressed. Some people may not get bites so you cannot go by that as the only symptom.
For more information on how to get rid of bed bugs
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