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| − | In addition to the welcome [[resident]]s of a home, there are frequently '''pest'''s - ants, cockroaches, rats. |
+ | In addition to the welcome [[resident]]s of a home, there are frequently '''pest'''s - ants, cockroaches, rats, snakes, squirrels, raccoons, skunks, wasps, mosquitos, opossums and bats. Then there are the pests in the [[garden]]. |
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| − | ==Getting rid of pests== |
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| + | Pests can contaminate food, damage garden plants, create messes, bite, sting and cause numerous other problems. |
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| − | [[Boric acid]] is a useful way to get rid of cockroaches. They crawl through it and take it back to their nests where it kills them and their young. The other good thing about using boric acid is that it's not very toxic to humans and their pets. Sprinkle it on the counter ledges and edges of the floor where the cockroaches will crawl through it. |
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| + | As the same plant can be desired or a [[weed]], an animal can be a [[pet]] or a pest. People keep mice as pets, but mice running wild through a house are generally considered pests. |
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==Related== |
==Related== |
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| + | * [[pest control]] |
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* [[pet]]s |
* [[pet]]s |
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Latest revision as of 01:29, 23 December 2010
a line of ants going back and forth from their home to a food source
In addition to the welcome residents of a home, there are frequently pests - ants, cockroaches, rats, snakes, squirrels, raccoons, skunks, wasps, mosquitos, opossums and bats. Then there are the pests in the garden.
Problems
Pests can contaminate food, damage garden plants, create messes, bite, sting and cause numerous other problems.
As the same plant can be desired or a weed, an animal can be a pet or a pest. People keep mice as pets, but mice running wild through a house are generally considered pests.