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| Allen and Kathy are considering the purchase of a pre-treated, four year old house, but the termite inspector(s) found termite problems.... |
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| Roger quotes one of my previous posts, but says his railroad ties are structural and are getting attacked by termites. |
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| The builder ordered pre-treatment for Tom's new house, but for some reason, his front (dirt-filled) porch didn't get treated. Tom has a reason to be upset, but there's an easy fix. |
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| Jim discovers termites and invites Terminex and Orkin to submit bids for his termite job. He does have a couple of questions, however.... |
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| Chris was cleaning out the tool shed and came upon evidence of rats that had been living in there. He wonders about the droppings.... |
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| Rick hears a "scratching sound" coming from his attic and wonders what it could be.... |
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| Denise thinks she found swarmers inside, near an open door and fears they're termites. Especially since her contract expired last year.... |
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| Bill is 78 years old, retired, and he says he just doesn't need this extra expense. Does he really need to do this? |
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| Gram discovered termites in his basement, but the exterminator is telling him he can't treat because it's not "active...." |
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| Don has had several exterminators and several estimates, each one seems to have a different approach and (of course) a different cost. |
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| Dick has a three year old house that he tells me has a problem with termites. What to do? |
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| Steve has a very detailed plan on exactly how he wants to treat his house for termites. And he wants to do this himself. |
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| Mel, from an Arizona Engineering firm, asks us (imagine that!) what we think of termite shields. Is this a test? We give him what for. |
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| The exterminator says he has found termites and presented a proposal for using sand to prevent the termites.... |
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| But when the exterminator gets there, he claims she has rats in her attic. Now Jackie smells another kind of rat.... |
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| ....if they're just going to march right next door and attack his house. |
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| Melissa just moved into her guest house, which hasn't been used in awhile and has a population of spiders. What to do? |
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| Dave writes in to ask about swarming termites all over a wall of his termite pre-treated house, coming from the sod around the outside. |
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| Coming home after a weekend away, Beth finds that she has termites and her husband has picked an exterminator off the Internet. Beth wants to use me, her own exterminator. Guess who won. |
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| Ginny, and everyone she has contacted, has been stumped on these small little flies. Sounds like sewer flies. |
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| Eileen is concerned about her "slight" ladybug infestation. She's wondering what harm they do and do they eat wood? |
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| LWO noticed a "maggot-type thing" on her kitchen counter, then noticed they were all over the place! |
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| Marsha writes in to tell me about a visit an exterminator had with her, at her house, and the recommendations he made. She even got clearance from the Better Business Bureau. |
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| Ken writes in, worried, and asking if roaches can travel from the house next door (a house that has had roach problems before) |
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| Geetha suspects hidden termite problems in her prospective new house. Later she writes in to ask about concrete slabs and termite problems. |
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| Julia lives in northeast Texas, in a rural area and has a big problem with roaches.... Problem solved! |
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| Mike and Erin have what they think are termites, crawling all over the outside of their house. They even sent me a picture.... |
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| Tsoza is worried about the termites found in the yard, under a rock and close to the house.... |
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| Richard asks about any "alternatives" to tenting his house for a termite problem. |
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| Tony has discovered mice in his NY city brownstone and wonders if his landlord has done enough to solve the problem. |
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| Courtney found roaches in her new apartment and asks us what to do. |
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| When Vince got home from vacation he found this dead bat in his toilet. Then he called someone, who came out and bat-proofed his property. Now he has another bat..... |
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| Every year the flying ants come, out of everywhere, he's mad, and he's going to do something about it! He just doesn't know what to do. |
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| He has been researching the different termiticides and wants an opinion on which he should specify |
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| Is the Pope Catholic? Cheryl picked up her dog at the kennel and now he has fleas. The kennel claims this is impossible. What should she do? |
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| Their neighbors have termites and they want to know what to do. A neighbor also wants to cut down trees because of carpenter ants. |
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| Jared has a dead rat that's beginning to smell and he wants to know what to do...... |
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| Kathryn is having a problem with American cockroaches which her exterminator says he can't handle.... |
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| CJ has a problem with earwigs. Wants a non-toxic solution to getting rid of them. Here's a trick from Jamaica.... |
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| The McMullens are inundated with chipmunks and are looking for a way out |
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| Tom wants a cure for his small flying ants. This is an easy one. |
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| Meg is having a problem with mud dauber wasps in her brand new house and wants to know how to handle them. |
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| Dr. Craig has carpenter ants nesting in his foam board insulation, which, by the way, is an attractive place for carpenter ants. They love it! |
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| Bill is looking for a cure for his moth problem. He did everything he could think of, but now they're baaaaack..... |
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| Ann found our site looking for help with her carpenter bees. She says she likes our site. Flattery will get you everywhere, Ann! |
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| Bonnie has a place that is infested with these! |
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| Glynn is worried about the many carpenter ants in her beautiful old oak trees |
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| Janet writes in with a lizard problem. Seems like they're all over... |
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| Mr. Davison has a little house on the prairie, that is infested with "miller moths"... |
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| Gene writes in about his creepy, crawly bugs - which sound like centipedes |
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| Bruce writes in about his rat problem, smelly dead rats on the inside of his home. |
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| Deborah is concerned about her 'serious' termite problem, they are swarming all over the place and she has a couple of questions about her estimates |
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| He says he caught one, but now he says they're smarter.... |
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| A woodpecker is bothering these people by pecking on their chimney. What to do? |
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| Joey's dog is going nuts and he wants to know if he can spray his kennel |
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| Marc asks how he can rid his chimney of the birds that wake him up in the morning |
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| Henry writes in about his mouse problem and found our mouse page looking for answers. A very lucky man. |
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| Priscilla tells us about her new house which is infested with those little sow bugs. |
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| Arthella asks how she can get rid of the black birds in her spruce tree so they won't soil her front porch |
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| This man writes about losing his pet boa in his apartment. He is moving from his apartment and the landlady wants $3000 for exterminating the snake.... |
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| Some 50 or so video machines are strongly suspected of having roaches and this man wants to bring the machines home without the roaches. |
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| Tami complains that she sees even MORE roaches after she bombs. Why is that? |
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| This gentleman asks about selling or marketing a non-toxic product, handed down from his grandfather, that kills roaches. |
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| Laura, from Argentina, asks us if we can supply her with some information about pyrethrum. Pyrethrum in some detail. |
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