The Clean Entry

Hi All,

I was walking outside during the Memorial Day weekend and I realized that there are a LOT of insects, bugs, flies, aphids, and other creepy crawly things in the backyard. Basically, I'm talking about household pests like ants, beetles, millipedes, silverfish, spiders and other creepy crawly little buggers.

And while I didn't think about this possibly being the subject of a future blog entry - well, now it is. Specifically, I'd like to discuss some links that discuss keeping a house free from bugs and insects. That is something that, I think, many of my readers will be able to agree upon.

So, how do we keep these household pests out of the household? Click on this link which will help you get rid of pests in the home. From a website called Find the Top comes this entry on how to keep the little critters out of the house - click here for the article.

Click here for a really good method of getting rid of termites - which can be a pest for all homeowners! And click here for another link to termite control.

Do you have a bug but can't identify it? Click on either of these two links to get to a website that has lots of photos and names of bugs and other critters (site name is DavesGarden). Here is the second link for bug photos - from What's That Bug?.

If you have a bug infestation problem, you might need to contact the professionals. Here is a link to some of the top pest control companies in the U.S. Note that I am not endorsing these companies - as a result your mileage, satisfaction and the job they do might vary. Or not - just be a smart consumer....

As I was writing this entry I realized that Cornell University has a cooperative extension department. So...I went to the Cornell Cooperative Extension website. And low and behold the CCE site linked to the Suffolk County version the Cornell site. Interesting question - why doesn't Nassau County have the equivalent site? I don't have an answer for that question - but I do have the link to the Suffolk County site. FYI, the link has a good section on the Pest Control - cvlick on this link to see the information.

Finally, and this might be the mother of all 'Pest Control websites' comes a site from the state of Maine. Click here for this very comprehensive site. Notice that there are sections for 'Beneficial Organisms', 'Gardens', 'Integrated Pest Management', 'Invasive Pests', 'Just For Fun', 'Lawns', and 'Pesticides'. Whew. Now that is a site worth bookmarking!

Hope these pest control links help solve any possible problems you might have in your house or in your backyard!

Regards,
Stu

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