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What kind of spider web is this - and how do I get rid of it?
This web is in the corner of our house.
I see that there is funnel-web spider that lives in Arizona, but not any in Kentucky that look like this.
Is this the harmless North American version, or ...
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How to check my house for termites?
I may just be paranoid so I don't want to call out an exterminator, or buy a bunch of stuff I don't need.
How to I tell if I have termites?
Are there preventative measures I should take even if I ...
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Are ultrasonic ant repellents effective?
I'm considering an ultrasonic ant repellent for the kitchen (where I'd rather not use a chemical pesticide).
Do these things work?
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How to repel pigeons so that they don't loiter behind my windows?
I live in a apartment in a multistory building. Pigeons often sit onto edges of window openings behind my windows and leave excrements which is rather annoying.
Is there some simple, preferably ...
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How are the rats getting in?
I have rat traps in my attic and I catch a rat every few months.
Answers on rat/mice problems - such this one There's a mouse in my house! - always include the suggestion to track down how they ...
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How do I address a bedbug infestation?
This bug problem is really stressing me out. I doubt they are bedbugs though because there aren't a lot. I remove 3-8 from my bed a day, and I've read that bedbugs are present in much greater numbers.
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How can I safely get rid of fire ant mounds in my backyard?
I've got around 8-10 fire ant mounds in my backyard, and a puppy that has recently discovered a love for digging in them. We haven't let her out in the backyard unsupervised for the past week since ...
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How can I protect books in my study from rats/mice?
I've discovered that rats/mice are living in my home. At night they come into my study and chew any books they can find, so I had planned to exterminate them by
placing rat poison in the study. ...
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OK to use fallen branch in garden without treatment?
Recently a large branch fell off of one of our trees (a gum tree, ie hard wood). The branch is about thigh thick and parts of it would make a good garden-bed liner or similar as it is quite straight ...
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How should I deal with an animal in the attic?
My tenants tell me that they hear an animal (possibly a raccoon) in the attic. This is an old (1880s) three story row house with a flat roof and a pretty low (2 ft average, maybe) attic. The house ...
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How do I set traps in the kitchen ceiling when my roof is flat and I lack access?
At night we can hear mice scuttling about over the kitchen. This area of the house has a flat roof above it, and a solid drywall ceiling with no access to the space between the ceiling and the roof. ...
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How do I find where mice are entering my house?
So the house I just finished remodeling, and am now living in, has a small mouse problem. We have caught a couple of mice, and suspect there may be more. Catching the mice does little good, if more ...
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What should I do about a gap between hardwood and drywall?
First-time home-owner - house less than 1 year old.
We had our home built last December, and have been discovering all sorts of problems with it. The latest was a trail of ants within our kitchen ...
