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Murphy’s Naturals Mosquito Repellent Incense Sticks – Go Zen On Those Buggers

Mosquitoes can be the vectors for horrible diseases but, for the most part, they’re an incurable nuisance. In fact, I wrote an earlier post about using natural plants to ward off the pests. Home Fixated …

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Written by: Lauren

June 7, 2018

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Pest Control

Adventures in Live Bee Removal – Don’t be a Serial Buzz Killer

A couple months ago I unhappily discovered bees swarming our house. DISCLAIMER – DON”T try this at home. I then proceeded to get a very long pole, stuck a wad of steel wool at the …

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Written by: Marc Lyman

September 5, 2017

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Pest Control, Windows & Doors

Adjustable Window Screens – Just Say No to Zika

Our home is filled with traditional, double hung windows. Several are original to the home, which was built in the 1930’s (that’s prehistoric by California standards). One of the first things I did when we …

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Written by: Marc Lyman

July 15, 2016

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Gardening, Green, Pest Control

How to Keep the Rascals OUT of YOUR Garden

Awww! So adorable! Right? Wrong! Don’t be fooled! This sweet little hippity-hop-bun-bun is one of the most notorious scoundrels to ever descend upon the gardener’s plot. It’s the reason you need garden pest prevention done …

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Written by: Amy

April 27, 2016

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Gardening, Pest Control

Garden Scourges – Coping with Typical Problems

Sometimes it’s not what you do or how you do it that’s the problem. Sometimes your luck as a gardener just runs out temporarily. The bug armies of doom invade, leaving your plants silently screaming …

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Written by: Lauren

October 12, 2015

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How To, Pest Control

How the Heck Do I Get Rid of Termites?

Termites. Even the mention of the word is enough to make wood tremble with fear. They could be in your home right now, munching away on your walls, ceilings and floors like stoners at a …

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Written by: Eric

November 24, 2014

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Gardening, Pest Control

Companion Planting for Pest Control – Bugged Out With BFF’s

My seven year old daughter and I are besties. We pinkie promise each other every day that we’ll see each other after school. We do sleepovers in each other’s rooms on weekends, and we build …

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Written by: Amy

August 29, 2014

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Gardening, Pest Control

Identifying Common Garden Pests

Yesterday the garden was perfectly fine, but today you have returned home to find the tomato plants completely leafless and strange bugs frolicking in the cabbages. It’s a more common occurrence than we would ever …

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Written by: Lauren

July 18, 2014

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Gardening, Pest Control

Make Your Garden Taste Better – Growing Strawberries at Home

I was mistakenly led to believe that strawberries were docile, unambitious plants. After planting one, the hostile takeover commenced. It didn’t help that I decided to start some alpine strawberries a short while later. Yes, …

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Written by: Lauren

May 23, 2014

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How To, Pest Control

How to Get Rid of Gnats – The Best Household Remedy

According to Wikipedia, “A gnat is any of many species of tiny flying insects in the Dipterid suborder Nematocera, especially those in the families Mycetophilidae, Anisopodidae and Sciaridae.” Uh huh. All I know is that …

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Written by: Marc Lyman

June 28, 2012

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