Pest Control -- (Mud) Dirt Dobbers

QuestionDear Jim, I live in the little town of Kendalia in the Texas Hill Country. I, as well as many of my friends, have a lot of problems with mud dobbers. They are destroying a lot of my equipment in

home infestation

QuestionI have found littlebugs in my house. Someone said they are flea beetles and that raid would kill them. I have sprayed Raid and Konk, it seems to have thinned them out but they are still there. I do not have

Backyard skunk

QuestionI have seen a skunk in my backyard repeatedly.(southern Westchester) How do I go about having it removed? AnswerUnfortunately, southern westchester doesnt help me as you didnt provide a state. You didnt m

insect bite

QuestionHi! I live in the suburbs of atlanta georgia. I just moved into a 70s house in a small neighborhood. It has been vacant for a year. There are many old oak and other trees on the small lot. Very shady and som

What kind of catapillar

QuestionI thought it was a cacoon on my lime tree;but a closer view proved it was looking back at me.This catapillar was light&dark gray color, it also had orange tenicles that came out of its mouth when my husband

mole problem

QuestionI was wondering if you could give me soem advice on how to get rid of moles. We have a problem with moles makeing huge dirt piles in our front yeard where our children play. Thank you for your help! A

yellow catapillars

Questionmom has big sunflowers next to house-leaves being savaged by yellow hairy catapillars--wooly-worms-can you identify? butterflies? or just old pests-good treatment?----northern indiana-spencerville. thank you

ants in the car

QuestionI just got my car back from some body work, and noticed there were some small ants on the dash board. I had them vacaum the car but the ants keep coming back. It looks like they are coming from behind the da

larvae egg

Questionwe live in louisville,ky and we have a flower garden,we have found several small egg like things,we dug them out and one had a 2in skin like thing hanging to it, i put them in the trash and one hatched and h

cat repellents that are safe for children

QuestionOops, I misdirected this question to a different expert. Sorry bout that. Hello Stephen, I saw your answer from 8/3/06 regarding keeping cats out of the garden. We have a really bad problem wi

Tunnels in my lawn

QuestionI live in Northeast Ohio and just mowed my lawn and found soil quite soft in many spots and have found that I have tunnels under many areas of my lawn. Dont know what causes these tunnels since the soil is u

Drilling noise in walls

QuestionBeginning in May, 2006, we noticed a pretty loud drilling-like noise in my sons bedroom (2nd floor 1915 farm house in Arlington, VA). There seems to be no rhymm or reason to when we hear it now -- in t

Ground Squirrels

QuestionThese cute little buggers are burroughing into my landsacping and have taken up residency. I was willing to live and let live until one got in the house! How can I effectivly get them to move to

chipmonks in garden

QuestionI have a family of chipmonks invading my garden they are eating my plants and tearing up my bird feeders can you tell me how to get rid of them? I also have tons of voles I got some of these gummy worm like

green pepper pests

QuestionPortland, Oregon I went out to check on my peppers and discovered that they all have a small (maybe 1/8 inch) hole close to the stem and the insides have been eaten away. I was unable to identify any p

voles & moles

QuestionI really dont know if I have a Mole or Vole problem, first of all what is the difference between the two? All I do know is that I have seen some long-running tunnels breaking just below the surface of

nocturnal animal digging holes

QuestionSkunk?! Wow, I hadnt considered that. I have never seen any skunks in the area, and my neighbors say they havent either. Do skunks climb fences? My yard is fenced But, what do you mean whe

identifying pests

QuestionI find on my rosemary plants a white sticky globule, is this a pest? If so which one, and how can I treat it ? AnswerThe only two pests that generally infest rosemary are aphids and mites. Either can be tre

We have moles in the house??

QuestionWhat do we do about moles in the house? We have used the green pellets and they eat a box a day! We have caught two moles to date in house/mouse traps. Any suggestions? Kate AnswerFi

Cats in plants

QuestionI have pots outside with flowers in them. How can I stop the problem of stray cats using them as litter boxes? I dont want to spray or put anything harmful to humans down on the ground becuase I have 2 littl