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Housekeeping tips: Wooden floor with pests – what can you do?
While wood can be one of the most amazing materials, it can also be prone to different issues. For instance, you can suddenly realize that your wooden floor has pests - so what can you do?
Kate Yakimchuk wooden floor maintenance housekeeping tips parasites Helpful tips 27 December 2023
Kittens with fleas: Keep your pet healthy
Smaller kittens can have fleas, and it's better to get rid of them as soon as possible - but how to do it? Kittens require effective, but also safe methods, so you won't accidentally harm them.
Kate Yakimchuk fleas kittens pet health cat health Animals 27 December 2023
Skin Beetle in the House: How to Get Rid
The leather beetle enters a person’s home in different ways: through open windows, with flowers and furniture, clothes and shoes that have been in an infested room for some time. They enter homes easily and unnoticed; for some time you won’t even know about your new “neighbors.”
Diana Dashkevich insects home cleaning tips advices Helpful tips 22 December 2023
Useful Tips: How to Get Rid of Ants in the House
Ants appear in the house for several reasons. This could be an anthill in the basement, for example. You can also bring ants with you after a walk in the forest or park - the insects will crawl around the apartment and lay a nest somewhere.
Diana Dashkevich insects ants home kitchen tips Helpful tips 21 December 2023
Preventing a Spider Problem: Housekeeping Tips
Even though most people dislike spiders a lot, not everyone wants to actually kill them, or it might be too scary. It's always easier to prevent spiders than to get rid of them, and it's more effective as well.
Kate Yakimchuk spider web cleaning tips spiders maintenance Helpful tips 20 December 2023
Useful Tips: How to Get Rid of Moths
Unnoticed eggs and larvae can get into the apartment with purchased products. If they are not noticed in time, the moths move to other products in the house. It is capable of making holes in plastic packaging of cereals. And one of her favorite products is semolina.
Diana Dashkevich home cleaning tips kitchen tips Helpful tips 6 December 2023
Garden insects that don't damage your plants: Gardening tips
When taking care of your garden plants, you should always make sure that they won't be damaged by different types of pests. Meanwhile, not all insects can be seen as pests, so you don't have to get rid of every insect you see in your garden.
Kate Yakimchuk garden insects nature good insects gardening Garden 5 December 2023
Apple varieties and pests: Gardening tips
When choosing apple varieties to plant, gardeners pay attention not only to the size of a tree or the taste of its fruits, but also pests. Some apple varieties tend to be way more prone to pests, so they can require lots of work and maintenance.
Kate Yakimchuk apple tree gardening fruit trees varieties Garden 2 December 2023
Cattle-killing tick: A new study
A bunch of unusual ticks showed up in Ohio, causing trouble on a farm. These ticks, known as Asian longhorned ticks, were discovered in large numbers, and their feeding frenzy led to the death of three cattle.
Kate Yakimchuk research ticks cattle danger Animals 23 November 2023
Anthills: Gardening tips
Ants are quite surprising insects with lots of intelligence that makes them capable of amazing collective work. While sometimes ants can be actually beneficial for your garden, they can also do harm, especially if you have multiple huge anthills in your garden.
Kate Yakimchuk anthill ants gardening insects Garden 15 November 2023
Protecting your house from mice in fall: Housekeeping tips
In fall, mice tend to seek warm and safe places to live, and it's even better when these places have some food to steal. Therefore, you should prepare your house for fall to make sure that your warm and nice house won't attract lots of mice.
Kate Yakimchuk mice rodent tips fall Helpful tips 14 November 2023
Preventing aphid infestation: Gardening tips
Even the smallest pests can sometimes cause lots of damage in your garden, so it's easier to prevent an infestation than to fix it. Aphids can be quite hard to get rid of, so do your best to prevent them from appearing in your garden.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening aphids infestation Garden 14 November 2023
How moles can damage your garden: Gardening tips
Moles are generally nice animals - they're small, cute, and non-aggressive, so they aren't dangerous to humans. Meanwhile, these tiny animals can cause some damage to your garden, and that's why you should repel them.
Kate Yakimchuk moles rodent gardening plants Garden 13 November 2023
Getting rid of basement slugs: Housekeeping tips
Basements tend to be wet an dark - exactly how slugs love them. To get rid of these pests, you should make plenty of things to get rid of moisture first, but that's not all.
Kate Yakimchuk slugs moisture tips Helpful tips 31 October 2023
Pet-friendly mice traps: Housekeeping tips
When trying to get rid of mice, you can use plenty of effective methods - but not all of them are pet-friendly. If you have pets (and especially if they're small and curious), then you should only use methods that won't harm your pet friend.
Kate Yakimchuk mousetrap mice tips pets Helpful tips 24 October 2023
Getting rid of mice: Housekeeping tips
When it's cold outside, mice tend to hide in houses, so they can feed and stay warm. They can cause lots of troubles, so it's better to get rid of them as soon as possible.
Kate Yakimchuk mice rodent tips Helpful tips 24 October 2023
Signs of mice: Housekeeping tips
When the weather becomes cold and rainy, mice tend to hide in houses - so that's the time when you might see the first signs of them. It's important to notice mice early, so you can get rid of them easier, because it's way harder to get rid of lots of mice.
Kate Yakimchuk rodent mice signs Helpful tips 23 October 2023
Protect your dog from ticks: Pet owner tips
While dogs tend to have pretty thick fur, it unfortunately can't protect them from ticks. But you can minimize the risks, though - you just need to know some rules that can protect your pet.
Kate Yakimchuk dogs pets ticks health Animals 21 October 2023
Plant banding benefits: Gardening tips
To become a great gardener, you need to know more about various gardening techniques that can help your plants a lot. One of them is plant banding - a method that can help you protect your plants from pests and make them more resilient and healthy.
Kate Yakimchuk banding gardening plants tips Garden 15 October 2023
Source of fruit flies: Housekeeping tips
It's often hard to get rid of fruit flies, and it's even harder to find the source of them to do it more effectively. Without finding the source of these pests, you can't get rid of them completely, because they'll always come back.
Kate Yakimchuk flies fruits tips Helpful tips 13 October 2023