Homeowner Forum / Pest Control / August 2004

Okay, I need to understand all this by like tomorrow. :)
We bought our house last October and it was treated for termites October
20, 2003.  This is a private guy <not big chain although he used to be a
manager at a big chain for many years>.  We were clueless until that day

I found a yellow jacket entering my house today through a small gap
between siding boards. It's not an area that I will be able to get to
it spray except right where they enter.
Is there something I can bait them with to kill the hive without

So I've been waking up with big red welts on my torso and ocassionally
on my legs. They are red bumps with a pink halo - some bigger than
others. They're not really itchy and if you press on the center, it
hurts. The center is darker and looks like there's a bite there. I've

I was reading a post on bed bugs that got into cockroach control. The
question came up about using Gentrol for roach control in the first
treatment.
ABSOLUTELY!

I am not an expert for sure, but I am having a problem with what I
think may be Carpenter Ants or something in that family.  In one area
for the last week or so we are seeing sawdust, sweep it away and it
comes back.  It is fortunately at the moment outside around the door

Here's some things I've been told by customers which may or may not be
true...  If you know for 100%  (ok... 80%) please post and offer some
logic to whether these are true or not.  Thanks in advance... this
should be interesting.  :)

I have a small rats nest down the back of my garden. Ive got a dog and
small kids so Im not going down the poisoning road.  I dont fancy using
traps either seeing because I dont want my dog messing with the traps or
eating the dead rats :)

Any idea how to get rid of a pest cat?  One has been terrorizing our yard
on-and-off for three years now, and we're at wits end!  Specifically, it
scratches up our garden mulch and pees and craps in our yard--putting kill
spots everywhere.

Howdy, have a slight problem here.  Seems that some bees (honey bees?) have
taken to nesting in the eave of my house.  They're not aggressive, they're
not yellow jackets.  I have heard some noise on the inside wall of my house
and have sprayed a lot to no avail.  I also stuffed some ...

Has anyone used one of these?  If so, how has it worked?

I am not an expert for sure, but I am having a problem with what I
think may be Carpenter Ants or something in that family.  In one area
for the last week or so we are seeing sawdust, sweep it away and it
comes back.  It is fortunately at the moment outside around the door

  Ok, I'm  going bonkers.  A week  ago we painted fence  and going in
and  out for supplies  & toilet,  left door  slightly open.   A little
critter seems  to have snuck in.   I hear scratching  on kitchen floor
and when I got there I saw  the back half of a mouse sticking out from

I own a small company and I am always researching various treatment
options. So I would like to know some of your chemical suggestions on
monthly treats that you do. General Pest exterior treats.
I am currently using Dragnet .5oz and Demand CS .5oz combined for each

Rumor, anybody else heard this? French officials are reviewing data showing
Termidor in the same light as Dursban. Heard that Australia was also
reviewing Termidor.
Also is it true that if the PCO doesn't register Termidor (with each job)