Here is a screen door that survives by bending, not fighting back. It is actually a stretchable screen for any screen door, called Dura Screen. It is available in hardware stores. It definitely takes two people to install it because it is easy to stretch unevenly over the screen door frame.
If you can see the wasp nest, you can buy special sprays that will allow you to stand about 10 feet away and shoot at them. Make sure to wear protective clothing and goggles, both for the overspray if the wind moves aginst you, and for some angry wasps. The second photo above shows just how far ...
Pest control companies generally divide into two categories: insects and small pests that one wants to exterminate; rodents and larger animals that should be captured and released.When store bought remedies fail to work, you need the help of a professional. They will have different chemicals...
I've recently bought a house that has an alarming amount of spiders - I manage to kill about five or six a day! We have at least four different kinds. My sister insists it is caused by the number of cedar trees surrounding our home (we have about six cedar trees)...Do you know how I can cut ...
A viewer on my HGTV program asked: "Does the type of siding make a difference in attracting Cluster flies?"
I always wanted to learn more about those flies that cluster on the side of houses (usually in the country) and mass in the windows in the early spring and late summer. They are larger ...
I have had several letters recently about bad smells and even flies coming up out of basement floor drains and sump pump pits. One viewer was quoted hundreds of dollars to break up the entire basement and replace all the sewer lines.
The real problem is usually that the trap under the floor has ...
When faced with an invasion of insects, the first thing to do is to determine if this is a variety of insects that are easy to deal with yourself or do they require a professional. For instance it is important to distinguish between insects that migrate in and out of the house and hence can often...
Carpenter Ants are probably one of the most home damaging insects in Canada and one of the most difficult to control. They don't eat the lumber in the walls of your house; they just dig tunnels through it to make a comfortable living space, but that tunnelling can destroy the structural integrity...
Termites, native to more tropical climates, are relatively rare in Canada. Click here if you are not sure it is really termites you have in your house.
Dr. Tim Myles works with the Entomology program at the University of Toronto. He studies bugs. He has done a study on how to cultivate and ha...
Termites and carpenter ants are the two most destructive insects for homes constructed with wood. Termites eat the wood in a home while carpenter ants simply burrow living quarters in the structure. Both remain connected to colonies outside the house and it is this necessary traveling between y...
