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  • 3 Helpful Tools For The Detection Of Bed Bugs

    Although bed bugs are large enough to see with your eyes, these sneaky pests simply aren't always that easy to spot. Fortunately, you can successfully diagnose a bed bug problem much more efficiently through the use of certain tools. If you suspect that you have bed bugs in your home, read on. This article will introduce you to three helpful devices to help you find out for sure. Interceptors Interceptors, also known as passive monitors, are the simplest means of detecting these bugs.
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  • How To Prevent And Eliminate Cockroaches

    Cockroaches are the quintessential pest: plentiful, disgusting, and disease-carrying. They can survive for a very long time, and can breed faster than you can kill them. Thankfully, there are a number of things which you can do to help prevent and remove cockroaches if they do manage to make their way into your apartment or house. Cover Food The main reason cockroaches would be attracted into your home is food or drinks that are left out and uncovered.
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  • Tips For Keeping Termites From Damaging Your Home

    If your home is in an area where termites are a problem, then you will be pleased to learn that there are many things you can do to keep them away from your home. This is very important because left on their own, a colony of termites can eat their way through the wood structure of your home, its deck, and the wooden fences on your property in just a few years.
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  • Top 4 Bed Bug Control Tips

    Bed bugs, scientifically known as Cimex lectularius, are tiny brown insects that typically come out at night to feed on the blood of a host. These tiny bugs are usually rusty red or brown in color and round in shape. It is important to be able to identify bed bugs, so you know if you indeed have an infestation, or you're actually fighting a different insect, such as a flea. Once you have confirmed the presence of bed bugs, you'll need to follow a few tips to control them.
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  • 2 Tips For Preventing A Spider Infestation

    Spiders are one of the worst types of infestations for many people to deal with, mostly because of how frightening they can be to most people and the fact that some varieties can be quite dangerous. Listed below are two tips for preventing a spider infestation from taking root within your home. Eliminate Entry Points One of the easiest ways to keep spiders out of your home and preventing an infestation is to find and seal off any potential entry points.
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  • Steps For Safely Dealing With Wasps Behind Your House's Siding

    It's a concern when you notice a wasp nest hanging from a tree in your yard, but the one benefit to this location is that it's visible. Whether you attempt to remove it on your own or prefer to call a pest control service, it's clear when the problem is eradicated. Things aren't so clear-cut when you see wasps landing on the siding of your home and disappearing out of sight.
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  • Ridding Your Home Of Fleas In Their Entirety

    If you have a new pet in your home and you have been battling a flea problem that doesn't seem to want to go away, you will need to take proactive steps in eradicating these bloodsucking parasites in their entirety. Here are some tips you can use in an attempt to eliminate a flea problem from your pet, your home, and your property altogether. Treat Your Pet First It is important that your pet is treated with an appropriate flea deterrent so fleas in your home or yard do not cause another infestation within their fur.
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  • Your Emergency Action Plan For Eliminating Bed Bugs

    In recent years, bed bug outbreaks have been cause for concern across the country. Bringing even a single bed bug into your home could result in an infestation. The key to curbing the unabated reproduction of bed bugs is to eradicate these pests as soon as you discover their presence in your home. Here are three tips you can use to help create an emergency action plan for dealing with bed bugs in the future.
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  • How To Handle A Flea Infestation: Four Steps To Take

    A flea infestation can quickly become a nightmare for a homeowner. Knowing what to look for and knowing how to handle the problem help you to get rid of the problem. Fortunately, there are things you can do to tackle your flea infestation before it gets out of hand. Look For The Signs Fleas can show themselves in several ways. Hungry fleas can be seen jumping near pets or humans to feed.
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  • 5 Things You Need To Know About Moisture Ants

    There are nearly 1000 different types of ants living in North America, and to the untrained eye, many of them look very similar. When ants infest your home or backyard, you need to know what you're dealing with since not all types of ants can be controlled in the same way. Here's what you need to know about one of the ants that you may encounter around in your home or yard, moisture ants.
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