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We have fought this problem in our rentals before with success using the following techniques. What doesn't work: Foggers. We treated the rental for MONTHS with weekly applications of foggers - 3 or 4 anti bedbug foggers per floor - hundreds of dollars spent - and the tenants had to leave the building for half a day every week and then deal with the stink ...

Setting traps will kill what you have, but you still have the problem of the mice getting in. you need to figure out how they are getting into the house. Mice can get through incredibly tiny holes, so it might be a chore to find them all. But as you find holes, seal them up. Steel wool is useful for this as they don't like chewing through it.

If you see indications of a sloppy installation such as a hole being cut too large there may be some steps you can take, but otherwise I'd probably just leave it alone. (Though it would be useful if you could post a picture or at least describe what type of light fixture it is.) Bugs are going to get into all sorts of places regardless of what you do. Even ...

It MAY have been a carpenter bee. They look like big bumble bees, and are good to pollinate plants. However they will do a great deal of damage with the galleries they build, gradually eating away a lot of wood. Don't let them get a foothold or you will truly see a great deal of damage done. A carpenter bee will drill a hole that is perfectly circular. They ...

We went away on holidays for 4 weeks and returned to a house full of flies. I sprayed them everyday and kept all the flyscreens shut so they couldn't get into the house, but somehow they just kept multiplying! There was nothing in the house that smelled off or any food scraps or dead animals. After 4 days of this driving me insane I realised that our coffee ...

Like others have said, there's probably a dead thing somewhere. However, depending on the fly type, they could be breeding in very dirty water or in pretty much any organic matter. For example, some will breed in rotting vegetation, some will eat wool or fleece if they have too. So looking for pretty much anything out of the way that could be rotting. You ...

They're called cluster flies. They find a way into your house and leave their scent on the trail so others follow. We had them hanging out in our skylights and would find the dead ones all over the house. We bought some things called 'cluster busters' - that attach to the window where they hang out. They're attracted to the inside and "drown" in a fine ...

Vinegar and water should work, but really the source of the problem must be stopped. You can try oranges, lemon, grapefruit (citrus) in the area to keep them away. Also I suggest spay/nueter if it is the neighbors cat. If it is feral, trapping is an option as well. There are other ways which are more costly: Motion Sensor + Sound Motion Sensor + Water

Unless you've gotten the nest, no they're not. First question, are they the long waisted Paper Wasps or Yellow Jackets? Second, was the hole they were coming out of under the sheet metal trim collar that surrounds the vent and joins to the wall or out of the vent itself? If it was the vent itself, these usually are a concentric system where there's air ...

I personally go with 'forever'. I've got a good-size house, on a little bit land, and a garage door that I leave open for fair amounts of time each day in good weather. I'm ALWAYS going to have mice getting in, even though I've patched every hole I can find. It's just sort of inevitable at this point. So I keep the snap-traps under the sink and in the ...

My house was originally built in 1953 and I lived in it for 10 years. It was too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. Drains got clogged easily, Water supply was getting clogged. None of the electrical outlets were grounded, there weren't enough outlets or enough amperage in the breaker box or electrical service. Roof was starting to leak, windows ...

Having the foundation a reasonable distance above adjacent grade is an important aspect of deterring termites (if that is your problem). It will not stop them, but it will make access much more difficult for them. Having wood at or below grade is like leaving your front door open with a big sign on the wall saying "Come on in! Take all you want!" One thing ...