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Help with Fleas!!!
It kills the eggs, the fleas the larvae everthing. Within 30 minutes of the first application, I saw dead fleas on my dog. Awesome. ...
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- Buy a few flea bombs (kind of like foggers) put one in each room of the house. Should stay out of the house the whole day especially if you have children. make sure ...
- In addition to treating the inside of the house, you'll need to treat the outside of the house and keep the dogs on a flea medication like advantage. I used to rent ...
- I feel your pain! I moved in with my sister, (she moved out shortly after) but she had 5 cats! All with fleas. I was certain that the carpet was infested so I laid out...
How to Get Rid of Fleas
... chemical controls but you can also buy something called parasitic nematodes or flea control nematodes...they are a natural predator of the flea larvae. ...
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- The best thing is to get the flea medicine from the vet, vacuum and empty outside. You can get a night light and put a bowl of soapy water under it and that has actual...
- The best thing we have used for our dogs is the Sentinel pill from the vet. It is expensive, but it has heart worm, other worms and fleas and ticks, so you get alot fo...
- One of the things that I have found that works the best for dogs and cats is giving them a daily dose of Brewer's Yeast. You can buy it at Walmart or most natural food...
Being Eaten Alive by Fleas
Borax works on all three stages of fleas, eggs, larvae, and adults. If your vacuum has a bag, put a cut up flea collar in the bag. ...
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- Hi K.- THis must be the year for fleas. We have never gotten more than a little carpet spray couldn't deal with, but not this year. I SOAKED my entire floors, walls, ...
- Are you SURE it is fleas, it could be rat mites. many people on this thread have had run ins with roof rat mites and they are covered in bites as you describe. Put ...
- We just went through this! I recommend Advantage over any other medication for your kitties. I, too, didn't want to bomb so I ended up sprinkling Borax in the carpets ...
Anyone Know How to Get Rid of Little Moths in My Pantry?
Asked by C.L. from Los Angeles
on May 5, 2009
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Dear Moms,
I am hoping that someone out there will give me some insight on how to eradicate these little moths that have invaded my food pantry. They lay larvae th...
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- I understand exactly what you are going through! I hate those little moths. Buy some fresh mint from the market and cheesecloth and make a sachet for each shelf and ...
- We had that problem too. What you have to do is get rid of everything they have laid eggs on or made cocoons in/on. Make sure you check your cookbooks too. You will...
- I hate those things. My Grandma used to put bay leaves in her flour and pasta jars and anything else that she could put them into. Best buy has great plastic conta...
How to handle tiny brown worms in a toddler's diaper?
Asked by A.G. from Portland
on March 2, 2009
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OK this is a wierd request but Im wondering if anyone has had experience with this. A week ago, I noticed a small (1/4 inch) brown worm on one of my daughter's diaper...
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- Put one in a baggie and take it to your doctor. My nephew had tape worms at one point and they were not fun. Good luck!
- This may not be the same thing, but when I started feeding my daughter bananas, there were always little "worms" in her diaper. I called the dr. and since they weren't...
- If it were me, I would get the next poopy diaper to the doctor and call asap. I am not sure about the diapers, but I think you'd have to disinfect them with bleach or...
Standing Water and Mosquitoes
Asked by C.S. from New York
on April 13, 2009
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The house next door to us has an above ground pool. We have lived here for 7+ years, and the house has gone through 3 different owners. All the previous owners maintai...
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- I think you should call them to discuss the situation. If that does not work, try going to your town hall to see what can be done. Good luck!
- You don't mention where you are from. And I imagine that makes alot of difference. I know in NYC that standing water has been a big concern with the recent outbreaks o...
- The condition in the pool is a nuisance in the sense of the legal term. I'd start with your town and see if they can do anything. The mosquitos are clearly a health ...
Pantry Moths
Asked by A.S. from Atlanta
on July 8, 2009
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Does anyone know of a sure-fire way to get rid of pantry moths (sometimes known as millers). We have them all over the house now but mostly in the kitchen. We have tri...
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- My mom also had them and we also tried everything. nothing worked so she called terminx. At frist i thought it was too much money but if you add up all the traps and...
- We tried this and it works...we got rid of the dry goods where they were and then set some traps we bought from the DO It Yourself Pest Control 2823 Chamblee ...
- I ordered pantry moth "traps" from a catalog called Solutions. They are triangular shaped cardboard deals open at both ends and inside there is a sticky substance that...
Tiny "Wings" Found on Scalp, Causing Itching
Asked by K.B. from Tampa
on October 28, 2009
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My son's head has been itching for about 2 weeks now so I took him to the doctor. She checked for lice, but instead found these tiny things that look like wings. They ...
Puree for Infant - Cook Ripe Pairs 1St?
Asked by J.H. from San Francisco
on August 31, 2008
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Is it necessary to steam pears before pureeing for baby? Made a batch a few weeks ago w/o cooking it and baby loved it. Later I read a recipe that said to cook them....
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- Hi, I just want to share what I used to do to my girl. I never coocked fruits for her, always fresh. Pears are fine when they are soft, I just scrabed them with the...
- I also just pureed the pear. I later read that I should of also ran it through a strainer to get any long fibers out. I never had any problems though. Have fun with food.
- Personally I only steam them if they are a bit hard. Any fruit that is soft enough, I just mush up (or cut up, these days). I'm sure it is better for him to eat it u...
Annoying Moth-like Creatures
Asked by K.M. from Honolulu
on July 1, 2008
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In the last month we have had an infestation of these small flying bugs that sort of look like tiny moths when they fly but when stationary they are slender and look t...
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- Hi K., we get those every summer, they get into ceral, flour, rice things like that and they turn into silk worms, my husband ordered little traps for them, because t...
- Hi K., Those are Indian Meal Moths. They most likely came in with the rabbit's food. We had them a few years ago in our pantry, they infested in our rice, flour, c...
- Can you put the rabbit somewhere and set off a bug bomb in the room? Identify them on the internet or take them to a bug man. There are entemologists at some college...
