Preventing Lizards from Getting in House
I've lizards in my home and I don't understand how to remove them.
I have cutworms coming out of my pavers. How do I get rid of them?
Ammonia to Keep Pets Out of Garbage
Recently someone asked about keeping pets/animals from tearing open garbage bags. I don't have that problem now, but I learned this trick from my mother years ago. Before tying off your garbage bag, pour a dab of ammonia in the bag.
What is the best, safe, and free way to get rid of grubs? Thank you in advance.
Use Black Pepper For Garden Pests
I don't like to use chemicals in my vegetable garden. I use a large can of ground black pepper and sprinkle on my plants. It works quite well. The only problem is that you have to reapply after rain or watering.
Use Plastic Jack-'o-Lantern to Distract Bugs
I had let the dogs have one of those round jack-'o-lantern buckets the kids use for trick or treating. The color of it was orange and there were all these gnats or small flying bugs on it as if it were glowing. It wasn't glowing, it was just the color.
Dish Detergent and Bleach to Kill Lawn Pests
Keep your lawn free of fleas, ticks, and pests by mixing 1 cup Joy detergent or any cheap liquid dish detergent and 1 cup bleach with a gallon of water. Put in garden sprayer and spray lawn. This will keep your yard pest free for the summer.
Rolly-Pollies in the House (Sow/Pill Bugs)
How do you get rid of rolly pollies in the house? I live in Texas, so it's pretty hot, but the A/C is always running. This is the first time any of us have been hit with rolly pollies. Any suggestions?
Protecting Fruit Trees from Wild Animals
Do you know how to protect fruit on trees? My peaches were disappearing at night. I think it was an opossum or raccoon, so I put a solar light near the tree. It worked and saved my peaches. Has anybody else tried this?
Pick Pests Off Your Garden for Insect Spray
If you have bugs in your garden, here's an easy, organic and free way to get rid of them. If you're squeamish about this, put on rubber gloves, garden gloves, or latex gloves and pluck the bugs off the plants, one species at a time, and put them in a cupful of water.
I use soap to spray for insects in garden. Mix 1 tablespoon of liquid soap with water in a quart spray bottle from Dollar store. Spray once a week and after a rain.
Add a Bay Leaf to Pantry Items to Keep Pests Away
The best thing I have ever found to keep pantry moths or any other pest from getting in your food is to put a bay leaf in the box or package after it is opened. There is something about a bay leaf that they hate.
Keeping Squirrels and Pests Off Grape Vines
How do I keep squirrels and other pest off grape vines?
We get so many requests about how to get rid of pests and invariably people say to use mothballs or were given this advice from exterminators.
Something in My Home is Making Me Itch
What could be causing me to itch? Sometimes it feels like something is biting me too, but I have no rash. It seems to only happen inside my home. We went on vacation and it went away.
Keeping Leeches Away From You While Swimming
Do you know a way to keep leeches away from you while swimming? Perhaps a natural repellent of some kind?
Using Boric Acid or Borax for Pest Control and Cleaning
Does anyone have a success story about using Boric Acid or Borax for pest control and or cleaning tips with it?
Control Pests, Don't Eradicate Them
As a reservation raised Native American, I am sometimes surprised at the extremes other country living folk go to, to rid themselves of what they consider outdoor pests.
Instant solutions to pest problems can be harmful to the environment, pets, wild birds, fish (when the run off goes downstream) and beneficial insects (ladybugs, honey bees).
In our garden, we have a huge infestation of pill bugs. In fact, it is so bad that if you stick a small shovel in and pull out a little bit of dirt, you uncover about 20 ants, 40 -50 pillbugs, and 1 or 2 worms. I know the worms are good, but I'm worried about the pill bugs. Does anyone have a cure?
I want to know how to keep an armadillo out of my yard. He is obviously after the grubs in the yard. I have tried moth balls, traps, nothing has worked yet. Dee from Texas
I ordered an out-of-print book that I would like to keep, but as I was reading it I found several (cute) little bookworms. I don't want the rest of my books infected.
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