Hello. I have a question about clothes moths. At the end of the winter, I’ve always stored my wool clothes in boxes to which I add some moth balls. This year when I took my clothes out of the boxes, I found some holes in my sweaters. My aunt says that moth balls don’t really
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They don’t just poop on surfaces, they also leave “fecal spots.” These brown, semi-liquid deposits from their rear end contain pheromones that attract other roaches to the site. You can find fecal spots in tight spaces and cracks and crevices where cockroaches hide such as behind pictures on walls or in the space along kitchen
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A short article in Garden Gate eNotes reminded me that maybe it’s time to remind you about the importance of looking closely at the label when purchasing a pesticide for home or garden use. Say you’re looking for a weed killer to treat that wild area behind the garden shed. You want something environmentally-friendly and
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There are four different species of tiny carpet beetles that can be found in homes. All of them infest woolens, furs, hides, feathers, pet hair and lint, felt, and other items of animal origin, including carcasses, dead insects, and animal or wasp nests (see Carpet Beetles Are Not Just in Carpets). But they can also
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Are we behind the times here in the U.S.? In European countries, residents are supposedly embracing the idea of including insects as part of their diet. You can even purchase your bug entrée from your local supermarket. In November, Finland joined Britain, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, and Belgium in allowing insects to be marketed as
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We keep seeing little gnats in our downstairs bathroom. Sometimes there are several of them at once, other times just one or two, but it’s been going on for months. We don’t know where they’re coming from. We tried using an aerosol bomb in case they were coming from the drains but that didn’t stop
VIEW MOREHere are some pearls of wisdom from an old bulletin published by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1917. It’s titled “The House Fly” and is Farmers Bulletin #851. First, consider the year. It’s 1917, the automobile is becoming popular and is quickly replacing horses and bicycles for transportation among the wealthy but horses
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I told my friend I was really looking forward to the cold weather and winter because it will finally mean no more bugs inside the house. He says I’m nuts, that there are always indoor bugs no matter what’s happening outside. Is that true, don’t they die off or something? L. L., Framingham, MA It’s
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Some parents have found themselves to be the recipient of a “Bed Bug Letter” from their child’s school. This letter is a routine procedure and usually means that a single bed bug was spotted in a classroom. Nevertheless, parents panic, picturing their child covered with blood-sucking parasites while he tries to learn math. As much
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