Q. Cockroaches are taking over the kitchen in my apartment! My grandmother said she took care of cockroaches by putting out little balls of boric acid mixed with flour, bacon drippings, and chopped onions. Does this work?
A. Please don’t do this! It’s not safe. This idea circulated years ago, originating as a household hint from a newspaper advice columnist, who shall remain nameless.
VIEW MOREQ. Okay, I know this must be an old wives’ tale, but my friend says earwigs really do get into people’s ears! Please answer because we sometimes see earwigs in our downstairs. Should I be worried?
VIEW MOREQ. What are silverfish? I find them in the bathtub and they scare me.
VIEW MOREQ. We just had a plumber out for a clogged drain and he told us that we had drain flies. What in the world are drain flies and what do we do about them?
VIEW MOREQ. In the past week, I’ve noticed several small, dark insects slowly crawling up the walls in the family room. They look like tiny beetles. Any idea what they’re doing in my house?
VIEW MOREQ. The condo that we just moved into has cockroaches left behind by the previous tenant! I looked at pesticides in the hardware store but I’m confused. Which is better – a cockroach spray or a bait?
VIEW MOREQ. What are Brown Marmorated Stink Bug?
A. Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is yet another invasive insect species from Asia that is beginning to have a serious economic impact on producers of many different crops in states where it has become well established. It its thought to have arrived in the US in shipping crates. Although adult bugs can fly, it’s an efficient hitchhiker and migration to other states may have been aided through transportation of infested cargo.
VIEW MOREQ. Our daughter was just sent home from her elementary school because she has head lice! We’re freaking out! Can you spray our home so nobody else in the family gets lice?
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