Lately as I’ve surfed my favorite mommy blogs, I’ve noticed an interesting trend. Many of my friends are now posting links to Wish Lists on the sidebar of their blogs. Maybe you’ve seen them too. These are literally lists of things they wish they had, from kitchen appliances to jewelry to popular educational books and [...]
Recent news articles report that March 2012 was the warmest in US history since 1895, shattering more than 15,000 records across the nation. According to the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) over 44 of these records were not broken by just a few degrees either, but by over 22 degrees Fahrenheit. I definitely believe [...]
Step 1) Purchase a Carpenter Bee Kit online from domyownpestcontrol.com Step 2) Dust inside Carpenter Bee nests with the D-Fense Deltamethrin Dust and Centrobulb Duster. You should do this in the evening when the bees are asleep. This will kill both the adults and the larvae when they hatch in several months. Step 3) [...]
Orkin recently put out its annual list of top 50 Bed Bug cities for 2011. Along with the list Orkin recommended that all travelers remember the acronym S.L.E.E.P. and use it to remind themselves of several important steps to avoid bringing bed bugs home from their travels. So what does S.L.E.E.P. stand for? S is for [...]
Do My Own Pest Control owners Michael and Philip were presented with this honorary plaque on behalf of Keep Georgia Safe at the Georgia Gladiators ice hockey game last Friday night. DMOPC continues to be a proud supporter of the program that empowers children by teaching them how to fight back against abductors, abuse, bullies, [...]
While researching my previous post about the top 50 bed bug cities I kept coming across this image of a stuffed bed bug. Needless to say, my curiosity was piqued and I had to find out what kind of innovative/sick-minded company would actually make a stuffed sleeping pal in the form of a parasite that in [...]
Bed bug protection, of course. Orkin recently released its annual Orkin’s Top 50 Bed Bugs Cities list, and Spring Breakers may just want to check it twice before booking their final destinations. Among favorite Spring Break hot spots also on the list of worst bed bug cities in the country are: Miami/ Fort Lauderdale, Los [...]
The following video conveys in a very vivid way the emotional trauma that some people endure with serious bed bug infestation. The woman in the video is Teresa Grocki, a tenant at Stonequist Apartments in Saratoga Springs, NY. Having already petitioned her landlord for help and attempting to eradicate the bugs herself through a [...]
Today I want to spotlight Ferris riding lawn mowers. Why lawn mowers on a bug blog? Well, because I know that the kind of people who care about having a clean, comfortable pest-free home or business are the same people who care about having a well-groomed, healthy lawn and garden. Ferris mowers are considered commercial [...]
The KSAT news team in San Antonio Texas ran a story yesterday on the hazards of do-it-yourself bed bug treatments. KSAT reports that “the government says those treatments have already proven to be dangerous, with one person dying and dozens more getting sick”. Certainly this claim of do-it-yourself bedbug control methods being the direct [...]
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