It’s frustrating when ants invade your house, and your first thought may be to use dangerous chemicals or attack them with boiling water. Ants are both annoying and dangerous. You probably don’t want to kill them with chemicals, but you might have to resort to some non-chemical methods in the case of a massive infestation….
Do you have ants in your dishwasher? It’s important to get rid of them before they make a nest and start multiplying. Ants can be quite pesky, leaving behind an unpleasant odor in your kitchen or even causing damage to the unit. To get rid of ants from your dishwasher quickly and cheaply, seal up…
Ants typically live an average of one year, but the lifespan varies depending on how they are cast in their colony. Ant queens can usually survive for as long as 20 years while male ants die a few weeks after mating and worker ants generally only last about six months. The reason why ants have…
It’s not always easy to get rid of ants in your bedroom, but there are a bunch of different ways you can do it. First off, make sure that the room is thoroughly clean and free from any food sources or water supplies for the pesky creatures. If you want an instant solution just use…
With more than 12,000 ant species in the world, the answer to “do ants bite?” is a resounding yes! In fact, all species of ants can bite if they so choose. What we should be asking, however, is will ants bite? And the answer to that question depends on the species of ant. Which Ant…
Cockroaches can live both indoors and outdoors. Most species are more likely to be found inside, but some cockroach species prefer to be outdoors. Knowing where to look for cockroaches and what attracts them to specific environments can help you prevent and control an infestation. In this post, we will cover the most common places…
Cockroaches are an insect which means they have six legs. Because all insects have six legs (remember spiders are arachnids, not insects), this fact alone will not help you to identify a cockroach. In this post, we consider a cockroach’s anatomy in detail to be sure you are correctly identifying them. The Anatomy of a…
Aphids are incredibly destructive plant pests and the bugbear of gardeners and crop growers worldwide. They are transmitters of plant disease and destroy their host plants. After infestation, the plant will show stunted growth, deformation, low yields, and sometimes even death. It’s essential to act fast once you have identified an aphid infestation. While insecticide…
Wasps are fascinating and widely undervalued insects. Humans often fear them because of their ability to sting, but they are of immense ecological importance. In this article, we take a look at the benefits of wasps and how you can encourage them into your garden and live harmoniously alongside them. Wasps are Good for Pest…
As an avid lover of gardening, there’s nothing I find more disappointing than a fungal disease attacking my plants. Whether you’re a gardening pro or are nurturing your very first plants, you can find your garden unexpectedly struck with illnesses. This devastating event can ruin your plants and put all your efforts to waste. Many…
Understanding what cockroaches eat can help us to control them. The search for food drives much of the behavior seen in cockroaches. While they can go a long time without food if they need to, that doesn’t stop them from spending most of their time searching for food and eating. Cockroaches are known to…
Ants are fascinating little creatures with complex social structures. If you’re a lover of all living creatures, large or small, an ant infestation in your home gives you a real dilemma. While you don’t want to share your home with thousands of ants, killing them by any means seems cruel. The good news is, there…
WHAT IS BIOLOGICAL CONTROL? HOW DOES THIS METHOD CONTROL INSECTS IN THE GARDEN? Instead of using chemicals, a gardener may want to use biological control, which is a method that allows one to control insects and diseases with natural predators. Many organic gardeners believe that a landscape is more sustainable and healthier when there is more…
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT USING DO-IT-YOURSELF HOME PEST CONTROL METHODS TO GET RID OF HOME PESTS? We all know that one of the major problems that we can face when we own a house are the pests that may be lurking on the insides of our walls. And even though we try all we can to keep…
IS NATURAL PEST CONTROL THE WAY TO GO? Wherever I can, I use organic or natural ways to control pests because I value my health. For years, people have been using chemicals to control pests in homes and gardens. The unfortunate part of using chemicals is that the chemical kills not only the pests but…
NON-TOXIC SLUG CONTROL CAN BE A REAL CHALLENGE, …especially if you have pets or young children and you don’t want to use poisonous slug/snail pellets. Therefore to salvage your plants, you might want to use one (or more) of these 17 non-toxic slug control methods to immediately control or kill these slugs (or snails). Garden slugs and snails love tender-leaved plants — any plants:…
EVERY FRUIT GROWER WILL REALIZE SOONER OR LATER THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL AND HEALTHY FRUIT ONE MUST FOLLOW A SPRAYING SCHEDULE AND KNOW WHEN TO SPRAY FRUIT TREES According to my gardening books, professional growers spray fruit trees at every stage: dormant, green tip, 1/2 inch green, pink blooms beginning, full bloom, after…
WHAT IS SCALE, AND HOW CAN A PERSON GET RID OF SCALE THE ECOFRIENDLY WAY? If you see small, hard or soft, round or oval bumps on stems, leaves, or fruit, you are probably looking at an adult female hiding under a hard shell and sucking the sap out of your plant. It can be…
ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING RID OF INSECTS AND/OR BUGS WHICH ARE EATING YOUR VEGETABLES AND/OR PLANTS? Santa Barbara gardener and author Kathleen Yeomans has a favorite spray which she finds most helpful for any insects bothering her plants. She said that this homemade salsa which is just a little stronger than the salsa you eat can…
A good natural homemade fruit tree spray is an excellent spray alternative …that can be used throughout the growing season even if you don’t yet have a problem with insects or fungi. It’s easier to keep your plants disease-free than to try to cure them once they’re infected, and this is where a homemade fruit tree…