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Pest Control

What's bugging you? How do you get rid of those pesky insects and pests? This is the category to take a swat at those creepy, crawly unwelcome invaders.

2,179 Questions

How do pesticides enter fruits?

If they do enter the fruits, it could be from contaminated water.

A lot of the time pesticides are used in soil and sometimes they are sprayed directly over the soil making the pesticides stay on the surface of your fruit. That is why it is important to wash fruit before eating it

What ratio borax to water for ant killer?

That would not be real effective. Contact sprays are cheap enough to where there is no need to make it yourself. Borax type products are a stomach poison that is ingested because the ants track through it dry & then ingest while grooming. It is not readily absorbed through their bodies.

What is the best pesticide for the Jatropha tree?

Pesticides with the active ingredient imidacloprid are effective choices for the Jatropha tree.

Specifically, the Jatropha tree tends to be described as pest-free. But it may have problems with cutworms (Agrotis ipsilon), stink bugs (Nezara viridula) and tip borer caterpillars (Dichocrosis punctiferalis). Imidacloprid may be applied as a soil drench to solve soil pests such as cutworms. But it also may be applied as foliar spray or trunk injection to solve above ground pests.

Where can you find riddex electronic pest repeller in phoenix AZ?

Hardware stores, Bed, Bath and Beyond carry them. They are also easy to find online, but before you buy you might want to reconsider. there has been a class action, a ton of negative reviews and even talk of an FTC action to completely stop their sale. They just don't work.

Is there any harm to one's health of using an outdoor bug zapper indoors?

Bug Zappers are generally safe for use indoors or outdoors, but if you have that many bugs inside the house I would recommend some Raid for indoors and some screens on the windows. That way there's no chance that you'll forget to clean the tray and cause a fire. Dead bugs burn pretty hot.

How do you make fly strips?

You take tape and stick it to your ceiling and let it hang down from the ceiling .

ive caught alot of crickets in my basement pressing them to the wall sticky side up.

best thing to use is sticky traps from your local market, ive caught mice on them also

(now that the sticky trap has weight you can spin it into the woods ,

(never try to spin them into the neighbors yard it will get stuck under their lawnmower and make a slapping sound)

Integrated pest control?

Integrated Pest Management or IPM encompasses other aspects of control besides just the traditional spraying. Also encompasses sanitation, storage practices, exclusion etc. and is a more well rounded program.

Is mothball smell harmful to babies?

yes, senses are not yet adapted to strong smells.

How-to test a stinger uv40 bug zapper?

A test light if you are testing the grid or wait for an insect to hit it.

Is Eucalyptus oil an effective tick repellent?

I would think store bought tick replant would be better.

Actually, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus is sold in stores under the brand name Cutter and Repel Lemon Eucalyptus. Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus (OLE) is recommended by the EPA and Center for Disease Control as the only plant based ingredient for use as a repellent. Many studies have been conducted and OLE is proven to be as effective as DEET in repelling ticks and mosquitoes.

Does Preen keep weeds out of gardens?

Yes, Preen keeps weeds from sprouting in gardens even though the weed control in question does not keep established weeds out of gardens. The herbicide in question has to be sprinkled and watered in during the growing season (and every 9 - 12 weeks thereafter) into the top 1 - 2 inches (2.54 - 5.08 centimeters) of soil -- which then must not be disturbed further - around established woody plants, herbaceous plants 2 - 3 inches (5.08 - 7.62 centimeters) tall, and grasses. Flowering plants must have germinated even though vegetables can be seeded.

What can you use to kill ticks on dairy cattle?

You can purchase a topical spray and dip called Bayticol, check at your local feed store or at your veterinarian clinic for more topical agents that are available for you.

Hope that this helps you!

Bug zapper light will not come on new bulb?

Make sure you have it connected properly. If you do, then it's just the bulb. Return your new bulb for a different one. This happened to me once.

Can Dolomite powder be used as fly repellent?

I don't think so it's pretty much just a calcium supplement

What is a natural insecticide for rose bushes?

Two full cloves of garlic boiled in one cup of water and left to cool. Mix in 1/4 teaspoon of mild dish soap and spray on roses. This will kill any insects (aphids and flies) on the roses and deter new ones. It will not harm the plant or your pets.

How many grams in 2 gallons?

The two measurements are unrelated in that grams measures weight or mass and gallons measures volume. If the substance is known (i.e. water), a conversion can be made, but the density must be known.

What are the disadvantages of having weeds in plots?

Competition for resources, invasion of space, and resistance to stress are the disadvantages of having weeds in plots. Weeds -- as plants whose benefits are unappreciated, unknown, unremembered, or unwelcome -- will do a far more effective job in the above-mentioned areas than any edible or ornamental plant whose competitiveness, expansiveness, and tolerances are compromised by cultivation.

How should you hang your stinger 1.5 acre bug zapper?

  1. Determine the overall purpose for the bug zapper that you'll be installing.
  2. Select the location for your bug zapper.
  3. Determine the method that you will use to hang the bug zapper.
  4. Hang the bug zapper.

Can rat poison kill a human being?

In sufficient quantities, yes. I would not recommend trying it yourself!
It can but would take quite a bit and you would have to completely ignore treatment. There is a common antidote readily available for safety reasons for all professional products now used in the US

How do you rid the yard of scorpion weed?

Solarizing followed by tilling and then by replanting the patch with drought- and sun-tolerant covers or vegetation is a way to rid the yard of scorpion weed. The 16-inch-high (40.64-centimeter-tall) violet purple-flowering plant likes loose, moist, shaded soils whose pH does not rise above 6.8. It may be harvested for essential oils even though its above-ground, hair-covered parts provoke irritating skin rashes in susceptible individuals.

How clean is clean?

It takes 12 hours to clean the windows of a certain office building. During the first day of cleaning, the workers were able to clean for 9 hours. If the variable t stands for the amount of time the workers have left to clean the windows, which of the following units could apply to this variable? the answer is

hours