Household Hints

You can use rug grip tape or a non-slip rug pad underneath the rug to prevent it from slipping on a carpet. Another option is to apply silicone caulk or double-sided carpet tape along the edges of the rug to secure it in place.

No, pest repellers do not work beyond a narrowly defined target area but yes, they do work within their identified range. They nevertheless will be particularly effective in conjunction with row covers and sticky traps.

Kills weeds, obviously. Most herbicides that are sold to gardeners are non-specific herbicides--in other words, the chemical solution in the jug or bottle will kill any plant that comes in contact to the chemical, no matter if it's a plant you don't consider a weed or not. It also means that it doesn't target specific types of plants (like broad-leaved plants and/or grasses), but a wide variety.

How herbicides work depends on what type you are using. There are two different types; contact herbicides and systemic herbicides, both kill plants in the same basic way they either stop the plant from "breathing" or "eating". Contact ones hit the plant and kill whatever is growing above ground and systemic herbicides get sucked in by the plant, travel down to the roots and kill the plant from there.

It can leave a stain, which caught soon enough can be removed easily, usually by using a pet stain remover, being careful that a particular cleaner will not damage the material you're cleaning by checking the label. Dog Urine can also increase the fading of some types of siding, and in a case where this happens, the questionable area will need to be repaired by new siding.

They don't all works the same way. Most baits are stomach poisons & ingested when they eat it, Some dusts are the same & are ingested when they groom, some act on their nervous systems, some weaken & dry out exoskeletons (dessicants), some also clog up breathing tubes & some simply absorbed through their bodies.

There are any number of herbicides that will kill dandelions. The trick is finding one that will not kill the good grass around the dandelions. The oldest and most reliable one is called 2,4D. Some people will tell you that 2,4D is "Agent Orange" of Vietnam infamy. Not quite. "Agent Orange" was a chemical mixture called "2,4D with Silvex", and is not available to homeowners.

Properly used, 2,4D has a very long track record of safety and effectiveness. It is the "plus 2" in the granular lawn product "Turf Builder plus 2".

It is probably a dead shark. I had this problem so i went under my house and found a rotting bees nest. If you have ever been to hanmer springs in new zealand, there are hot springs there which have a strong sulphuric smell. There are also thousands of bees there. While the bees do not cause the smell, they certainly make it worse. Look for any traces of bees under and around your house and spray contaminated area/s with water and sodium bicarbonate, which will neutralise the smell.

A model of a cat may intimidate birds. A real cat would be even better.

Use a mild soap water solution to wash them off of the leaves of your plants. Be sure to reach both the tops and the bottoms of the leaves. Also, there is a systemic fertilizer that includes insect control that you can periodically feed your plants.

Home-made -- as 1 part dish soap to 2 parts water -- or store-bought insecticidal soap allows household members to rid a kitchen of aphids. The insect pest in question (Aphidoideasuperfamily) will do the equivalent of drowning or suffocating when sprayed with the effective, environmentally friendly, quick, safe treatment.

Bug spray contains pyrethrin, which is created by the chrysanthemum flower. It's normally considered un-toxic but can cause breathing problems. If you end up inhaling or swallowing or spraying into your mouth bug spray, you should contact 911 since it can harm your inner body.

First make sure your cat has a nice clean cat box to use for potty time. Cats tend not to want to use a dirty cat box.

To try to clean up cat urine, try using straight vinegar. There is also another commercial product on the market that I cannot think of the name of right now, that is suppose to cut all odors. It can be found in pet stores. Just ask the sales person.

If tree roots are in your septic system, you really need to seek professional help. Rock salt will kill tree roots but they will still need to be removed.

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Fresh is the kind of moth balls which deter bats. The mammal in question has a strong repulsion to the pervasive odor of just about any kind of moth ball so long it is fresh and replaced as soon as the smell begins to diminish.

Prevention is the first step. Make sure that all surfaces in your house are clean and that there is no place for larvae to grow. Bleach the kitchen surfaces, sink overflows and areas where pets eat and rest as well as bathroom areas. Vacuum every room every day and throw out the vacuum bag to remove larvae. Garbage should be taken outside daily and should be in a covered container. Outside, clean the porch area around the doors and windows. Remove any garbage or open pet food. Windows should have screens.

Fly tape may help as will leaving a trap to attract the flies. I place a banana peel out and wait. In an hour or so, the flies will have found the peel and I squirt them with a spray bottle with some dish soap in it. This makes their wings stick to their body and glues them in place. Flyswatters will help you eliminate those around the house, but they should become fewer as you put other steps in place.

no they do not bed bugs are something that has to be specially treated

Salt and vinegar are what is in homemade weed-killers. Salt deprives weeds of moistures and puts uncomfortable crystals in the ground whereas white distilled vinegar's acetic acid makes the ground far too acidic for weeds to survive.

There are no rules, use whatever you find easiest. Most people use synthetic sponges for cleaning tasks. Washing the body may be done with either a synthetic or a natural sponge. A sponge with a scourer attached is useful for many jobs including dish washing.

In most grocery stores, and even in Wal-Mart, where they sell the dishwasher soap, they sell small bottles of dishwasher cleaner. You put the bottle of cleaner in the dishwasher, without the cap, open side down. And you run the dishwasher the way you normally would, but with nothing else in it. When the cycle is done, your dishwasher should be clean and not have any bad odors.

I saw this answer and wanted to post a suggestion. We found that doing this and lots of all the other things wouldn't take the smell away for long. Its always came back. Then I remembered that the inspector had said something about the hose under the sink when we bought our new house. I got out the book and sure enough he noted that the hose between the dishwasher and disposal needed a loop in it 6in higher than the bottom of the sink because we didn't have the vent on top of the sink. So we were getting the smells from the disposal coming into the dishwasher. My husband pulled out the dishwasher and was able to find enough hose to do this and WOW no more smell! Hope you check this out and that its fixes your problem as well.

It is history. The paper bag and iron is for wax. If you did that first, you just melted more plastic into the fabric. It will not come out. If you had froze it first, it might have popped off, or it may have already been into the fabric.