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Struggling With Spiders? What Are Your Best Pest Control Options?
Although spiders can serve a noble purpose -- ridding your home and lawn of pesky insects like mosquitoes, ants, and beetles -- they can also be a nuisance in and of themselves, especially when they leave thickly-spun webs behind. If you'd like to reduce your home's spider population without using heavy-duty pesticides and poisons, prevention is often the name of the game. There are also some less-toxic ways to kill any spiders that may be left behind after you've put these prevention methods in place.
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Selling Your Home? Increase Buyer Interest Using These 4 Tips
If you're like most people who are preparing to sell their home, you are likely looking for ways to increase buyer interest so it doesn't stay on the market long. With the help of the following tips and tricks, the task of getting your home quickly sold should be pretty easy and stress-free: Schedule a Termite Inspection Many potential buyers may request a completed inspection report for wood-boring insects such as termites to ensure that their investment doesn't end up falling apart as the years pass or that there will be a time-consuming fight on their hands to keep the insects away.
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Bed Bugs: The Souvenir No One Wants To Bring Home
Did you know that bed bugs have a peak season? June through October are the months in which infestations explode, making Canadians miserable. Unfortunately, bed bugs' summer mating habits coincide with many people's travel plans. This means that, not only could you be afflicted by bed bugs as you hotel hop during vacation, but you also might bring them back home with you. Bed bugs are by far the most difficult pest to eradicate, and because infestations are on the rise, you don't want to bring home this souvenir.
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2 Landscaping Mistakes That Might Be Attracting Pests To Your Home
As a new homeowner, you might be eager to put your personal stamp on your yard. After buying the right gardening tools and picking out a few flats of fresh flowers, you may have spent a Saturday afternoon beautifying your space. Although it might seem easy to make your yard attractive, a few errors could send creepy-crawly bugs straight into your home. Here are two landscaping mistakes that might be attracting pests, and what you can do to stop the migration:
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