Home and Garden

Use Woodpecker Deterrents to Protect Your Home

If you live in a heavily wooded area in a rural setting, there is a decent chance that woodpeckers share the same habitat as you do. While woodpeckers usually tend to stay in trees, they have been known to attach themselves to the side of a house and pick away at the wood there. In [...]

Using Flea Bombs in Your Home Prep and Clean-Up Tips

If your apartment, condo or house has been infested with fleas, there are many at-home pest control remedies consumers can use to rid their home from fleas. One of the easiest and most cost-effective methods is to use fast-acting flea bomb. While most people read the instructions on each can prior to a flea bombs [...]

How to Treat and Prevent Lawn Fungus

There are multitudes of variables that can affect the quality of a lawn. From crabgrass to clover, from insects to moles, it is simply only a matter of time before the beauty and health of a lawn is threatened. Lawn fungus is among these lawn ailments. Learning how to properly treat this problem will help [...]

Sprinklers To Stop Pests

Many owners of gardens have a real problem with pests digging up the borders or eating growing plants. But there is a very cost effective and humane solution to this problem. Items like the Havahart 5265 which are known as a motion activated sprinkler systems are the best possible solution. We will find that almost [...]

When To Do A Black Mold Inspection

Mold and fungus are everywhere; the wrong kind of mold and fungus or a heavy concentration can create major health problems. There are many indications of a mold problem; the simplest is a mildewy or musky odor. A complete inspection will include crawlspaces, basements, attics, behind walls and anywhere there is a sign of mold [...]

Molds: the House Pests You Should Never Ignore

Molds are those thick, slimy substances that soil almost every part of your home. Foul-smelling and awfully prevalent, these fungi can destroy house fixtures in such a short span of time. Aside from that, they could cause life-threatening diseases to whoever comes in contact with them. Given these harmful effects, it is important that you [...]

How To Keep Pests Out Of The Garden

As a garden-owner, you’ll want to be selective about what flora and fauna is allowed into your garden.  There are all sorts of pests that people hate and it really depends on the individual.  Pests you might want to keep away include birds, deer, foxes, moles, aphids and such like.  Obviously, you will want to [...]

All About Mole Eliminator Traps

There are a number of elimination methods (such as mole eliminator traps) that you can apply to permanently get rid of your mole concerns. Since moles can leave devastating landscape problems, it is highly encouraged to address the problem as soon as possible. On that regard, it is advised that you initiate the appropriate action [...]

Flea Bomb and Fogger Advice

Fleas are a common pest almost everywhere in the world. They are almost invisible to the naked eye and they bite causing irritating wounds. Not only do their bites irritate the skin but they can also carry a disease from a previous host to a new host. In the medieval times, fleas on rats were [...]

Pesky Flying Ants

Flying ants may seem like a work of fiction but these tiny pests are real. Ants, both flying and wingless are social insects that make colonies. Flying ants also base their colonies around a queen and have worker ants that build and care for the colony. After a successful colony is established, the queen will [...]