Rodent Control Methods

A combination of vinegar, salt, and soap makes an effective homemade weed killer. This combination will kill weeds, but also any other vegetation it touches, so use it carefully. The solution can also change the acidity of your soil, so it's best for sidewalks and patios. Visit Insider's Home & Kitchen Reference library for more stories. If you want to avoid harsh chemicals in your yard, making a homemade weed killer is a great solution. You'll have total control and know exactly what you're spraying.  "With homemade weed killer, you can have full confidence in the ingredients," says Craig Elworthy, founder of eco-friendly lawn care company Lawnbright. "Most commercially available herbicides are laced with harsh chemicals and other difficult to pronounce ingredients. Th...

The logo of Bayer AG is seen in a showroom of the German drugmaker where the annual results news conference takes place in Leverkusen, Germany February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register FRANKFURT, March 30 (Reuters) - German chemicals group Bayer (BAYGn.DE) is preparing to kick off the sale of pest control unit Bayer Environmental Science (BES) this summer with a price tag potentially topping 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion), people close to the matter said. The agrichemicals giant, looking to reduce debt in the wake of its $63 billion purchase of U.S. peer Monsanto in 2016, is working with Bank of America (BAC.N) on the sale, the people said, speaking anonymously as the information is not public. While introductory meetings with prospective buyers are already taking place, an auction will officially start just before or after the summer break, with the view of signing a deal by the end of the year, they added. Register no...

DATELINE – Pest control, golf, and landscape professionals are innovators by nature, demonstrating ingenuity and creativity every day to keep the pest control industry running. In celebration of this work ethic – and the American spirit, AMGUARD Environmental Technologies has launched its American Innovators recognition program.  Throughout 2022, AMGUARD will invite pest control, golf and landscape professionals to nominate a peer by visiting amvac.com/american-innovators. Nominators can explain in 300 words or fewer and with up to two photos how their nominee demonstrates innovation in the industry in one of two categories: product use and application technique or marketing and business management. "The American Innovators program is our way of recognizing industry professionals who push for excellence in all that they do," says Shayne M. Wetherall, CEO, AMGUARD Environmental Technologies. "When we celebrate each other's progress – our daily succe...

Ariel Whitely-Noll  |  Special to The Capital-Journal With gardening season at its peak, many homeowners are looking for simple, quick fixes to pests and problems popping up in the garden. Many of the clients who contact our horticulture response line have already tried to solve the issues at home with no success. With so many problems popping up in the landscape, do any of these wives' tales or social media tricks actually work? Homemade weed killer The myth Various recipes involving Epsom salt, dish soap, vinegar and other household products have been circulating social media as "safe" weed killer all spring. This remedy is as dangerous as it is prolific. To start, Epsom salt is comprised of magnesium and sulfate and is often used as a fertilizer. As a fertilizer, this product can actually help plants grow — including weeds. You can apply so much salt that there is a negative effect on weeds, but this method has two major drawbacks. Firstly, you woul...

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Español Rodents such as mice and rats can carry harmful diseases. Diseases from rodents can spread to people through bite wounds, eating contaminated food or water, or breathing in germs from rodent urine or droppings that are stirred into the air. People can also get diseases from rodent ticks, mites, and fleas. In Washington, deer mice are the main carriers of a virus that cause hantavirus in people. Hantavirus is a rare, but potentially fatal respiratory disease. Avoid stirring up the dust in rodent-contaminated areas to help prevent exposure to hantavirus. Don't Attract Rodents The best way to prevent a rodent infestation is to remove their sources of food, water, and shelter. Store pet and people food, bird and lawn/garden seed, and animal feed indoors in containers with tight fitting lids. Clean up food waste and use thick plastic or metal garbage cans with tight lids. Keep the area around your home and outbuildings clear of junk and debris. Trim vegetation an...

Abstract Cryopreserved allogeneic cultured epidermis (CE) is used for treating second-degree burn wounds and diabetic foot ulcers; however, the need for cryopreservation limits its use. We have previously reported that CE accelerates wound healing irrespective of its viability and hypothesized that dehydrated CEs lacking living cells may act as an effective wound dressing. We prepared dried CE and investigated its morphological and physical properties and wound-healing effects and compared them with those of cryopreserved CE. Hematoxylin–eosin staining, immunostaining for basement membrane, and electron microscopy revealed that the morphologies of dried CE and cryopreserved CE were comparable and that the membrane structure was not damaged. The breaking strength, modulus of elasticity, and water permeability of dried CE were comparable with those of the cryopreserved CE. Furthermore, the levels of various active cytokines and chemokines in dried CE were comparable with those in cryopre...

In recognition of Wold Bee Day (May 20) UC Riverside's top bee experts answered questions submitted on its Instagram page. The response created, for lack of a better term, quite a buzz! How closely are bees and wasps related to one another?  Technically speaking, bees are wasps that have evolved to feed on pollen. The ancestor of all modern bees was, as far as we can tell, a very small wasp that fed on a type of insect called thrips, and many thrips eat pollen. At some point over 100 million years ago, descendants of this wasp shifted to feeding on pollen directly, and over many generations they became bigger and hairier, and eventually were able to gather pollen and feed it to their larvae. We know of at least two "transitional" fossils that bridge this gap between wasps and bees, both of them 100 million years old, called  Discoscapa  and  Melittosphex . It's also worth knowing that ants are, technically, also wasps, but a type of...

At some point, you've likely drawn back your shower curtains or lifted the toilet seat only to come face to face with one of the creepiest surprises: a spider. Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon scenario. Spiders are frequently drawn to bathrooms, especially during the fall and winter months, according to JP Pest Services. And experts are warning that there is one thing many of us leave behind in the bathroom that may be the worst culprit for attracting this pest. Read on to find out what item in your bathroom could be inviting spiders in. RELATED: If You See This Spider in Your Home, Don't Step on It, Experts Warn. Shutterstock You may be tempted to leave your wet towel in the bathroom after you take a shower, but this is not a habit you should get used to. Wet towels are likely to attract spiders because of their moisture, as "moisture is essential for any spider and they cannot live without it," say...