Homeowner Forum / Pest Control / May 2004

I was wondering if anyone knows of any way of controlling these pests using
household chemicals, or is just a matter of buying a pesticide?
I have a small boy and  2 dogs to think about as well, but these pests are
really annoying me!!!

I've been doing DIY treatment for bedbugs.
I use an insecticide-rated filter mask.
I treat my sleeping area with it in the am,
by the time I'm ready to sleep, usually 6-9 hours have

I got bitten or scratched by an eastern mole.Was trying to set it free(had
taken away from my cat).It drew blood from tiny scratch or bite on my finger my
concern is whether these gritters carry rabies or other diseases.I rinsed cut
with peroxcide.

I have a log cabin with rough-cut White Pine timber beams, in North
Georgia. I have noticed a number of flying insects living in holes the
diameter of a pencil lead. They have the lazy, almost looping flight
of a mosquito, yet they are not mosquitos. They are rather agile and

About 15 years ago, I had carpenter ants.  Exterminator came out,
drilled the exterior walls and injected Dursban.
Ants are back.  I've got the Dursban and Diazinon.  What concentration
should I use

In the past I've seen professional exterminators (Orkin and/or
Terminix types) spray something around the baseboards inside
the house to control insects. They swore it was safe to use
around pets. (And none of the pets ever got sick.)

What is the thought on the sub slab termiticide injection holes causing
water in the basement ?

has anybody used the "smoke bombs"???  made by Revenge.
r they safe next to the house??
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All,
    I apologize for the length of this. I am a new first time homeowner and
have recently found subterranean termites around my house. I know that
they exist naturally, but they have been found 3-4 inches from my

For a while, my family's house has had a persistent pharaoh ant problem in
one area of our counter space.  Yeah, we've carefully kept the counters
clean, lids on everything, etc., but if a kid leaves a peanut-butter knife
on the counter, say, ants're all over it within a few hours.

Dear NG,
I have recently heard of a new Rat Trap out on the market which kills the
Rats/mice by an electric shock as soon as they enter it. It is powered by AA
bateries and once the rat is dead inside you can simply tip it out into a

Right now I am hearing a rather noisy gnawing type of sound coming from the
"overhang" area of my house.  Nothing in my walk up attic that I can see.
Nothing on my roof that I can see with my flashlight, but then the sound
seems to be possibly traveling around the perimeter of my ...

fevelin

I'm trying to get a basic idea of the cost for a one-time application
underneath a small home.  Evidence of a wood beetle of some sort on some
beams require the spray, but the quote given seems much too high.  Two
different realtors told me to plan on it costing what turned out to ...

Have any of you professionals got anything to say about the
new fire ant control product called Over and Out? My neighbor
applied it about a week ago and today she has a new colony of
fire ants in her front yard.