Monday, February 25, 2013
Video: How to Kill Cockroaches
Cockroaches are a pretty common pest in households, and certainly no one enjoys the sight of a cockroach scurrying along the floor of your garage or pantry.
Do you have a cockroach infestation in your home? Check out this helpful video on how to kill cockroaches and how to tell when you may need to bring in the big guns and call a pest control company.
Monday, February 18, 2013
DIY Pest Control Tips
The value of real estate hinges on how well it is maintained. Pests destroy key house structures or home accessories and they should be kept at bay. Pest control services can cost a fortune but not everyone needs them. You can opt for a DIY pest control and still gain the same benefits as those who go for professional exterminators. Here are techniques that you can use to get rid of common pests at home.
Use interceptors for bedbugs
Dealing with bed bugs is tricky because they tend to find a way of hiding where you cannot find them. It is better to prevent their infestation than to deal with their invasion. Know that pesticides repel the bug but rarely kills them. What you need are interceptors at places that will trap them. A good location for placement is at the foot of your bed.
Use boric acid and yellow light for roaches
For roaches, opt for boric acid that poisons them instantly. Spray it or cracks, crevices and in dark spaces inside cabinets. The acid is poisonous to people and pets and should be used according to the manufacturer’s instructions. It attaches to the surface of the insect and leads to death when ingested. When you go on a pest-killing rampage with insecticide, use a yellow light which is invisible to them. This DIY pest control trick will allow you to ambush them.
Use power to stop pest movement temporarily
Avoid any temptation to create homemade pest poisons by mixing poison powder with foods. You are likely to miss the right concentration and fail to get rid of the pest. Instead of creating pellets, you can pour the powder on cracks and crevices. Chalk, floor and comet cleanser works well. The powder acts as a physical barrier that prevents bugs and roaches from crossing over to spread in other parts of the house. This is a temporary relief that creates a dry environment unfit for insects. After sometime, they become clever and find alternative routes, so you need a backup plan.
Trap flies with vinegar
Flies can cause the most discomfort in a home because they indicate dirty environments. To get rid of them you can create a trap with vinegar inside a sealed plastic container that has holes poked in it. For better results, you should create a syrup mix of pure fruit juice, like apple juice, and vinegar.
In general, keep everything in your house clean. That cannot be more true and application than when it comes to fruit flies. It is impossible to fail at this DIY pest control task. For mosquitos, you will need to clear your yard of any stagnant water and long grass.
Pest problems will not necessarily make you sick but they will cause nuisances that can make you lose your hair. No one loves the sight of insect droppings, and the sight of wandering roaches. Since the cost of exterminators continues to escalate as household budgets become tight, the best way forward is though DIY pest control. Before you proceed, you need to know the techniques that work. After reading carefully the highlighted techniques above, you now know how to handle common pests at home. Go ahead and restore your house to its worthy status by kicking out the pests.
Use interceptors for bedbugs
Dealing with bed bugs is tricky because they tend to find a way of hiding where you cannot find them. It is better to prevent their infestation than to deal with their invasion. Know that pesticides repel the bug but rarely kills them. What you need are interceptors at places that will trap them. A good location for placement is at the foot of your bed.
Use boric acid and yellow light for roaches
For roaches, opt for boric acid that poisons them instantly. Spray it or cracks, crevices and in dark spaces inside cabinets. The acid is poisonous to people and pets and should be used according to the manufacturer’s instructions. It attaches to the surface of the insect and leads to death when ingested. When you go on a pest-killing rampage with insecticide, use a yellow light which is invisible to them. This DIY pest control trick will allow you to ambush them.
Use power to stop pest movement temporarily
Avoid any temptation to create homemade pest poisons by mixing poison powder with foods. You are likely to miss the right concentration and fail to get rid of the pest. Instead of creating pellets, you can pour the powder on cracks and crevices. Chalk, floor and comet cleanser works well. The powder acts as a physical barrier that prevents bugs and roaches from crossing over to spread in other parts of the house. This is a temporary relief that creates a dry environment unfit for insects. After sometime, they become clever and find alternative routes, so you need a backup plan.
Trap flies with vinegar
Flies can cause the most discomfort in a home because they indicate dirty environments. To get rid of them you can create a trap with vinegar inside a sealed plastic container that has holes poked in it. For better results, you should create a syrup mix of pure fruit juice, like apple juice, and vinegar.
In general, keep everything in your house clean. That cannot be more true and application than when it comes to fruit flies. It is impossible to fail at this DIY pest control task. For mosquitos, you will need to clear your yard of any stagnant water and long grass.
Pest problems will not necessarily make you sick but they will cause nuisances that can make you lose your hair. No one loves the sight of insect droppings, and the sight of wandering roaches. Since the cost of exterminators continues to escalate as household budgets become tight, the best way forward is though DIY pest control. Before you proceed, you need to know the techniques that work. After reading carefully the highlighted techniques above, you now know how to handle common pests at home. Go ahead and restore your house to its worthy status by kicking out the pests.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Identifying Termites
How can I get rid of termites? This is one of the most popular questions that are usually raised when it comes to home improvement. Termites are a type of pestilence that everyone hates. They are very destructive and they do this in different ways. Termites love to nest and breed in moist areas, moving from one place to another. They can render useless whatever they come in to contact with. Be it windows, doors, wooden furniture or roof tops, termites are very ready to do some damage. In short, nothing escapes the wicked act of these tiny insects. However, there are various ways to deal with these insects, but you have to learn the termite identification process.
The termite identification process is a very important step to eradicate termites once and for all. Even though you want to hire professionals to help you kill termites, it is you who will identify it beforehand. Termites are composed of several groups, the soldiers, reproductive, and worker termites. They all have different appearances. The soldiers have mandibles while the reproductive have wings. However, worker ants have no wings and they are smaller than the reproductive termites. Worker termites are the most numerous and are the main wood eaters.
Worker termites are popularly called wood termites because they love living in woods. They can thrive in dead logs or branches. Wood is more like a precious commodity for termites because they have nowhere else to live, eat, and thrive.
The reproductive termites are also known as queen termites. Their main purpose is to reproduce for the termite colonies. An average termite queen will lay thousands of eggs every year and it would live for as long as thirty years. Perhaps this little knowledge about termites will help you during the process of termite identification.
Termites are different from flying ants. Although some termites have wings, there are certain differences in their physical appearance. You can see the difference between a flying ant and a termite if you look carefully. The antennae of ants are straight, while those of termites are in a beaded form. Termites have grayish white wings, while ants have transparent wings. There are other distinguishing factors between flying ants and termites.
If you are a busy person, it is important that you find a termite control company to help you identify and eliminate termites from your home. Termites can do more than damage your furniture. These termites dig holes through pieces of dry wood or furniture. When this happens, your home furniture will begin to look unattractive. A professional pest control company can use the process of fumigation to kill any insect that may be present in the home. This involves the use of chemicals, which is usually spread all over the dwelling to kill the infestation. This process of pest control must not be performed by a lay person, so call a professional fumigation or pest control company if you are finding it difficult to identify and kill termites.
The termite identification process is a very important step to eradicate termites once and for all. Even though you want to hire professionals to help you kill termites, it is you who will identify it beforehand. Termites are composed of several groups, the soldiers, reproductive, and worker termites. They all have different appearances. The soldiers have mandibles while the reproductive have wings. However, worker ants have no wings and they are smaller than the reproductive termites. Worker termites are the most numerous and are the main wood eaters.
Worker termites are popularly called wood termites because they love living in woods. They can thrive in dead logs or branches. Wood is more like a precious commodity for termites because they have nowhere else to live, eat, and thrive.
The reproductive termites are also known as queen termites. Their main purpose is to reproduce for the termite colonies. An average termite queen will lay thousands of eggs every year and it would live for as long as thirty years. Perhaps this little knowledge about termites will help you during the process of termite identification.
Termites are different from flying ants. Although some termites have wings, there are certain differences in their physical appearance. You can see the difference between a flying ant and a termite if you look carefully. The antennae of ants are straight, while those of termites are in a beaded form. Termites have grayish white wings, while ants have transparent wings. There are other distinguishing factors between flying ants and termites.
If you are a busy person, it is important that you find a termite control company to help you identify and eliminate termites from your home. Termites can do more than damage your furniture. These termites dig holes through pieces of dry wood or furniture. When this happens, your home furniture will begin to look unattractive. A professional pest control company can use the process of fumigation to kill any insect that may be present in the home. This involves the use of chemicals, which is usually spread all over the dwelling to kill the infestation. This process of pest control must not be performed by a lay person, so call a professional fumigation or pest control company if you are finding it difficult to identify and kill termites.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
10 tips to protect yourself from bed bugs
Here is a great video with 10 tips to protect yourself from a very common type of pest: Bed bugs.
Enjoy!
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