Insects

How To Get Rid Of Silverfish
Silverfish or fishmoth, I know you have seen them. YIKES!!! Are they in your home? There are chemical free, safe for children and pets, easy and effective ways to get rid of Silverfish in your home. Silverfish can do more damage than you think to your home! Silverfish are a wingless insect about 1/2 inch to an inch and are silvery blue in color and have a fish-like appearance with it 's movements. Whatever they are they gross me out!!!!

Really Weird Insects
Insects are the most diverse group of animals on the planet and represent more than half of all known living organisms. They can be found in every type of environment on Earth and show some unique and startiling adaptations in order to survive in such extremes. Insects can walk, swim and fly.   The heaviest documented present-day insect was a 70 g (2 oz) Giant Weta, though the Goliath beetles (see photo) hold the title for some of the largest species in general. The largest known extinct inse...

Fly Swatters
The Tried and True Way To Get Rid Of House Flies
There are ways to prevent flies in your home, but what happens when they get in? How do you get them out? How do you get rid of houseflies? The tried and true way....The Fly Swatter! Fly Swatters have come along way, there are now decorative fly swatters that you leave sitting on your counter and they add an attractive look in your kitchen.

Mosquito Facts and Zazzle
Give Blood to the Mosquito
Remembering a Sunday school teacher's words when I was seven, "Give blood to the mosquito, she needs it to feed her babies." What if everyone followed her advice? Over the years I have given plenty of blood to these annoying, bloodsucking, female insects. That's right! Only the females bite. Then why do I see a swarm of these attacking me from my garden? Does this mean the male mosquito is laid up in an easy chair watching baseball? Stay tune for more facts like this and some funny and edu...

Mexican Jumping Beans
Yes, They Really Do Jump!
The actual jumping "bean" is not a bean at all. It is produced by a native shrub or small tree that grows wild in the deserts of mainland Mexico and in the rugged Cape region of Baja California. The common jumping beans sold in novelty shops throughout the southwestern United States come from a deciduous shrub (Sebastiana pavoniana) with dark green, leathery leaves that turn red during the winter months. The jumping bean shrubs grow on rocky desert slopes and along arroyos in the region of th...

Emergency Insect Rescue
Insects Need Our Compassion, Too
Sure, it looks like this skipper is reading the newspaper. But, we all know skippers can't read. Instead, this photograph comes from the afternoon when I found this little guy laying around in my background. The place he chose to rest was right smack in the path of where the dogs go potty. I wasn't sure if the skipper was injured or resting. I know most people wouldn't care, but it bothered me. I knew I had to do something to get it out of path of the dog's big feet. First, I took a bunch ...

How To Get Rid Of Bedbugs
There are chemical free, safe for children and pets, easy and effective ways to get rid of Bedbugs in your home. Bedbugs are flat, oval and reddish brown in color and are about .2 inches long. Bedbugs resemble cockroaches but are wingless and flat. Since bedbugs come out at night, many people do not know they have bedbugs unless they have a reaction to their blood sucking bites or their home is infested.

How To Eliminate Silverfish
Have no fear there are safe ways to eliminate silverfish in your home. Silverfish are small, noctural wingless insects about 1/2 inch long and they eat almost anything. Fabric, wallpaper glue, bookbinding, your favorite photos mean nothing to the Silverfish. You could be having breakfast with them, they love flour, sugar and breakfast cereals. So now I always make sure the boxes are tightly closed and I still cringe a little everytime I open the cereal.

Understanding Termite Behavior
Understanding Termites Allows You to Better Kill Termites
Termites are included in the order Isoptera, which is the only insect order that is comprised solely of social insects. Just like ants, they divide their colonies into different castes, and each of these divisions plays an important role in the survival of the colony. By observing termite behavior, we have come to understand a lot about how they interact, how they feed, and how they spread.

Silverfish Pesticides
Silverfish!!!!
You've seen them around your home, every now and then, Silverfish. Some homes have more than others but there are safe Silverfish Pesticides that can rid your home of Silverfish. Silverfish get their name because of their silver color and love the moisture in your home.