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Is this white powdery substance on a wood shelf caused by flying termites?
There were probably about 100 or 200 so flying termites inside the house two days ago. They were all flying to the ceiling lights, and I placed buckets of water below it and many got in. I also ...
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How can I get rid of frogs that have settled in an unused swimming pool?
We have an inground swimming pool that we haven't used in a few years (it's just too expensive for us to maintain at the present time).
Well it's almost June and the frogs are a' plenty. Our pool ...
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How can I mitigate copper naphthenate (copper green) smell indoors?
Our contractor treated the edge of some plywood and the bottom of some studs with copper naphthenate. The goal was to treat yummy wood at the concrete interface, which is a good thing since termites ...
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Are these brown finger-like things on the outside of my house caused by termites?
Is this ground termite? This is on the outside of a wall in the backyard.
This is the only occurrence of this thing.
Should I be worried? Should I call someone to look at it? OR can I fix this ...
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How can I get rid of a mouse in my house?
There is a mouse in my house.
What's the most effective way to get rid of the mouse (and any "friends" it might have) and ensure that it doesn't come back.
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What are some at-home options for pest control?
I am thinking about ditching my pest guy and going straight DIY.
Raid has released a new product called Raid Max Bug Barrier.
Lowe's also carries a number of DIY insect treatments. I figure the ...
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How to get rid of fleas in an apartment with carpeted floors?
Long story short...we came home after 5 days away with our 1.5 year old and noticed that the wherever the cat slept or lounged there was cat hair and little particles that looked like black pepper.
A ...
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Any words of advice on dealing with termites?
I have confirmed today that I have a termite infestation in my house. We found a recent tube build through the crack in the foundation and some termite activity outside.
Any words of advice on ...
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How do I deal with a wasp nest?
I recently discovered a fairly large (a few hundred wasps, from the look of it) wasp-nest under the eaves on the side of my house.
Anyways, I called a exterminator (Terminix, actually), and they ...
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How can I handle carpenter ants?
Last year, my wife and I purchased a house just south of Houston (Stafford, TX exactly). A couple of months into occupancy, we discovered that we had a problem with some Camponotus vicinus (Brown ...
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How can I prevent mice from entering my house?
Every fall when the weather gets cooler it is a given that a mouse will end up in my house. I understand that this happens probably to most home owners (especially considering the number of trees I ...
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What is the proper, safe, and effective way to apply diatomaceous earth?
We are looking at using diatomaceous earth against bed bugs.
However, we're having trouble finding any reliable information on how to use it properly.
Our questions are:
how should it be applied?
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What are the best pest control product I should use for new home? [closed]
We live in a new home, it is about 2 years old we been living in there.
I want to do pest control myself instead of paying pest control company over $20 per month.
I live in USA Texas. I currently ...
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How do I find and dispose of the dead body in my ceiling?
We're trying to track the origin of a very putrid smell in our condominium. We have a loft type home, which means two floors with a drywall ceiling between the first and second floor.
I first noticed ...
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What's the best way to get rid of ants?
I have ants occasionally in the summer come through the cracks in my garage floor. What is the best way to eliminate them?
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How can I prevent animals from eating my wooden swingset?
I have a Rainbow swingset made of a Chinese wood called Cunninghamia. The squirrels and deer in my backyard have begun to chew the wood relentlessly. Is there anything I can do to prevent them from ...
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How can I get rid of fleas in my crawlspace forever?
I have lived in my house since 2007. I have a large crawlspace (dirt floor, ranging in height) where I have a nice woodworking shop.
In 2011 the shop became infested with fleas, but not the ...
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What is the most effective way to get rid of silverfish?
I recently moved to an apartment near the ocean and the air is more humid/moist than any of my previous homes. I've noticed that at night a few silverfish always come out in my bathroom (linoleum ...
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Do termites stay in the wall?
I feel a need to double check this. I found a couple mud tubes going into a wall along with some minor damage to some paneling inside. I removed the paneling, sprayed some termite killer in there and ...
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How do I get rid of birds living in an air vent?
On the outside of my house I have at least one bird living in an air vent. I would rather that they lived somewhere else. I was thinking I could put some sort of netting over the vent when the bird ...
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What can I do to keep my shed (or house) free of spiders?
I've got an old shed at the end of my garden, this summer I gave it a complete cleanout, but within a few weeks it was back to its cobweb infested state. Being quite an arachnaphobe, it makes getting ...
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How do I locate where bed bugs hide?
Location: Hong Kong
Recently I have had a problem with bed bugs in my house. I've seen them and confirmed they are bed bugs.
I've googled for a way to kill bed bugs. A most accepted solution is to ...
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When to stop putting out mouse traps?
So last week my wife and I discovered some evidence of mice fooling around in our kitchen at night (e.g. shuffled cleaning supplies under the sink, hoarded dog food, and of course their droppings). ...
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How to get rid of gophers in the back yard without poison?
We don't want to put out poisons, and we have tried most everything else with no success:
vibrating pegs
traps
water in the holes
pepper
Its to the point where we're ready to pave over the lawn. ...
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How can I stop mortar plugs from popping out of slab holes?
Our termite people plugged their dozens of chemical insertion holes using a regular grout. Needless to say the plugs are popping out left and right. (They tell me that is normal, the plugs pop out in ...
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How do I repair/prevent woodpecker holes in cedar siding?
What is the best way to patch woodpecker holes and deter the woodpeckers from returning?
I was thinking of filling the holes with Great Stuff, having the house sprayed inside/outside for insects and ...
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Are there pet friendly insecticides that kill only spiders?
Is there a insecticide that only kills spiders? I have a cat and a dog. So, I have to be careful what I use.
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What is the best way to fill a 3 inch gap under my concrete front porch?
I'm in need of some help with my concrete foundation. As I was leaving the house this morning I discovered two or three skunks crawling into a gap under my porch. The hole is on the bottom of the ...
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What is the most effective way to destroy cockroach and centipede size pests? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are some at-home options for pest control?
I know one way to kill cockroach but not centipedes would be to dip pieces of potato in boric acid put them around the ...
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How to get rid of a few mosquitoes/gnats that constantly sneak in?
I live in an older house, a duplex. I constantly see a few mosquitoes or gnats sneaking in and biting me at night. It's really annoying. It is mainly on the bottom floor, where the A/C vents go to the ...
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What could be eating or removing the insulation in my garage door?
We have noticed that there are piles of the tiny particles of the insulation from one of our garage doors on each side of our door. At first we swept it up and didn't think anything of it. The next ...
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How to deal with Mice coming into the Baby's Room [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I get rid of a mouse in my house?
Our first child is due any day now, and we've got a mouse infestation. We noticed it for the first time at my girlfriend's baby ...
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Does anything need to be done to prep the ground before building a low height deck?
Previously I asked about How to add on to a concrete patio? I am still considering my options and am now considering making a wood deck instead of a concrete patio. The deck would be about 14 feet by ...
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Is this termite damage and if so how do I repair it?
I was moving a bolt storage rack in the basement, and when I took it off the wall, I noticed that the wall behind it was moldy. Then I noticed a ripple in the paint going all the way up, and when I ...
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How can I remove mice from my house?
I live in a townhome which is a 2nd and 3rd floor unit. On the 3rd floor is a closet with a crawlspace entrance which is the attic. There are definitely mice running around in there.
I tried to ...
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How can I get rid of springtails?
I don't exactly know how or why, but seems my house is starting to get more of these things - springtails.
I've checked all over the internet, and it says there is too much moisture, however, they ...
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How to tell if my new, unfurnished apartment has bed bugs?
I just signed the lease on a new apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I did so after looking up the address and seeing that it had been listed twice in the bed bug registry. In 2009, a tenant said a ...
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Should I apply termite preventative products to pressure treated wood?
There are pressure treated (4"x4") fence posts (set in concrete) nearby to a house. In that area there were previously termites (professionally treated in-ground). This is in a humid region, along the ...
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How can I prevent insects from entering my house? How can I find their entry point?
We just moved into a different house. There seems to be an unusually high probability of insects entering the house compared to other houses. No infestation, but a lot of one-off incidents. The worst ...
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How can I get rid of ants in an environmently friendly way?
Is it enough to pour boiling water in their mount?
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How can I get rid of gnats and other flies all over my house?
We just moved to a new place and we're noticing that there is a lot of gnats and fruit fly type bugs all over the house! We've been killing 2 or 3 an hour and they keep coming back. We find them all ...
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How do I prevent small tiny insects (bugs / ants) that are crawling on the walls? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the best way to stop tiny ants from entering my home?
How can I prevent insects from entering my house? How can I find their entry point?
Do I just spray some ...
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How can I figure out where squirrels are entering my attic?
Squirrels keep getting in my attic but I can't figure out where they're coming in. There may also be chipmunks, as I found a bunch of sunflower seed shells inside a lawn chair bag that was laying up ...
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How do I eliminate and prevent future stink bug infestations?
Throughout the winter we tended to have 1-2 stink bugs buzzing around the house on any given day. We'd either vacuum them up or put them in the disposal. The humidity picked up for a bit and yesterday ...
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What is the best way to stop tiny ants from entering my home? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I prevent insects from entering my house? How can I find their entry point?
I've got tiny ants coming in from the window above the sink in the kitchen. We are ...
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How do I set up a massive spider glue trap like the one found on Reddit a week ago?
The thread details are at http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/kdmd2/thought_id_check_the_spider_trap_i_stuck_in_my/.
Does anyone know what sort of glue trap I should buy? And what are the best ...
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Is it safe to use Biflex TC for termite control in my house?
Today I found that my house is infested with termites. It's really scary the way they affect wooden stuff inside the house.
I contacted a few agencies here in my city (Ahmedabad, India). The one that ...
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What is the best time of year to remove bee nests?
Is there a season when it's easiest to remove bee nests?
I.E. The bees are dormant?
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What kind of paint/stain will prevent bees?
For exposed pine, like a roof eave, how can the wood be treated to
prevent bees from tunneling into the wood, or building nests?
Edit: Currently, I'm using a water-based stain, to no effect.
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How do I stop bats from nesting in an attic?
What is the best way to discourage bats from taking up residence in a house?
