Pest Control

How To – Fighting A Bed Bug Infestation

Bed Bugs have been getting a lot of news lately and the rise in the numbers found in Northeastern cities has become a serious problem. Although the bed bug does not normally spread disease it can like many other pests carry diseases that are serious or deadly to humans.

Bed bugs feed on Human or Animal Blood.

Most often you will find bed bugs in natural fiber materials in your home. They like to infest beds …

How To – Safety and Pesticides in Your Home

Some of the most dangerous chemicals that the average person will come in contact with are used in and around your home. They come in many forms: Powders or Granules, Liquids and Sprays and although government regulations mandate labeling many times the labels go unread by the end users.

Pesticides, Herbicides, Wood Preservatives, Paints, Fertilizers, Fuels, cleaning and other products are all at the top of the list of things you should take …

Bugs in your Garden

Not all insects are pests in fact a great many of them are beneficial

Pollinators like the Bees are one of the most important beneficial insects but
other insects can reduce your need for chemical insecticides and chemical fertilizers.

ladybug beetle – loves to eat aphids a main pest of most gardens.

Praying Mantis – eats many common pest insects.

Honey Bee – pollinates flowers and fruit

common Worms – break down compost and build good soil.

Some of the harmful insects for your landscape include:

Termites
Carpenter Ants
Red …

Protecting Children from Pesticides

According to the EPA every year approximately 75,000 children in the USA are poisoned by house hold pesticides. Most of the poisonings are due to improper storage of chemicals.

A study showed almost 50% of homes with children had poisons stored in an unlocked area below 4 feet high. In homes without children pesticides were found unlocked and below the 4 foot safety level 75% of the time.

Even if you do not have children it is important to store your chemicals safely …

Ants How to get rid of them

There are many different varieties of ants but when they enter your home all of them are unwanted guests. Understanding what attracts them inside is just as important as getting rid of them. Before using any pesticide in the home you should read and follow the directions closely. Outdoor Chemicals should only be used outside and you should limit pesticide use to a minimum in all areas.

Common Ants are found every where. They come in a variety of sizes and colors …

How To – Bird-proof Your Home Before Spring

It is nice to have birds around the house but getting them inside your home or in places they will cause trouble is not a lot of fun.

Most Birds prefer to live as high up as they can and if your neighborhood is relatively new or lacking trees they may decide living in your eves and attic is better then subjecting their family to lower bushes and trees.

You can’t really blame them for this …

How To – Getting Rid of Fruit Flies

Fruit Flies are one pest that you don’t want in your kitchen.  Although they won’t cause you direct harm like a bee sting the tiny pests breed quickly and can destroy your fresh fruit.

Fruit flies come in many different varieties and for farmers it is a special concern.  Although they known for attacking bananas and grapes they will lay their eggs in more then 400 different types of plants.

One female Mexican fruit fly can …

How To – Should I use Beer To Kill Slugs?

garden lettuce

Everyone has probably heard this tale about using a bowl of beer in your garden to attract pests like slugs.  What is the real truth about this and should you give it a try?

Its probably not a great idea to use this method if you really value your plants.

The truth is you are probably more likely to get your cat drunk then really cure your pest problem with bowls of beer throughout your …

Directory of State Pesticide Information

NOTICE
This information constantly changes as outside websites update their information.
DO NOT RELY ON THIS INFORMATION FOR EMERGENCY USE.

If you have an emergency ALWAYS Call 911 or the appropriate Emergency Hot-line in your area.

Also Read the label on the Chemical and it should list Emergency Information about how to treat people that have come in contact with the product until trained emergency help can arrive. 
 

Alabama
http://www.agi.state.al.us/
http://www.agi.state.al.us/Word/PPPM.htm

Department of Agriculture
Division of Plant Protection and Pesticides
PO BOX 3336
Montgomery, AL 36109-0336
(334) 240-7171

Alaska

http://www.state.ak.us/dec/eh
http://www.state.ak.us/dec/eh/pest

Alaska Department of Environmental …

Directory of Governmental Resources and Offices covering Pesticides

Directory of Governmental Resources and Offices covering Pesticides

Alabama
 http://www.agi.state.al.us/
 http://www.agi.state.al.us/Word/PPPM.htm
Department of Agriculture
Division of Plant Protection and Pesticides
PO BOX 3336
Montgomery, AL 36109-0336
(334) 240-7171

Alaskahttp://www.state.ak.us/dec/eh

http://www.state.ak.us/dec/eh/pest

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Environmental Health
500 S Alaska St
Palmer, AK 99645-6340
(907) 745-3236

Arizonahttp://agriculture.state.az.us
http://agriculture.state.az.us/ESD/esd.htm

Arizona Department of Agriculture
Environmental Services
1688 W Adams
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(800) 223-0618
(602) 255-3664
(602) 542-3579

Arizona Structural Pest Control
9545 East Double Tree Ranch Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

Arkansas
http://www.plantboard.org/
http://www.plantboard.org/pesticides_licensing.htmlArkansas State Plant Board
Division of Feeds, Fertilizers and Pesticides
#1 Natural Resource Dr
PO BOX 1069
Little Rock, AR …