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Because of COVID my car is now also a restaurant booth and is messier than it's normal rolling trashwagon state. I have been seeing tiny black ants crawling around in it and I wish they weren't there. Aside from not being so slovenly, is there some kind of trap or bait I can put out for them?
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I don’t think that’s a termite, but I am no expert. The winged ones usually swarm in warm weather, and where there’s one there’s a million. The do my own pest control site has a decent ID guide. That being said, if you are in a termite prone area (no idea if st. Louis is-maybe subterranean but hopefully not Formosan?) you should have a termite bond of some sort on your house.
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Jan 25, 2021 21:32
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Nothin quite like that week old dead rat in the wall in august smell to make a house feel like a home.
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Oct 30, 2021 16:43
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I hadn't even considered wildlife getting the poisoned mice, but having dead rodents in your walls/under your house really fuckin stinks for about a week, especially this time of year. If you can trap them and empty the traps, it's much less smelly. When I had *something* living in the crawlspace under my house, mothballs did seem to help a little? But if it got cold enough they ignored them.
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Jun 25, 2022 15:35
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Mosquitos in my yard are already worse than ever (or maybe I'm just noticing them more since I'm outside with the dog more than I used to be) and I've been considering getting it treated by one of those 'mosquito-free yard' companies. Do they just blast everything with pyrethroids or somethin and kill the butterflies and bees just as much as the mosquitos or are there more selective mosquito-only herbicides they use?
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May 23, 2023 03:18
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Motronic posted:Depends on where you are and who you hire. Is there a particular garlic extract you’d recommend? I’m on the gulf coast so conditions may be very different here, but it seems worth a try.
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May 23, 2023 04:03
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Well the mosquito people I talked to seemed nice and knowledgeable and at least pretended to care about the bees and the lady said she didn't have any bees in her yard but she hadn't noticed them before spraying and she still had lots of butterflies and dragonflies and they try to avoid spraying around flowers etc. so I guess I signed up for some chemical warfare and we'll see how it goes.
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May 24, 2023 01:32
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gay for gacha posted:Any tips on getting rid of flies in an outdoor space assuming there isn't trash or anything in the yard? I live in a really urban area so I'm sure someone nearby has a trash problem but i would like to be able to eat outside without worrying about flies swarming. Fly traps. Tricky traps work okay, the bag ones they use around barns work better. Put them around your property but not right near where you eat as they do attract flies. Be warned the digested fly juice that gets in them is pretty gross.
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Jul 21, 2023 14:32
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Trickortreat posted:What are the most effective ways to do termite prevention? I live in Texas where they are a real thing, but I'm trying to decide between paying a company to lay out the bait stations, paying more to have them dig a trench and pour chemicals in, or DIY (probably not for me owing to the liability if I don't do it correctly). Absolutely do not do this yourself. Not because it's all that hard, but because the reason you get a termite company to do it is to get a repair bond where if you get termites, they will fix the damage. If the cheaper company doing bait stations will still give you a repair bond, hey, let them-it's their problem. If neither company is offering a repair bond is only offering a retreatment bond, I would go with trench/drench treatment with fipronil. Termite companies are also shady af so watch out and keep every scrap of paperwork you ever get from them because your lawyers may need it one day. I unfortunately have experience with Termite Law, but I also learned a whole lot about termites in the process 
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Aug 22, 2023 22:46
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Thought I conquered my pantry moth problem a year ago. Have pantry moths again in the same cabinet 
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Sep 5, 2023 01:35
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I have been paying a company to spray for mosquitos in my yard. It's worked great, way more pleasant to be outside during our like 9 months of mosquito season. It's not particularly expensive but it also seems like the kind of thing I could pretty easily do myself-they are usually here for 15-20 minutes every 21 days. What all would I need? Just a fogger and the relevant insecticides? I think whatever they use is some sort of pyrethroid, but I think they use a mix of a few things. Is it mostly just spraying up under shrubs or do I need to blast the grass too? What precautions would I need to take around my flowers to do the least harm to bees and butterflies? e: would this little guy be sufficient? https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-ONE-18V-Cordless-Battery-Fogger-Mister-with-2-0-Ah-Battery-and-Charger-P2850/307244559 I already have a bunch of ryobi stuff at the house. My yard is ~100'x 150' Kaiser Schnitzel fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Sep 10, 2023 |
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Sep 10, 2023 18:19
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Motronic posted:Go grab your last invoice and see what they're actually applying. I use garlic extract and it works great. That's not something that works on all mosquito varieties, so what you're dealing with locally matters. They don't list it on their invoice. I can call tmw and find out. This is what another company in my area says: quote:Using a backpack sprayer designed for precise application, your technician targets shrubs and plants with a barrier spray that kills mosquitoes on contact and bonds to foliage, where it acts as a mosquito repellent for weeks to come. Within 30 minutes of spraying, your yard is ready for family and pets to come out and play domyown recommends these: https://www.domyown.com/mosquito-control-kit-professional-p-14630.html Does an IGR help with adult mosquitos or would it only be effective on larvae? I am pretty good about not having standing water on my property, so I don't know that I really need alot of treatment for larvae.
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Sep 10, 2023 18:59
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Motronic posted:That sounds.......not in accordance with at least my state's law on pesticide applications. I'm on the gulf coast and I think we mostly have Aedes (tiger mosquito, yellow fever mosquito) and Culex (southern house mosquito) mosquitos if that's any help.
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Sep 10, 2023 19:30
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Motronic posted:Talstar P isn't labeled for fogging. Most things that you can fog are ULV formulations (ultra low volume, i.e. super concentrated). I do not like fogging application because it's very imprecise and super susceptible to drift especially with any wind at all. In my opinion a properly calibrated spray does a better job for insecticides, especially high residual products like Talstar. You get it where you need it to go, and if it's not absolutely EVERYWHERE it's still close enough an appropriate quantity in the correct general area, not 2 yards over in someone's baby pool. I have alot of low shrubs and spraying up under the leaves with a normal wand sprayer seems like a tremendous pain in the rear end unless I am missing something. In addition, would talstar make a good barrier spray around the exterior perimeter of my house for roaches etc or would something else be better? right arm posted:I used some talstar and a pump mister on a Friday morning pretty much everywhere on my property in Memphis and by Saturday I had zero mosquitos lol
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Sep 11, 2023 15:37
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right arm posted:Lol that’s loving cool I’m sold 
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Sep 11, 2023 16:51
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Motronic posted:A mister is not a fogger at all. So that's the confusion. Foggers heat the product and it comes out literally as a fog. So just about any liquid pesticide mix should be fine in a mister. E: presumably talstar is pet-safe when dry? I have a dog.
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Sep 11, 2023 18:11
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