Pest Control

Peppermint has a strong smell that many pests find irritating. The oil from this plant can be used to deter both insect and animal pests from the home. Many people enjoy the scent and have used peppermint oil to not only keep nuisances such as mice, roaches, flies and fleas out of their home, they have eradicated infestations for good. Peppermint oil is safe to use in homes with children and pets. It is easy to find in grocery stores, in the baking aisle near other flavorings.

Orkin charge different amounts depending on area and type of pest to extermination but your looking at anywhere from $30 to around $100 or more its best to call and get a rough estimate

None of them do anything long term-don't buy it

Terminix Pest Control,Bio Tech Pest control,Earthwise Pest Control,Orkin Pest Control, and Modern Pest control are all companies that hire out exterminators.

Botanical pesticides, insecticidal soaps, natural enemies, and sticky traps are ways of controlling pests in hydroponics. The branch of hydroculture in question lets practitioners apply environmentally friendly controls which do not counter or nullify the benefits of growing plants in solutions of mineral nutrients and water.

A reputable pest control service can be difficult to find. Ask friends, family members, and colleagues who they would recommend and why. Check the company to make sure they are current on all licenses. Make sure the company can make allowances for any family sensitivities (i.e. low-odor, pet and child friendly).

Diatomaceous Earth is a very good one and popular/Boric Acid too and both work equally well. Plant & food oils are used in aerosols with good results

You don't treat an area like that for lice, they die quickly off the body so treating surfaces isn't done. Determine if it is another insect or an allergic reaction.

Infrared is usually heat which sees mammals, so -no.

Yes, snail bait can kill humans. A non-organic bait that contains metaldehyde converts to acetaldehyde, which leads to organ failure and death, upon ingestion or inhalation by humans. The organic bait that has iron phosphate generally does not kill but results in diarrhea and vomiting in susceptible individuals.

The best insecticide to use is with a good reputable termite pest control company, but if you want to do the job yourself there are several brands on the market to choose from.

There is an ingredient in cat shampoo that kills head lice.

No, Image weed killer does not kill blue stem when certain brands are employed even though year, it does kill the grass when others are used. The difference lies in whether a non-selective or target-specific herbicide is accessed. For example, extermination results from treatment of lawns with such non-selective product lines as Image Casoran, Noxall, and Year-long Vegetation Killer.

If you have a crawlspace and noone goes down there, I would dust out the whole thing with delta dust in a power duster. It will coat all the walls etc or even better killmaster and spray everything down there.

No, SpeedZone weedkiller does not kill grasses. The product in question is a broadleaf-controlling herbicide whose active ingredients Trimec and carfentrazone-ethyl particularly are effective in treating clover, dandelion, plantain, and thistle.

Yes, Round Up kills cattail roots even though no environmentalist uses the product. Glyphosate is the active ingredient which should not be applied through its inclusion in Round Up but which should be applied through its inclusion in such aquatic-approved herbicides as Sanco Industries' Catt Plex.

Most likely they are fly larva. You can just sweep them up and get rid of them outside, otherwise they will hatch out into flies in your house. Clean the floors in those areas really well with a 10% bleach solution to rid any dirt or smell that may be attracting the flies to lay their eggs there.

To kill weeds with Tipp-Ex just brush it over the weeds.

You are going to a lot of trouble to make ant bait when you can buy it premade. Boric Acid (Borax) is the active ingredient in just about all of them and the baits are usually more attractive than pet food. Recommend Fluorguard if you are looking for a bait that works on most common ants (non-fire/pharoah)

Why would you want to?

If a statutory label of a toxic product states something in this country (UK) there is a legal requirement to follow those instructions.

You are releasing toxic chemical into a confined space.

If it states the dose then that should be sufficient providing the rest of the instructions have been followed. Doubling up on the dose won't kill whatever the target species is twice as quickly, nor will it kill twice as many, all it will do is double the level of toxicity that you or some other non target will receive.

A negative of pest control is the potential harm it can cause to non-target species and the environment. Chemical pesticides may lead to the decline of beneficial insects, such as pollinators and natural pest predators, disrupting local ecosystems. Additionally, the use of these chemicals can pose health risks to humans and pets if not applied carefully. Over-reliance on chemical solutions can also contribute to pest resistance, making future control efforts more challenging.

French and African marigolds are often cited as the most powerful Tagetes species for repelling insects. Both contain chemical compounds called thiopenes in their seeds, roots and other plant parts that are offensive to nematodes, aphids, cabbage maggots, white flies and other pests. French marigolds (T. patula) and African marigolds (T. erecta) are also pretty additions to the garden.

Organic gardeners say that marigolds keep the soil free of plant-damaging nematodes, and discourage many insects in the garden. They may, however, attract spider mites and slugs. They also discourage whiteflies from attacking tomatoes when planted in a companion planting. Marigolds also deter beetles.