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    1. If you had a frost around flowering time it...

    1. If you had a frost around flowering time it will kill blossoms.

    2. with a very heavy fruiting last year your tree may not produce the following year.

    3. does your tree show and insect, or...
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    You have standing water in your subpump well...

    You have standing water in your subpump well adding bt to water will kill any larvae in water. Also treat all basement floor drains.

    For outdoor treat all outdoor standing water in flower pots,...
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    1. Cat flea most common species in america has a...

    1. Cat flea most common species in america has a 12.5 day life cycle at perfect temperature, humidity and food sources.


    2. don't remove pet or emerging fleas will feed on you and your family.
    ...
  4. Question: Bed Bugs?

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    Rent a steam cleaner. Steam clean all creases of...

    Rent a steam cleaner.
    Steam clean all creases of bed including box spring
    Make sure steam temperature exceeds 150 f bedbugs are very temperature sensitive.

    Then use a residual insecticide on...
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    Check out Imidacloprid Insecticides for White...

    Check out Imidacloprid Insecticides for White Grub Control in Turfgrass | Horticulture and Home Pest News

    I have used it and it works great.

    Biological control around my home does not survive...
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    Take a sample into your local Orkin or Terminex...

    Take a sample into your local Orkin or Terminex office if your around Chicago or Indiana or Michigan Rose pest mgmt . If not try looking under a large magnifying glass.
    look for insect pieces. Its...
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    Take a sample to your local orkin or terminex...

    Take a sample to your local orkin or terminex service center for proper id of ant species.

    Using baits on ants is the best way to avoid contamination.

    But you need to combine both protein and...
  8. Question: Pantry moths!

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    Until you put in new kitchen you could try 50%...

    Until you put in new kitchen you could try 50% isopropyl alcohol solution or rubbing alcohol spraying it on all services in your pantry will kill adult, larvae and eggs not in packaging. If the wood...
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    Check out a tin cat available at your local tsc...

    Check out a tin cat available at your local tsc store
    It's a small steel box with one way door and a lid
    Bait with peanut butter and wear gloves to avoid hantavirus "please read" Homepage | CDC...
  10. Question: Pantry moths!

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    If you have an allergy to keratin a protein found...

    If you have an allergy to keratin a protein found in insects and their discarded shells then you may have a problem.
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    Try applying thuricide It's a natural bacteria...

    Try applying thuricide
    It's a natural bacteria that only kills moth and butterfly larvae
    Need to by applied every spring when nests are present.
    Thuricide - Bt - Bacillus Thuringensis Concentrate...
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    Try applying thuricide It's a natural bacteria...

    Try applying thuricide
    It's a natural bacteria that only kills moth and butterfly larvae
    Check out link Thuricide - Bt - Bacillus Thuringensis Concentrate 8 oz
    Need to by applied every spring when...
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    Have a pest control service person come out and...

    Have a pest control service person come out and install some lockable covered bait stations containing a product called quintox. This rodenticide uses cholecalciferol a form of vitamin d to...
  14. You can buy a raccoon trap from Tomahawk DELUXE...

    You can buy a raccoon trap from Tomahawk DELUXE TRANSFER LIVE ANIMAL TRAPS - Products and Details - Choose from over 17 sizes of Transfer Live Animal Traps ranging from chipmunk to large dog - traps,...
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    Without a visual inspection identifing the wasp...

    Without a visual inspection identifing the wasp or bee species is not posible with what you have posted.

    Take a dead sample to your nearest dept of agriculture office in your state.

    Using aesol...
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    Try running a shop vac narrow hose and vacuum the...

    Try running a shop vac narrow hose and vacuum the contents from the out side of your house to avoid a big mess or if you don't want to do it hire a duct cleaning company to clean out the vent pipe....
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    Apply Delta Dust This synthetic pyrethroid...

    Apply Delta Dust
    This synthetic pyrethroid controls a wide variety of insects, both inside and outside the home. Very active on ants, carpenter bees, fleas and large roaches. 1 lb. duster, contains...
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    May be its time to register the breed by akc and...

    May be its time to register the breed by akc and set a standert for comfomation, apearance, stamina and behaviour. Instead of banning all bull terrior
  19. Question: Insect help!

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    Core samples from both the arctic and Antarctic...

    Core samples from both the arctic and Antarctic display changes in earths oxygen levels

    The higher the o2 the larger the insect can grow.

    Deinacrida heteracantha, of New Zealand had a reported...
  20. Question: Weed problems

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    Registration for groung zero pulled by epa. It...

    Registration for groung zero pulled by epa. It has a 7 month to one year activity in soil and could contaminate your drinking water if you use a shallow well.
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    Apply horiculture lime to areas of moss to kill...

    Apply horiculture lime to areas of moss to kill it off.

    Culivate compacted soil with a roto tiller available from any rental store.
    Adds some peat to areas you are tilling to improve soil...
  22. Question: Tiger lillies

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    Wait until the tops die off completely. Lift...

    Wait until the tops die off completely. Lift carefully with a pitch fork or spade.
    Gently separate and put in plastic bag with dry peat for transport.

    When your brother gets home have him plant...
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    Without knowing your location any spray labeled...

    Without knowing your location any spray labeled for spiders will work
    Powerspaying with soap and water will kill any spiders on the exterior of your home. If your in an area where brown recluse is...
  24. Question: Wasps !

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    If you can see the individual cells and your...

    If you can see the individual cells and your concerned about chemicals around the kids try fantastic orange. It is not labeled for wasp control but I found it very effective at killing adult wasps. ...
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    Anaerobic living bacteria are also found in bogs...

    Anaerobic living bacteria are also found in bogs and swamps they digest plant material into peat, sulfur dioxide, and methane

    Insects do not have hemoglobin they utilize a vascular network similar...
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    Crab grass seed needs sunlight to germinate. You...

    Crab grass seed needs sunlight to germinate.
    You need to raise your lawn mower up to above 2 1/2 inches
    Scotts crab grass works well at perventing germination of crabgrass seeds
    But it will also...
  27. Question: Transplant

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    Water once a day if temp 90f or more at 1 1/2...

    Water once a day if temp 90f or more at 1 1/2 gallons of water or every other day if cooler.
    Over watering will cause roots to rot.

    Expect folage die back you have pruned the plants roots it...
  28. Question: Weed problems

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    If you have valuable plants you don't want...

    If you have valuable plants you don't want damaged you can apply roundup with a foam paint brush on the plants leaves that you don't want and avoid killing the plants you do want. Always wear rubber...
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    The american pit bull is not a recognized breed...

    The american pit bull is not a recognized breed by the akc or ckc
    So making statements that blame a non existent breed as being a pest is very short sighted.

    Many dogs are aggressive and injure...
  30. Question: Beetles

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    Identify the beetle through you local state...

    Identify the beetle through you local state agriculture dept.

    Insecticide with an active ingredient containing permethrin available at hardware stores, or organic soloution using products...
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    Paying for an annual contract is a way the...

    Paying for an annual contract is a way the service person gains commission and makes a little extra money.

    When choosing a respectable company

    Ask what kind of education do your techs have?
    ...
  32. Question: ~whales~

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    Right whales exhibit similar reproductive organs...

    Right whales exhibit similar reproductive organs as other mammals, with some distinctive differences. The female's mammary nipples are hidden within skin slits on either side of the ventral line of...
  33. Question: About insects

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    Spiders and insects have distinct physical...

    Spiders and insects have distinct physical differences
    Insects have 3 pairs of legs, a head thorax and abdomen
    Aracnids have four pairs of legs cephalothrax (head and throx are combined)and abdomen...
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    First take a sample of an undamaged ant to your...

    First take a sample of an undamaged ant to your local entomology program at a university near you. Very important to identiy ant species.

    Then try injecting bait into wall where ants are coming...
  35. Question: Yard Moles

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    1. Get rid of their food source grubs see...

    1. Get rid of their food source grubs see http://www.natural-insect-control.com/bennem.html for a non toxic solution or you can use milky spores http://www.milkyspore.com/milkyspore.htm

    2. Wait it...
  36. Question: Ants

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    For normal healthy people boric acid is flushed...

    For normal healthy people boric acid is flushed out by the kidneys the lethal dose for boric acid to kill 50% of a population is 429 mg of 100% boric acid to every kg of weight of a man (exp a 50kg...
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    You need to forward your ant in a vial containing...

    You need to forward your ant in a vial containing alcohol 90% methal alcohol
    The closest entomology department in a university appears to be in turkey.

    Here is the link....
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    May need to clear bios to reset board to original...

    May need to clear bios to reset board to original settings see owners manual to do this. VERY! VERY! VERY! Important disconect power before doing this or you will kill motherboard and replace jumper...
  39. Question: Plants

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    Flowering plants utilize insects to move genetic...

    Flowering plants utilize insects to move genetic material from one flower to another. This if far more effective then pollination by wind. Getting insects to cross pollinate has forced flowering...
  40. Question: How is water

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    It exists as a liquid, gas and solid at the same...

    It exists as a liquid, gas and solid at the same temperature and pressure
    Example (ice water vapor and rain at 0 degrees C.

    Nether hydrogen nor oxygen can exist as a solid, gas and liquid at...
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    As with any ant species please get it properly...

    As with any ant species please get it properly identified. Samsum ant is a member of the fire ants. Have you tried importing from the United States a fire ant bait?

    There are a few products...
  42. Question: Ants

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    If you check the label it will state to keep away...

    If you check the label it will state to keep away from children and pets.
    Although Boric acid has a very low toxicity to mammals avoiding exposure is the best approach.

    With baits it is important...
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