CALLING IT on this STORY Popular Science has this headline: “Ancient humans didn’t need braces. So why do we?” Their short answer is basically that ancient humans had to chew fibrous foods and it strengthened (and expanded) the jaw bone, giving teeth room to grow properly into place. I know someone who has always ground his …
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GUEST POST from Don – FLIES!
F L I E S ! We are in that season when both you and flies want to do the same thing. Party!!! The problem is that flies can transmit lots of diseases to humans (there are 65 diseases they are known to carry, including TB … but you only need one of those to end …
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GUEST POST from Don – Mice
MICE It is Fall again. This is move-in time for mice. Many young mice were born in wood piles or under sheds. But with the weather getting colder they are thinking warmer is better. What better place to get warm than in your heated home? They want to come in and they will not be asking. There are three ways …
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GUEST POST from Don – Pantry Pests
PANTRY PESTS No one enjoys unexpected moving meat in his or her oatmeal breakfast! Sorry! There are pantry products which may contain pests and products which may become food sources to pests. I spent 30 years helping people eradicate pantry pests from their homes. First, products which most often introduce pests to your home: 1. Bird seed. Birds …
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GUEST POST from Don – BEES!
STINGING INSECTS This is the time of year when wasps, yellow jackets, bumble bees and hornets become pests. What to do about them? [NOTICE: Never spray wasp and hornet killer inside the house (the stuff that shoots a 20′ stream). It will ruin floors, walls, drapes and bedding. It also can cause life-threatening reactions in humans and pets.] …
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GUEST POST from Don: Termites
TERMITES Imagine living your entire life underground, requiring a gut bacteria which can kill you if it gets on your skin, and eating wood for a living. That would make anyone angry. It would make me angry. Now imagine not having any serious defensive weapons except your bodily gasses and a large headed version of yourself …
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GUEST POST from Don – BUYING USED (Pest Control) +
BUYING USED (Pest Control) + Baby bottles? I don’t know. Some say “Don’t buy used.” Prepare to be grossed out … 1. BASKETS. Be careful. I was hired once at a nice middle class home, where the owner had scores of baskets as décor. There was a problem. Several baskets were infested with bamboo powder post beetles. As a result, her wood floors and …
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GUEST POST from Don: Earwigs & Silverfish
EARWIGS AND SILVERFISH They are not closely related.Some reporters will tell you that neither are a big problem, but both can be. Let’s start in alphabetical order. EARWIGS They don’t wear wigs and I’ve never heard of one getting into someone’s ear. These are those funny insects with pincers for tails. You may have already noticed that some …
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GUEST POST from Don – Easy Pest Control
EASY PEST CONTROL MOSQUITO BUCKET This is as simple as it gets. Cost is under $20. Momma mosquitoes lay eggs in standing water. So give them a nice place to do that. You need a 5 gal bucket. An old 5 gal paint bucket will do if you clean out the paint residue. Drill a few small holes in the …
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GUEST POST from Don: Fear This, Not That
FEAR THIS, not that Having been in pest control for over 30 years I know that many adults have not figured out what they should and should not fear. More on that in a minute. People fear pesticides, for example, and they should not. The pesticides they “know” cause cancer and kill people are those which were …
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