So, I woke up the other morning to find maggots crawling from my front door to my kitchen and the nearby bedrooms. You’ll see a video and photos of them a little later in this post. If you’re here, you’ve probably got your own problem with maggots,...
Common bed bugs are unlikely to escape from interceptor traps. One bed bug, the tropical bed bug, climbs better and can escape easier. But only a few tropical bed bugs have ever been found in Florida in the US – they prefer living in South America, Asia, and...
A bed bug interceptor is placed under a bedpost or furniture leg to catch bed bugs. When bed bugs crawl to the top of the trap trying to get up the bed, or they crawl down the bedpost to the floor, they fall into the trap’s deep reservoir and can’t get...
Bed bugs hide in garbage bags when the bags are close to a human food source, better hiding places are overcrowded, and the inside of the bags are accessible, warm, and dark. Bed bugs never hide in garbage bags to eat garbage because they don’t eat waste. Bed...
To get rid of a mattress with bed bugs, ask your local city council where to drop it off or if you can leave it out for the next curb pickup. Otherwise, take the mattress to a landfill yourself, hire a dumpster, or get a professional furniture removal company to pick...
I'm Monique. I love gardening and spending time in my backyard growing things. Here's where I share what I know about backyard pests and what to do about them, so you can enjoy your yard too.
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