Pests and Bugs

How to get rid of pests and bugs, including maggots, frogs, flies and anything else you are kind enough to tell me about.

Prevent flies biting dogs ears

Posted by on Jul 9, 2006 in Pests and Bugs | 38 comments

If you own a German Shepherd dog and live in an area where you get flies (is this most of the world???) then you might have an issue with flies biting the ears of you German Shepherd. This can get quite serious, even to the point where you will have to amputate the tips of your dog’s ears due to an infection caused by the fly bites.I’m not 100% sure why this happens, but I reckon it’s due to the thin skin/pelt near the tip of your dog’s ears, and the fact that most of the time the tip of the ears are black, which makes them really hot. Of course, hot ears means blood...

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Get rid of flies and other flying insects – Cedar Wood

Posted by on Jul 9, 2006 in Pests and Bugs | 25 comments

New! Subscribe by entering your email address into the form on the left of this page. You will receive each article by email, free of charge, with a link to download my illustrated eBook: The Homemade Fly Trap. This book gives step by step instructions, with photos, on how to make your own fly trap with everyday items. Cedar Wood is a natural, fresh smelling bug repellant. Sounds strange, doesn’t it. Like an Old Wives’ Tale? How about an Old Mother’s tale… My mother brought home little cedar blocks of wood and said that having them around the house would help get rid...

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Get rid of flies – The Obvious ways first

Posted by on Jun 24, 2006 in Pests and Bugs | 102 comments

When it’s summer time, there are a few things that REALLY BUG me: - Flies - Moths - Mosquitoes I want to try and help other people get rid of them using ways that I’ve read and learnt. We’ll start off with getting rid of flies today. And, while you’re reading this, if you subscribe to the newsletter by filling out the form below, you will get access to the free eBook on how to easily make your own home made fly trap using stuff you’ve got in the house: Loading...We hate spam just as much...

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Get rid of ants – Dog Food Bowl

Posted by on Jun 21, 2006 in Home Care Tips, Pests and Bugs | 2 comments

I used to have 3 dogs. That might not seem like a lot, but the fact that one of my dogs was a Great Dane meant that there was a LOT of dog food that we went through every week. Of course, dogs don’t always finish all their food (rare, but it happens), and so the dog food could bring an attack of ants.Obviously we didn’t want to use ant poison to get rid of the ants, being so close to the dog’s food. Because of this, we bought dog food bowls that helped prevent the ants from eating the dog food. These dogs bowls have a ridge at the bottom of the outside of the bowl where...

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How to KILL Maggots

Posted by on Feb 9, 2006 in Pests and Bugs | 333 comments

Note: When you finish reading this article and as many comments as you can handle, maybe just take a look at this summarised version that a reader submitted. It’s very helpful, and a lot easier on the eyes. Go read it by clicking here: “A definitive guide to getting rid of Maggots“ Could you tell me of a Pesticide that will work? I have had the unfortunate experience of having a garbage bin containing quite a few maggots. This is due to the fact that there were left-overs in the bin, and we missed garbage collection day just once. BOY can these things breed. Unlike the...

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