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How to Get Rid of Moles
About Ground Moles. It's easy to make a mountain out of a molehill when a mole comes and destroys your garden. These little furry animals live underground and spend their days burrowing through the soil. They are mostly blind and their eyes are sometimes covered with fur or skin. In fact, Darwin once used the mole as an example of a species that phased out an organ because they did not use it enough.
Tanya De Los Santos
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How to Get Rid of Gnats
Gnats are very much in need of a public relations department. Actually, a gnat could be one of several different small flying insects that are related in those biology classifications. The most common are called fruit flies and some types are called fungus gnats or vinegar flies. Regardless, they are always pests. They are completely harmless in every way except that they are one of the most annoying insects on the planet. They tend to buzz around our heads, clumsily bouncing off of...
Nikki Knox
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How to Get Rid of Box Elder Bugs
Box Elder bugs (a.k.a. Box Elder Beetles) are something of a nuisance in and around homes throughout the US from fall through early spring. The adult box elder is about a half inch long and a quarter inch wide. You can find them just about anywhere in the United States, but they only congregate in large numbers when there's a female box elder tree in the neighborhood. Whereas they eat a variety of plants, this bug's version of pizza, steak, and shrimp dinner is the seed pod from...
Sheila Rivera Mae
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How to Get Rid of Groundhogs
They all amount to the same thing: a cute, furry pest. The genus, Marmota monax, known best through its weather-predicting spokesperson, Punxsutawney Phil, is found in lowland areas of the Northeast (such as Punxsutawney, PA) and the Midwest United States, but has also somehow burrowed its way into northern Washington state, Alaska, and British Columbia, Canada.
Nikki Knox
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Control Summertime Pests
We aren't the only ones feeling exhausted and wanting to to escape from the summer's harsh sun. You think you can avoid those pests and critters by staying indoors, but if you check your cupboards or look in a box of crackers, you may find several hiding or crawling about.
Fran Phalin
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How to Get Rid of Carpenter Bees
The carpenter bee is a large, black, slow-flying Xylocopa that comes in just about 500 varieties and shows up in the springtime throughout most of the world, including the USA. It looks like a bumblebee minus the yellow stripes. (Although a Japanese version of the insect does wear a yellow "vest.") The male can appear aggressive when guarding the family nest; flying in your face, trying to shoo you away. But it's strictly bravado because, unlike other bees, he...
Sheila Rivera Mae
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How to Get Rid of Geese
General Facts about Geese : The Canada goose (Branta canadensis), also referred to as the Canadian goose, belongs to the Branta genus of geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey species of the Anser genus. The species name, canadensis, is a New Latin word meaning "of Canada." This species is 76-110 cm (30-43 in) long with a 127-180 cm (50-71 in) wing span. Males usually weigh 3.2-6.5 kg, (7-14 pounds) and can be very...
Nikki Knox
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An Introduction to the Dust Mites of Your Home
It can gross people out to think about, but the dust in our air is composed primarily of dead skin cells. We certainly wouldn't want to consume this dust, but mites love it and feed on it like crazy in their short lifespan of twenty or thirty days.
Charles Johnson
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The Box Elder Bug Blues
The box elder bugs gave us the blues last year when we found these guys poking through the slats of our aluminum siding. We were new home owners and this was one of the eye-openers we were faced with.
Dan Ezell
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Using Essential Oils As Insect Repellents
Instead of bringing out the harmful pesticides and chemical ointments here's some natural earth friendly options for dealing with those pesky insects. To repel insects, essential oils can also be diffused or put on cotton balls or cedar chips (for use in closets or drawers).
Rebecca Noel
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