Posts Tagged ‘rodent control’

Gopher Control Methods

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Other Gopher and Mole Deterrents Other than traps, baits and electronic deterrents, there are some other products and solutions that may or may not assist you with your underground pest dilemma. Listed here are a few of the most popular:

Car EXHAUST Pipe ADAPTORS You take your garden hose and stick it into the gopher or mole’s entry, after that you attach the other end belonging to the hose to a small adapter which then is attached towards exhaust pipe of your car. You let your car idle for 20-30 minutes and your pests slowly fall into a deep sleep from which they will under no circumstances wake up.

The idea appears practical, butdoes this idea job? Nicely, it can perform, but the fumes truly have to allow it to be to somewhere the varmint is. It’s pretty possible that parts on the tunnel are closed off to where the gopher is and the fumes won’t help it become there. Additionally, the more you force the hose into the hole, the extra dirt starts to plug up the hose pipe itself.

Stopping Pests From Getting Into Your House

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

One thing that all people who live in homes have to deal with are pests. Whatever type of bugs they are, like ants or mice, homeowners are bound to run into some kind of pest problem.

Well in this article we are going to discover some ways to prevent pests from entering our homes. Hopefully these tips can provide you some assistance if ever you have to deal with pests in your home.

First of all not all homeowners will have to deal with a pest control company if a problem arises. Of course there will be times when the pest infestation is too much and you would need a company like my pest control service. But generally most of the time you can find ways to fight them yourselves. But the main goal is to stop them from coming in.

With regards to bugs or ants in particular, there are some common ways to deal with them due to the fact that they are the common ones to enter our homes. One of the best ways to combat them is through a combination of borax and sugar. For an ant, this combination is quite deadly, because the sugar will act as an attractant while the borax will do the deadly deed of killing them. This is one of the best pieces of advice I give clients of my ant control service.