Monthly Archive May 27, 2022

Wasps and bees are unable to feed their nests if they cannot collect nectar and protein, and if the temperature is 12 degrees Celsius  or less foragers cannot fly. Cool night temperatures prevent them from flying at night and if the they do they usually fly towards lighted windows at night. They can generally fly in a drizzle, mist, or light rain but if drops of water accumulate on their bodies, it weighs them down and affects their flying ability. Water does not soak these stinging beasts due to its surface tension.   

When do wasps and bees fly

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“Soapy water solution or window cleaner can successfully get rid of ants on contact and removing the ants’ pheromone trail using the same solution.” No !  No ! No ! For every one ant you see there is another hundred or a thousand ants near by. So How do you get rid of carpenter ants permanently? “The most effective way to get rid of carpenter ants is to find the nest and destroy it, and the most common places to find carpenter ant nests include hollow doors, window sills, roof areas, and wall voids.” No ! No ! No! Finding the main nest which is outdoors is very difficult and the nests in the house are satellite nest found in wet rotting wood. A combination of detective work and commercial insecticides are the only way to rid your home of Carpenter ants.  

What Google tells you the fastest way to get rid of Carpenter Ants?

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Houseflies can carry a lot of different infectious germs because they eat and lay their eggs in feces, decomposing flesh, and other putrefying matters. These germs stick to many areas of flies as they feed and reproduce. Flies also use regurgitating enzymes from their bodies to break down their food into a fluid that they suck up. So if you see a fly land on your food, do you toss it out? I do – but there is no firm indication that flies transmit pathogens through food that people consume. But again, a growing fly population in your house may result in people getting sick i.e. diarrhea. So if you see one fly land on your food – you should be okay, but if there is a horde of flies pecking at your food, toss it.

Yuck Flies on my Food – Should you chuck it out?

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Integrated pest management, a series of escalating methods to control bugs and weeds. Various methods from hand weeding to biological and chemical controls are all part of the plan.  Alternatives to pesticides; goats and ladybugs. While the goats are perhaps the most visible pest control method used, eating the seed heads off of weeds in parks. Vinegar works especially well in areas with hard surfaces, like park paths or the cracks in your driveway. With the vinegar, if it’s a really hard surface, put some salt down as well. It kind of smells like salt and vinegar chips. Corn gluten, an agent that actually coats the weed seeds preventing them from sprouting, as well as using a rolling machine over park trails that spouts hot steam over weeds.  

Integrated Pest Management

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