Stink or soldier bug - how do you tell?
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Space above cabinets, they bug me what do I do with them.
Comments (17)You can also use contact paper over boxes which might be easier than wall paper... you seem to have kind of a country look in your kitchen-- consider getting some baskets--rectangular with a chunky weave--as big as you can fit on their sides up there...and interspace some big baskets with objects in their and other baskets sitting upright or maybe leaning against the wall... You could use some shallow round ones with a design or colors so you get a 3d effect... anything you put up there will gather dust though...so be prepared to clean every so often......See MoreHave you ever dealt with Bed Bugs?
Comments (35)I have finally gotten rid of a very small infestation. We had bought some used camping equip and brought it into the house. Within a few weeks we started noticing 1-2 bites on hands or legs. It took another month for the "tell tale signs" to show up on mattress "inspection" (which I was already doing because we live in an urban area = known bed bug infestation possible). We discovered 8-10 adults and quickly ditched the mattress and cleaned the entire room with alcohol. We also moved that same month. I purchased 99% rubbing alcohol and used it as a topical spray over any surface I thought needed it. The alcohol kills on contact. It disolves the exoskeleton of many pests...BTW! At our next house we found a few bites on our son...and discovered a single adult on his mattress. That got tossed and the entire room was "alcohol bombed" every day for the next 2 weeks. I figured he got the adult from a chest of drawers that used to be in our room. That got soaked in rubbing alcohol as well. That was over 3 months ago. Haven't seen signs since then. No bites. No "signs". They have a 2 week incubation period for the eggs to hatch. They take almost 2 months to reach sexual "maturity". This means you have plenty of time to deal with them before they go around replicating. That's why exterminators want to come back in 2 weeks and do the job again. It is the 2 wk time period that means they can get any "bug" that may have hatched inside that time frame. I'm going to keep an eye out for a very long time...but my guess is they are gone. I still have 1L of rubbing alcohol in the cupboard...just in case. And the "heating a room" doesn't work. You have to reach 60 Celsius (140 F) for 30 minutes to kill these guys. Putting clothing in a drier on "high" for 30 minutes works like a charm. "Freezing" them takes even more time and effort. They require -18 Celsius (-3 F) for 2 WEEKS to consider them "dead". As for the "neighbors" house...these guys will travel up to 100 yards to get to the next "home". You would only have to worry if you have your neighbor over for visits or if you go over there. The likelihood the bugs will pack up and leave is pretty slim....See MoreAnts!! - How do you get rid of them?
Comments (79)I have had three ant invasions, fortunately tiny ones, over the last ten years. (I became fanatical after the last one and haven't had one in more than 3-4 years now.) There are two parts to my success: Part 1: Dawn dishwashing liquid, the blue one. That kills them instantly and also wipes out their scent trails. I wet down paper towels, put the dishwashing liquid on them and placed them on the trail. I also just poured the liquid directly on them and around the food they were after. It took a few days before they were never seen again. Part 2: Fanatical, absolutely fanatical, no-exceptions-whatsoever rules were put in place. Everything must be in canning jars, locking storage, the refrigerator or freezer. Cats are fed in their glass pie plates but the food, both soft and hard, stays down only for a limited period of time. This means I am feeding them more often, several times a day plus I always wipe the floor around the bowls with either soap and water or vinegar to catch any fallen bits of food. The water bowl is changed out daily but without food to attract the ants it seems to be left alone. Human food or drink, including water, is not allowed anywhere except in the kitchen or dining room. This includes bottled water if guests bring any. Some of these measures may seem extreme but they're not, really. And I am completely free of ants....See MoreDo you have a pool? Do you want one?
Comments (87)Pools may depend on the context of where you live. When we lived in Florida for 5 years we had a lovely pool - all enclosed with a screened covering, making for a lovely and bug-free outdoor "room" attached to and opening into the house. The pool was self cleaning and had a little water fall - heated by solar panels on the roof. It was heavenly and very easy to maintain. Now we live in the forests of Oregon - a pool here would be labor intensive and not usable year-round unless actually enclosed in a building of some type. Not practical, so no longer desirable....See More
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