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Updated Feb 12, 2012

Q: So We Have a Mouse Problem and I Don't Mean "Mickey" Lol    —Northville, MI

"We had this problem last year and dealt with it the best we could. I have all ready noticed signs of the mice coming ..."

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Get a cat. Hopefully no one in the family has allergies to cats because I think they're the most efficient mouse killers. With a cat around, the mice will stay away....

M. ~ I agree, you have to find where they are coming in. We had them last winter and they were coming in alongside the piping from the ac. Also, a friend suggested ...

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Q: Little Black Bugs    —Massillon, OH

"Ok, I hope someone can help me. I have been seeing tiny black bugs randomly in my house. They are not fleas or knats...."

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Aime, I have seen similar bugs at my house. I'm not sure of the source, but I'm thinking they may be coming either from the fruit bowl (store bought) or we have a ...

Have you looked up bed bugs? I have no other guesses. Try to find a entomology (the study of bugs) website. :-)

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Q: Fleas! How to Get Rid of Them?    —Manhattan, KS

"We do not have a pet, yet we have fleas! We had a dog in the house about a month ago and I guess this could be just s..."

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Well Hello there! I know how much you hate the chemical thing and add in the end of pregnancy thing but Bombing is truly the most effective. Put one on the main level ...

Hi M., I also had this problem about a month ago. I have an indoor cat that's never been outside, yet I still got fleas bad. We bring them in from outdoors. I found...

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Q: Lizards....HELP!!!!    —Plano, TX

"Does anyone have any ideas about how to get rid of the little lizards that are all around and lately INSIDE my house?..."

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You could always get a cat. They keep everything down...bugs, rodents, reptiles.

Hi S., I'm sorry, but your visual made me laugh a little too. I live in a very old house, so keeping them out is a chore. I love them, so I just catch them and ta...

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Q: Exterminator in Denton?    —Denton, TX

"I am having a SERIOUS issue with brown spiders in my house right now. I am seeing an average of 2 a day. That is NOT..."

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We've used Adams Ext. and been very pleased.

Hello. My husband has his own pest control company. He is the only employee so he works really hard. He is honest and very personable, and if it makes you feel bett...

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Q: Yikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We Need Pest Control    —Frisco, TX

"We just moved into our new home in frisco(Panther Creek) and we have a really bad insect and rodent problem due to al..."

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I am most definately going to try one of these guys! We currently rent our home (which has had pest problems since we moved in) and the guy my landlord sends over abou...

Hi Amy, We use Metro gaurd...the customer service has been great and the rates I've checked out has been better than other companies I received quotes from. You can c...

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Q: Fire Ants!!!!!!!    —San Antonio, TX

"Hello everyone. We just returned from our 3week trip to Indiana. We were welcomed home by about 1,000 fire ants. We v..."

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Are you kidding? You better tell the apartment complex to get someone out there immediately! I thi nk something like that would make the place considered uninhabitab...

I Sprayed my house inside and out. But, around my daughter's bed, etc. I placed ant baits. They work like roach motels but are white and for ants.

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Q: HELP! Rodent Dropings in the Attic - Who to Call    —Lewisville, TX

"My husband just went into the attic to change the air filter and noticed what looked like rat droppings. Does anyone..."

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BEST GUY EVER!!! Dennis at B & H Pest Control (out of Little Elm) We live in The Colony - he's been our guy for wow...8 years! Anyhow - we had the same problem - he'...

I buy a poison that comes in bright green blocks--don't rmember the name. Inexpensive and works every time. Been using for years. Put in attic, on high shelves in gara...

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Q: Removing Beehive???? Need Help    —Flower Mound, TX

"We have a small beehive starting to form on the backpoarch.Its really small right now may be about 4-5 inches.I was w..."

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I know Home Depot/Lowes have things for wasp nest that you can spray from about 20 feet away. There may be similar things for bees or you can ask them there. I find th...

You might contact The Heard Museum in McKinney. They might help out or could steer you in the right direction. My only experience with beehives was a couple of ye...

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Q: Tiny Black Bugs    —Lake in the Hills, IL

"We have these tiny black bugs all over our screen windows and doors. They just seem to sit on the screens - on the in..."

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I used to live in Bartlett and for some reason, at my townhome there, we always got these weird bug/spiders in the summer/fall. They looked like small black spiders or...

I was sitting outside at the nursing home today at work and all of a sudden they were everywhere....and biting! I had never seen them before...maybe the farmers are st...

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