Category: Pest remedies

Raccoon infestations are a nuisance for everyone. As soon as the weather warms up, raccoons will wake up from their winter hibernation and make their way to your property. They get in to your garbage, spread disease, and isolated reports show that they sometimes prey on your pets. Raccoons may also present a threat to humans, especially if they show no fear towards human presence. Many experts attribute this trait to either rabies, or their behavioral adjustment to humans living near their natural habitats. There are many ways to prevent raccoons from invading your property. If you notice muffled scratching noises at night in secluded locations in your home (attics, crawl spaces, or even chimneys), a raccoon may have already began to nest in your home. Also, on top of…

These mites are tiny less than 1mm in size spherical red, brown or green colored insects. They are generally found underneath the leaves of the plants where they lay their eggs. There are about 1200 species of spider mites known till date and all of them are harmful for the plants. They breed by puncturing the food supply to the leaves of the plant. These mites are very dangerous to the plants. Dry and arid conditions fuel the growth of these mites under the leaves. They can reproduce millions of eggs in a short span of 5 days. The average life span of a spider mite is from 2 to 4 weeks. They can cause considerable damage to the plants like pepper, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, corn and strawberries. They form…

Spider mites: Fact Check! Spider mites as the name suggests are small spider-like insects if one sees them under a magnifying glass. They belong to the arachnid family of insects. There are eight legs and an antenna on their body like a spider and lay their eggs on the underside of the plant leaves. They spin their protective silk web there and cut the food supply to the leaves causing damage to the plants. There are about 1200 species of spider mites and all are very dangerous for the plants. These mites are less than 1mm in size and are found in a score of colors. They initially lay transparent small circular eggs protecting them by spinning a silk protective web around the eggs. This saves the eggs from the…

Flea treatment for dogs can be a real nuisance especially after they have attacked your dog. Identifying that your pet is infested with fleas takes some time; with many cases happening when the dog is carrying several parasites. Controlling fleas can be difficult considering that they lay eggs in many places. These eggs can survive the winter and hatch when weather is suitable. Besides, fleas do move from one pet to another, which means biting pets that further aggravate irritation of the animals. Although there are several flea treatment for dogs regimen that have been devised, not all of them are effective to control the parasites. Some of these methods involve using toxic chemicals that can in turn be dangerous to the dog or humans. Holistic treatment for fleas involves…