What is flea dirt? Flea dirt (flea poop or flea frass) is the round black pepper or dandruff-looking specs made up of undigested and dried blood (dropped by fleas) after sucking blood from cats, dogs, or humans. You can find flea dirt when combing or running fingers against the grain of your cat’s or dog’s hair. Flea dirt […]
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When I first left my parent’s house and got my apartment, it was a frustrating hustle to get rid of bed bugs. Just like myself, most homeowners fear and get a chill with the mention of a bed bug infestation. In today’s post, I’ll be answering this question – “can bed bugs fly?” Let’s face
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Overflowing toilets and slow-drains are a common plumbing problem in most homes. Do you find using a drain snake, a drain cleaner, or hiring a plumber relative price? Well, a plunger is an easy and cheap way to return normal drain flow in your toilets, showers, and sinks. So, in this article, we discuss how to use a plunger
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In summary, spiders don’t have antennae but only have pedipalps (palps) – which are a pair of appendages located at the front of their legs. With no antennae, the spider’s legs are sensitive and specialized setae are put on their legs to pick up air currents, vibrations, sounds, and scents. Spiders have 8 legs (with
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Maybe some chicken (plus chicks) and their eggs have recently disappeared from their coop. Recently, there have been some native opossums (Didelphis Virginiana) and dead chickens around – well, these are scavengers. So, you’re wondering really ‘do possums eat chickens?’ Well, Yes, possums will scavenger and eat chickens (including fully-grown hens) and other easy food
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Having spider infestation in your home could be such a chilling moment, especially if you have phobia and allergen reactions against the bites. Unlike black widows, wolf spiders are less painful and toxic. On how to get rid of wolf spiders; use a wolf spider trap container, boric acid solvent, organic pesticides, spider spray, or
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Homeowners confuse dust mites and bed bugs. If you suspect you are having mites’ infestation and can’t tell what exactly they are, well, this is the right place for you. So, what do dust mites look like? – Dust mites are microscopic creatures and very hard to see with our bare eyes. They commonly feed
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Summertime in many parts of the World including the United States such as in Washington, D.C., largely experiences an upsurge of squirrels – they live longer too. Well, squirrels are comparatively cute and most of us may get attracted to them. In fact, we argue that squirrels are not like lions, bears, or wolves. But
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Fleas are generally parasites that need a host to survive. But how long can fleas live without a host? Well, because of their thirst for blood and parasitic nature, they depend on the host most of their time. Fleas can survive for a period of 4-7 days without a host. But if you subject them
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Flour weevils are common insects that attack cereals and flour. The breeding rate could be adverse if the matter is not corrected in time. Perhaps you have a similar problem; what do you do? Well, should I throw out flour with weevils? The direct answer is NO. Lightly weevil-infested flour is actually safe for human
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