If you've had a pest infestation, you know the value of pest control. Pest control isn't just about pesticides - it can be pest prevention, too. There are many proven non-toxic pest control tips that have been discussed on Hometalk. From preventing spring time ants to tips for getting rid of fruit flies, you'll find some great pest control tips right here. You can also search Hometalk for ideas on ways to make your pest control maintenance effective and healthiest for you and your family.
Power to the Lemon: 10 Amazing Household Tips
Lemons may seem pretty run-of-the-mill as far as fruit goes, but this citrus has hidden potential! Since they're highly acidic, lemons have a ton of simple and helpful applications around
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This is an amazingly informative post! Lemons are great and smell so good! Love your graphics!
Pest Control: Bug I.D.?
When I was a kid I used to see these every fall as school was starting the kind of swarmed. Thousands of them died in the gutters when the rains started (and smelled bad). I can't remember their name, nor the folk lore that went with their appearance. Right now there are a fairly large number of them wandering around our property. Anyone know what they are and/or anything else about them?
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Thank you Gail!!! That is exactly the critter and I can use the i.d. to find out more about ...»
Pest Control: Tiny snails
We have a beach house on the gulf coast of Florida and when the weather turns hotter we find these very tiny white/grey snails in the yard and climbing the walls outside. Any ideas on how to get rid of them there are hundreds of them?
Pest Control: Flies
How do I get rid of those stupid half dozen flies that continually circle on the front porch. They are too low for a hanging fly trap to do any good. Help - I know they will be out there all summer. Thanks in advance.
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You can actually cut a large plastic soft drink bottle in half, put SLS's "stuff" in the ...»
Pest Control: Mice in the House
First found mice droppings in the pantry, then under the sink. Now it seems they're everywhere. Landlord has put out mice bait under the house and mouse trap in the house but the mice are too smart for that. Now they're crawling on my kitchen counters, which are devoid of food except for the fruit/veggie bowl they got into last night. What to do?
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I think she already had the landlord put traps down, but buying d-con is something you can do ...»
ANTS? Easy, Safe Solution!
An exterminator told my friend that when you begin to see ants, they are the scouts. Stop these and you won't have ants. My son discovered that if you spray them with Windex (or any other glass cleaner), they are exterminated. Keep after it for a while and you won't have ants. We have used this for years. 2 days ago our humming bird feeder leaked onto the concrete front porch...the liquid got down in the crack between brick and concrete so there was not way to flush it out. Ants
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I have tried baby powder, cinnamon, peppermint oil, cornmeal, diatamaceous earth (available ...»
Pest Control: How to get rid of frogs.
Last year my husband and I decided to put an above ground swimming pool, which, within a week was full of frogs and frog eggs (yuk)... We drained it and filled it up again only to have these unwelcome guest back within days, this time we cleaned the pool without draining but put chemicals only to make the pool useless to humans. No pool last year. We decided to drain it and take it out. Today we still have no pool but hoping to put it back within the next few weeks, today my husband
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Makes perfect sense. Thank you Virginia
Pest Control: Chipmunks getting in your camper
I have a travel trailer and have it at a camp site upnorth anyone with any suggestions how to keep the pesty thing out. I tryed dryer sheet ,charcol, pepermint oil, and still they come in.
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thats funny cuz i keep finding dead flies in my kitchen window, the ants come to the counter ...»
Gardening: My pomegranate tree is being attacked by ants!
I love looking outside and seeing how well our pomegranate tree is dong this year. We've raised it over the past 6 years from a tiny sapling and now it's producing some beautiful fruit.
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