Phyllis teaches English Literature at a local college and loves writing in her free time. She’s also a great cook – her British beef Wellington is something the best restaurants crave for.
Nobody likes having bugs in their home. Flies are annoying, cockroaches are gross, and some – like grasshoppers – can be downright alarming! It’s normal to have no idea how to get rid of grasshoppers, but this article is here to help. Whether you want to know how to get rid of a grasshopper in your room or how to get ...
There is nothing as frustrating as the infestation of insects. Insects are nuisances that raid in multitude, damaging goods, and are sometimes very harmful. There are different methods to control different insect infestations, for instance, the method used to get rid of mosquitoes and Japanese beetles is different ...
Worms are not to be underestimated. If every worm on the planet decided to surface at once, the resulting biomass would be thick enough to stack twenty feet in the air over the entire world.
That isn’t exactly the kind of fact you want to pull out at parties. But it is the kind of thing you want to keep in mind ...
Starlings, like so many other birds, can make a big mess of your yard and the eaves of your home. You might end up with droppings all over your property, and the droppings of these birds are acidic enough to damage paint, decking, and masonry. Starlings can also clog gutters and create various other kinds of damage to ...
Most of us have seen what looks like a ball of foamy spittle on plants in our gardens or even on weeds in a field. These unsightly balls of foamy material are created by spittlebugs. While spittlebugs don’t do a lot of damage to plants in your garden, they do make a mess on the stems and leaves of your vegetables and ...
Dealing with any kind of bug infestation is tough and can feel very gross. Drugstore beetles get their name from finding their way into packaged and processed foods. This can ruin the appetite of anyone and cost money to the businesses having to throughout infested products.
Whether you are a business suffering ...
If you have never had to share your property with a woodpecker, consider yourself lucky! These birds can do a lot of damage to your home or other structures on your property, and they can also be quite noisy. The sound of them drumming their beak on surfaces can wake homeowners up at all hours of the day and night.
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We know that bees won’t want to sting us because they only get one sting in their life. However, creatures such as wasps and hornets are a lot more aggressive as they aren’t constricted in the number of stings that they get in their life.
Hornets aren’t a creature that we want around our house, so it is important ...
Possums are very helpful creatures in some ways because they can eat bugs and other pests that you might not want to have in your yard. The trouble with possums is that they can be territorial over their part of your yard, and they can be an issue if you own pets like dogs that will need to share the yard with them. ...
One of the visitors who are least pleasant in residential homes is rats. They creep around at night, making annoying noises in the attic or basement, and when you find them in your house, you could feel horrified. Fortunately, there are many methods available to you for keeping rats out ...
