Identifying Small White Biting Bugs
I have these tiny white bugs look like tiny grains of salt. On the hardwood floors, as well as, the carpet they look like lint. They are on my mattress encasement, sheets, everything in the house. They look like dust on furniture.
Keeping Squirrels from Chewing Car Wiring
Squirrels are chewing the wires on my car (battery, control systems, and plugs). It needs to stop. My car is in shop now, because of this! What can I do to stop this?
I have lived in the Sierra foothills for 41 years and never had a problem with cockroaches, until last year started. Can anyone determine their origin? I may have pissed off a pest control company. I have been told that cockroaches are not native.
How do I get rid of house mice?
Natural Flea Deterrent for Cats
Does garlic or variation like powder work on cats? I have a boy who sprays so is out most of the time and is allergic to fleas and Frontline, etc. Midnight looses most of his fur in warm months and breaks out in scabs. I mostly see dog solutions, but my guy is 11 pounds and clearly a feline.
Is it better to spray before renovation or after? What is the best product to do the job myself?
I have tiny red dot bugs around my computer desk. They bite and the area is really itchy. They are as small as the periods at the end of a sentence. Please help. I have tried everything. I'm about ready to move.
Squirrels got into the space between my apartment and the one upstairs. They hid their winter nuts in the space and after a couple of months I now have more fruit flies than I can kill daily.
I have fruit flies in the house, but they seem to be found the most in the living room. I do not keep fruit on the counter in my kitchen and I have made sure my drains are clean.
There are tiny bugs in my home. Against something dark they look white and against something white they look black or brown. They have been biting. I have no idea what they are, do you? Do you know how I can get rid of them? They seem to react to the cold temps.
I have little water flies. They like the damp ground in my indoor plants. How do I get them out of my house?
Getting Rid of Fleas Naturally
I really need to get rid of fleas on my cat. I am wondering if baking soda will help in the carpet and maybe on the cat.
Does putting a cup of vinegar on the counter catch and kill fruit flies?
I was wondering what is a great idea to control fleas on a small dog (9lb)? I have never had an issue until this year; he gets 1 to 3 on him a week. I bathe him weekly in flea soap. Not only is Frontline Plus very pricey, but I am scared of putting chemicals on him.
Getting Rid of Small Red and Black Bugs
I have little red and black bugs. They're everywhere. There's a nest outside and there's millions. Help :(
Keeping Stray Dogs Out of Your Yard
There is a white dog in my neighborhood. We have done everything to keep it out of the yard. What can I do, I do not want to send it to the pound.
How do you remove the nits from a child's hair? Please let me know.
Keeping Opossums Out of the Yard
I just read that putting mothballs in the garden, inside of a plastic jug with holes in the bottom to keep them dry, will help keep cats out of the garden. So I wonder if that would help with the opossums that get in my yard and eat the cat's food.
What do fleas look like? How do I get rid of them?
Identifying Little Black Biting Bugs
These bugs are small, black, and pin head sized. They are very hard to even see. Sometimes I see white ones, also. They seem to get in my clothes and bite. My wife doesn't seem to get bitten or says she can't feel anything on her. What's going on? I'm not crazy.
I would like to know if borax is used to kill rats? If not what do you all recommend?
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Keeping Birds from Nesting in a BBQ Grill
In a frantic spring of trying to garden, paint my porch and deck and dodging raindrops, I neglected to check my gas grill! I had put duct tape over the holes on the sides of the cover, knowing I could get visitors.
How do I keep deer from eating my tulips once they have bloomed?
Protecting Plants From Rabbits
Tips for keeping bunnies out of gardens from the ThriftyFun community. Post your own advice here.
Preventing Deer From Eating Roses
Tips from the ThriftyFun community for preventing deer from eating your roses. To keep deer from eating plants: a friend goes to beauty shops and gets the hair that has been cut and takes it home and hangs it on fences around the plants.
