Pest control 2024, May

Do-it-yourself trap for midges from improvised means: instructions

Mosquitoes are small annoying insects that are always present in a person's home and remind him of their existence at the slightest opportunity. It is especially unpleasant to encounter them in the kitchen, which is a storehouse of food supplies and a gathering place for all the inhabitants of the home. A trap for midges in a short time will help clear the room from uninvited guests

How to deal with cockroaches in apartment buildings

The fight against cockroach colonies has been going on for more than a decade. And every time the cockroaches win. With the advent of the first cell phones, these nasty insects disappeared from view. However, ten years have passed, and they returned to their favorite habitats - warm apartments, houses, shops and offices. How to deal with cockroaches with their survivability?

Ultrasonic cockroach repellers: reviews and description

Effective ultrasonic cockroach repellers do exist. But these are powerful industrial devices, expensive and unsafe for people. There is no point in using them at home

How to get rid of rats in a chicken coop without using poison?

The fight against rats in the chicken coop is complicated by the fact that rats eat chicken food with great pleasure, and it is dangerous to use poisons, because birds, pets and, what is especially scary, children can suffer. There are many folk remedies and tricks on how to get rid of rats in a chicken coop. You need to approach their choice responsibly and carefully study the recommendations

Medvedka: pest control methods

Medvedka is known to every summer resident and gardener. Control methods are aimed at protecting the crop from being eaten by this harmful insect

Harmless preparations for aphids. Folk remedies for aphids

The smallest and most dangerous garden pest is the aphid. This miniature creature is able to very quickly capture the entire territory and significantly spoil the crop. That is why it causes a lot of trouble for gardeners and causes great damage to young plants, in addition, aphids also infect indoor plants. Plants affected by this insect grow slowly, wither, and may die completely

Creeping Gorchak: photo, control measures

Creeping bitterness is not just a weed, but a harmful plant that has gained the most notoriety. Why did it annoy the farmers so much? Consider its features, the harm it causes, and also talk about methods of dealing with this insidious representative of the flora

How long do lice live outside of a person's head?

A person infected with head lice or simply lice is interested in questions: how many lice live outside the head and do they live at all? What is this parasite and how to deal with it?

What does a flea look like? Types of fleas: description, photo

In most cases, many begin to think about what a flea looks like only when there is a feeling of discomfort caused by these insects to pets or to the person himself. But it’s better to know in advance in the face of your enemy, and even more so the measures to deal with him

Flower thrips - a dangerous guest from across the ocean

California flower thrips is native to North America and is an indoor quarantine pest. In the conditions of the winter of the middle lane, he cannot survive, but he feels great in greenhouses, where he is able to completely destroy the crop

Potato moth: control measures during storage of folk remedies and preparations (photo)

Potato moth is a very insidious, inconspicuous and quiet pest. During the growing season, its larvae feed on the ground part of plants, and after harvesting, when, it would seem, everything is already behind, they are able to destroy almost all grown potatoes in storage

Mold on bread (photo). How to grow it at home?

What is mold? Is it possible to grow mold on bread and how to do it? Is it possible to eat moldy foods and what could be the consequences? What to do if you ate moldy bread? We'll talk about everything in the article

Where is tobacco dust used?

Tobacco dust is a natural and highly effective insecticide that has been used successfully against various insect pests. Slugs, bedbugs, flies, larvae of various insects that harm agricultural plantings are afraid of tobacco

Beware of the pest! Fighting Maybugs

Fighting Maybugs is a constant "migraine" of the gardener, because, as it turned out, the collection of these insects gives little results. But progress does not slow down, and people have come up with a lot of ways to destroy these pests. Let's look at some of them

Water voles: description, photo, methods of struggle

One of the key problems preventing high yields is the water rat (water vole). An uninvited guest mercilessly damages seedlings, steals sweet root crops and potatoes from the beds, destroys bulbous flowers and causes irreparable damage to the root system of fruit and berry plants

How to get rid of wood lice in the house forever?

Surely during a night visit to the bathroom or toilet you had to watch how small crawling insects chaotically scatter into all the cracks, caught off guard by the light of a light bulb. Definitely, wood lice are more afraid of us than we are of them. But those unpleasant sensations that we experience at the sight of a vile slippery creature rapidly crawling along a wall or floor suggest that they want to survive us from their own home

Poison centipede, how to get rid of it

The article tells about the poisonous centipede, how dangerous it is in human habitation and how to get rid of it

How to remove cockroaches in an apartment quickly and permanently

The article tells about what should be done to remove cockroaches in the apartment, what methods and means to use

What you need to make a mole trap

The article describes the main methods of dealing with moles. Moreover, we will learn how you can make a trap yourself

Fighting ants and exterminating ticks

Pests such as ticks, bedbugs, ants, cockroaches often accompany humans. Their danger is not only that they can cause damage to property, but also that they can be the cause of many diseases

Mealybug on indoor plants: how to fight. Folk methods and chemicals

Mealybugs are very nasty pests. They attack indoor flowers. As a result, they develop poorly and have an unsightly appearance. The presence of the parasite produces a white coating on the leaves. And the worms themselves are visible to the naked eye

Garden pests. General tips for dealing with them

Ah, summer… The time of vacations, resorts, carefree life, as well as the ripening of the long-awaited harvest on the site, which is waiting not only for any gardener, but also for garden pests! But what to do? What are the ways to deal with these insects-cockroaches? We will talk about this in our article

Tired of the cruciferous flea? Cabbage pest control methods

After planting radishes and looking forward to an abundance of harvest, after about a few weeks you notice that someone has thoroughly worked in your garden: gnawed the leaves of plants to holes and thereby caused considerable damage to your crop

Who are apple tree pests and how to deal with them

Almost every amateur gardener has at least one apple tree on his plot. However, it is possible to use its fruits not only from the owner, but also from other representatives of our globe. In this article we will touch on the topic of parasitic insects, which so often spoil the summer harvest, and sometimes destroy the tree itself

Protection from cockroaches. Folk remedies for harmful insects

Cockroaches live almost everywhere, the main thing is to be warm and damp. They live both in cities, populating not only individual houses, but even districts, and in rural areas. The article tells about folk methods of dealing with cockroaches, including those based on their temperature addictions

Lice and fleas in humans

Fleas are very rare in humans: as a rule, they jump from pets to try human blood as well. It should be noted that young fleas on humans are black in color, and bloodsuckers “with experience” become brown. Fleas on a person move easily and jump quite well, so they can be anywhere in an instant

Fighting moles on the site: methods and means. Harm from moles in the garden

The fight against moles in a summer cottage can be quite effective, the most important thing is to choose the right technique that will allow you to drive away or catch these animals. In addition, additional preventive maintenance should be carried out annually

Green fly: description, photo. How to get rid of green flies?

Flies are constant companions of human life. While performing the function of wildlife orderlies, flies nevertheless turn out to be carriers of many dangerous diseases. So what is more in them - harm or benefit?

What does a home bug look like? What do bed bug bites look like?

Bugs are ready to drink blood from the moment they are born. They can move from apartment to apartment, from old furniture to new. They are hard to see, but even harder not to notice

How to get rid of bats in the house?

Bats are mammals that are strictly nocturnal. And in the daytime they are in a hanging state, head down, in dark places. In this article, you will learn several methods on how to get rid of bats in the house

Onion power, or How to deal with the Colorado potato beetle with folk remedies

Every gardener just needs to know how to deal with the Colorado potato beetle so as not to regret a spoiled crop

Flour hrushchak in the apartment: how to get rid of it?

A small but very harmful insect is the flour beetle, a tiny beetle that prefers to settle in loose food products, rendering them unusable. We offer you to get acquainted with the features of the appearance and lifestyle of this insect, learn ways to get rid of it

"How do they treat mosquito areas?" - good question

Probably everyone has experienced the inevitable itch that remains after a bite of an annoying insect. The effectiveness of repellents, plates, spirals is short-lived, and in open space their effect is practically reduced to zero. How are mosquito areas treated in order to enjoy plenty of communication with nature, a conversation with friends who have come to visit?

Remedies for ants in the country - a solution to the problem

Buying a summer cottage, a person never thinks about the fact that he may face a number of difficulties that the inhabitants of his land bring. They undoubtedly bring invaluable benefits to nature, but close proximity to man brings the latter many inconveniences. Therefore, you have to figure it out by using an ant remedy in the country

How to get rid of a hornet's nest in a timely manner?

With the advent of the summer season, in secluded corners in the summer cottage, you can find nests of wasps, whose lifestyle is similar to that of bees. How to get rid of them is described in the article

How to get rid of ticks in the summer cottage? Effective methods of struggle

Of the abundance of known parasites that live on the territory of our country, the most terrible one in terms of dangerous consequences for humans and animals is the tick. Its forest species pose a serious threat to human he alth and are carriers of such serious diseases as encephalitis and Lyme disease

Aphids appeared on pepper seedlings, how to deal with it?

There are several varieties of aphids, but the green and black midge aphids are considered the most harmful to garden and garden plants. An aphid is an insect that reaches half a centimeter in length and feeds on the juice of plants, which die in the process

How to get rid of the cockchafer larvae? Practical tips for gardeners

We didn't even suspect that this bug is a dangerous pest of our garden. The larva of the cockchafer brings special damage to gardeners

Proper preparation of Bordeaux liquid is the key to protecting your garden

Bordeaux liquid belongs to a class of chemicals designed to combat fungal plant diseases. This solution is the most famous and very common among gardeners. The preparation of Bordeaux liquid is a very responsible operation. To make this solution correctly, you need to know and take into account all its features

Meadow moth, how to deal with it

The pest is characterized by a wide range of crops it eats, a high share of harmfulness of caterpillars, the ability of butterflies to fly long distances and domesticate the widest territories. All these characteristics make the moth one of the most serious pests