Mice are a problem in nearly every city in the U.S. and they can easily make their way into your home. If you develop a problem with mice, you must learn how to use mouse traps effectively. Unfortunately, getting ride of mice in your home isn’t easy and is often a disgusting business. In order ...
As warmer weather approaches, we can expect those pesky flies to begin driving us crazy in our homes and yards again. This season leave those commercial insecticides, and the toxic chemicals they contain, on the shelf and use these green tips for reducing that annoying fly population. The best way to keep flies from becoming ...
The first thing that I was to get across is, killing mice by using traps and poison should not be used. Especially if you have children and pets in the house. You should always try to catch the mouse alive and let it go at least a couple blocks from your home. It’s very easy ...
Simply stated, if your pet eats a poisoned mouse, rat, or other small mammal, it too will be poisoned! The pesticide labels clearly state that if your pet consumes a poison designed for a small mammal there are likely to be serious or fatal consequences. But it is less clearly stated what might happen if ...
No matter how well a gardener waters or fertilizes a lawn, some lawns can be completely ruined by creatures that burrow underground and feast on the lawn. Grubs and rodents are particularly bad for lawns and they can be quite resilient. That’s why gardeners have developed different ways of dealing with them over time. Types ...
Even if you keep your home fairly clean, it doesn’t take much for a mouse or rat to find it’s way into your living space. Even the smallest amount of warmth or food (think those crumbs behind your toaster) can be enough to entire the furry little creature into your home. Poisons, although they may ...
We’ve all seen the telltale earthen mounds that they leave in our perfectly manicured yard, but what types of rights do moles have? Recently, in Washington State, voters have enacted a law that would make any sort of trapping of moles illegal. Under the new law, anyone wishing to rid themselves of a mole would ...
I hear people complaining all of the time about mice. I cant tell you how many times I have heard people in a rage because their brand new home just made a brand ne friend. Regardless of what people say or think, we are basically invading their space. When a mouse enters a home it ...
You probably won’t tolerate a mouse in your house, but may not be too concerned with a stray mouse in the garage. I believe this is a very common attitude. You may have a change of heart after reading this story of our nice car being sold for junk after being invaded by a family ...
A few days ago I was going about my normal motherly duties; putting washed dishes and silverware away. As I was about to place some clean forks in the drawer I noticed something in the drawer. The something was rodent droppings. I further investigated and found half eaten food left behind by our furry friend. ...
