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Volume = 12 X 20 X 1/3 = 80 cubic feet Cubic yards = 80/27 = 2.96

Cleaning with rubbing alcohol, hosing with garden water, and spraying with soap and water are ways to stop red spider mites from swarming patios. The insects in question (Acari family) cluster in places which offer food and shelter and which provide access to prey and protection. They particularly dislike drowning in water or perishing from alcohol- or soap-covered bodies.

Not necessarily. There is more to it than just lumping it into a "child abuse" category. To many unanswered questions involving the situation to say it was "definately" child abuse.

You have a sensor at each track. Each sensor has a red or green light. Move the sensor until the light turns green. Use a string if you have to. The sensors have to "see" each other.

you remove the vent and hose it down. there are usually screws holding the vent in place you just have to locate them and remove them in order to clean the ven thoroughly

Originally, the tape was made of "duck cloth" material. But it's name was DUCT TAPE. However "duck" sounds like "duct" in the real name "duct tape". One company's competing brand is called "duck tape brand duct tape". But the correct name is still "duct tape".

NEVER burn lumber in a fireplace. its been treated with chemicals and preservatives you dont want to breathe!

You can not legally sell what does not belong to you. AKA Fraud. Theft, Misrepresentation, Forgery, all Felony offenses you would be guilty of for selling something that you have no legal right to sell.

Adding nutrients and altering the pH are reasons for adding fertilizer and limestone to a compost pile. But if proper procedure is being followed under appropriate conditions, the compost pile needs no such supplements.

Thirty (30) to 365 is the number of days in which it takes to harvest compost. The precise time will depend upon the size, type, and volume of compostables as well as upon whether or not proper procedure is followed, particularly in regard to aeration, heat, layering, micro-organisms, moisture, and turning.

You do not smoke milkweed. Plant fibers and seed silk function as products which can be burned, inhaled, and smoked. But that is not a sensible activity since all parts -- except nectar and pollen -- of the plant in question (Asclepias) typically have bitter, off-putting, toxic alkaloids and carotenolids whose power can be diminished only by boiling three or four times.

Depending on the type of ant you are facing, this may or may not work. What I know for sure is that this will not work when you are facing a heavy carpenter ant infestation in Pickering. This area is home to thousands upon thousands of homes who will be facing an ant problem this coming spring. Borax acid is not recommended to exterminate these ants. A licensed and professional pest control company should only be dealing with ant removal in Pickering.

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Basal traps, canola and horticultural and neem oils, crop rotation, diatomaceous earth, floating see-through row covers, litter pick-up, manual removal, mulched newspaper, natural enemies, resistant cultivars, soapy water, squashing boards, and vine trellises are ways to get rid of squash bugs. The insects in question (Coreidae family) congregate around plant bases, which can be cleared of bodies in the morning by removing and replacing mulched newspapers or board traps. The most effective treatments demand early intervention against eggs (by horticultural oils or manual removal) and nymphs since adults are crafty in seeking the more inaccessible garden debris and plant parts.

Hit a rodent with a piece of porcelain will usually kill it. Not sure you have the right term in porcelain.

This depends how you are perceiving this "pressure going up and down" . I've repaired and replaced toilets for years and couldn't imagine how I'd gauge pressure doing this. Maybe you are mistaking pressure for flow rate and something is plugged up somewhere in your toilet.

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Natural herbs, flowers and various other ingredients are used to make scented potpourri.

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Interfering with habitat needs is the way to get rid of outdoor gnats. The insects in question need dark shelters, organic debris, and standing water. They will not stay where their eggs are exposed to horticultural oils, their larval and mature stages are subjected to insecticidal soaps or treatments, and their sources of breeding and feeding are wrecked by containerized trash, litter removal, and water supervision.

You're doing it the hard way. Boric acid is a staple of off the shelf baits- you are trying to manufacture it at home and hoping the species of ant you are after will be drawn by the cat food. Search Fluoridated ant bait stations- they are commercial quality and the best I've used yet. Irresistible to almost all ants.

Batteries should probably be kept in a drawer or probably in a small box.

Usually this is just a matter of changing the rubber washer. This joint should only require hand tightening.

Check the angle stop or cut off as some people call it. If it is not turned on all the way, the pipes will hammer or vibrate. This is the supply line to the lavatory I'm talking about.

Well, I've had many that did.

Yes, the ground can become saturated and the laterals have no place to drain to.