http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ How to Get Rid of Things: Forum: Recent Posts en Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:51:43 +0000 http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/snakes#post-2132 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:40:21 +0000 joe fuller 2132@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>What part of the country could i break into pet control/tracking company?? I see Orlando.<br /> joe </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/spiders#post-2131 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:32:23 +0000 seabee03 2131@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>spiders usually travel in boxes from one place to another. they come into grocery stores and such . at first they havent been able to live in the different enviroment but with the world changing they are adapting to different enviroments.. also the supersonic pest repellers do work but change them out every year. as i havent done this yet our house is now infested with ants atm.. i hate ants </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/canker-sores#post-2130 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:35:19 +0000 fulminic 2130@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Hey.. Here's a few tips that helped me out some. </p> <p>SLS free toothepaste really helped in my prevention and healing process. I recommend giving this a shot immediately. You can get it pretty much anywhere, or online. </p> <p>i found out that when i eat things with wheat (gluten) i often found myself with cankers the following day. this is often a sign of celiac disease, however I do not have this. bring this up with your doc. </p> <p>Check out these sites<br /> <a href="http://www.cankerless.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cankerless.com/</a><br /> <a href="http://www.celiac.com/articles/21858/1/Could-that-Canker-Sore-Mean-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21858/1/Could-that-Canker-Sore-Mean-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html</a> </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/how-do-i-get-rid-of-these-mites-in-my-room-and-where-have-they-come-from#post-2129 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:59:26 +0000 BigRick 2129@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>The little white mites that are barely visible to the naked eye are indeed mold mites. I have them everywhere. I resorted to putting my food and utensils in a deep freezer, which I have turned off. That worked for a while, but then I found them on the outside of my bread bag. I have started storing everything in ziplock bags, but the ONLY safe place is in my running freezer (a toothbrush takes a while to thaw out under the water each morning...). I vacuum, and it helps for a few days, but my house is old and damp and I can't afford to fix all the sources of humidity. I feel like I'm living in the middle of a Biblical curse. I WISH there was a pesticide that would be effective; I live alone and would spray it everywhere if anything would work, but I read that these things are immune to most chemicals. If I were rich, I'd burn my house down--that might get'em. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/bird-control-1#post-2128 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:05:49 +0000 stphen 2128@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>well i am agree that they are really spoiling the environment of airports </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/house-hedge#post-2127 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:45:44 +0000 CarolMagnolia 2127@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>I agree with samoya22 - there is no reasonable alternative to uprooting the bushes. By chopping them down to ground level, you were doing what I hope to have achieved by exactly the same method applied to my frost-damaged hedge: promotion of vigorous regrowth.</p> <p>To make things easier, make sure that the soil's moisture is high enough to allow it to be worked with a garden fork. Loosen the first foot or so of soil around one bush, use gloved hands or old plant pots to pull away the soil, and then go 6" deeper at a time. Be sure to get the soil well out of your way, preferably onto a tarpaulin. When you can, cut through individual roots with a sharp-bladed spade (flat spade, not scoop-sided shovel), and once you can get a line around the roots remaining in the ground, attach them to the strongest part of your car's frame. Drive cautiously away from the hedge. With any luck, you'll have the remains of the bush following you.</p> <p>Hard work, but rewarding! </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/box-elder-bugs#post-2126 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:25:35 +0000 CarolMagnolia 2126@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Why bother? They were occurring there before you were, and they don't do any harm. To clean them off your porch lights or the front of your car, dip a used polyester anti-static sheet like Bounce into water, and then rub it on the box elder body. By the time you have rubbed all of the dried-on corpses, the first few you treated will probably have loosened enough for you to remove them with a single swipe. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/bed-bugs#post-2125 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:22:54 +0000 hate-bed-bugs 2125@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Hi everyone :)</p> <p>I too have had major problems with bed bugs in our student house. I resorted to trying to vacuum the little things up every day but to no avail!! We were all just covered and bites.</p> <p>Eventually we tried looking for ways to get rid of them on the Internet - none of the products we tried from stores worked. The website in my name has a "bed bug kill" kit which we found worked so well that we got rid of the problem completely. There's also a "fumer" which I have heard are very effective at stinking the things out!!</p> <p>Good luck with your bed bugs everyone! :) </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/tiny-white-biting-insect-looks-like-dust-flies#post-2123 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:26:13 +0000 samoya22 2123@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>What did you win? </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/box-elder-bugs#post-2121 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:12:25 +0000 lf 2121@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>I have used ant bait for several years now on my spring and fall Box Elder bug infestations. I place the outdoor ant bait stations (usually one liquid and one regular) near the infestation sites and within a few days, they are GONE!!!!!!! It's cheap, easy, and it works. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/yellow-jackets-problem#post-2120 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:50:30 +0000 yellowbananas 2120@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>wow......I hope this summer turns out well for you! </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/get-rid-of-crt-monitors#post-2119 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:49:21 +0000 yellowbananas 2119@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>wow thats awesome.......I have a few crt monitors.....looks like I'll be heading to best buy :D </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/yellow-jackets-problem#post-2118 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:35:29 +0000 mraasch 2118@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>so yea thanks for the reply sorry i have been super busy with my two and a half year old who just started the terrible twos and ive been alittle nuts lately. i have no idea what the nest looks like because they are in the sof-it( probably not spelt right but just sound it out lol) and i talked to the new manager and he said wait til spring and i understand its just that its freezing at night here but in the day it gets up to 35-40 with the sun. which i guess in wisconsin is nice for this time of year. so anyways i have 3 wasps now on the porch im keeping them there to keep a running total of home many come out before its warm here. it could be left over bees from last year but i dont see how it would be new bees when they are in the same places from last. and funny thing is... the new manager that lives in the complex thought it was funny that i said something in the winter but right afterwards he was walking into his apartment and a bee went past his head. in my book super funny! cause this summer when the owner says to spray and that doesnt work because it hasnt in the last two years hes going to be stuck in his house cause hes scared of bees. but anyways yea you said keep rambling and typing so i did lol </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/get-rid-of-crt-monitors#post-2117 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:23:45 +0000 samoya22 2117@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>I like those numbers. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/get-rid-of-crt-monitors#post-2115 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:58:27 +0000 getagrip 2115@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Now thats using the ol brain and a great idea..what do you say..J? </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/carpenter-ant-control#post-2114 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:56:19 +0000 getagrip 2114@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>The frass will point you to the Satellite colony. It should look like a little pyrimid look where it's pointing and you should see a hole..Now as for the tree..I actually had a very educated person tell me that the best way to find a carpenter ant nest outdoors is to wait up all night ( most activity is late night) with a flashlight and follow one on his rounds and back to the nest.So........well I didn't do that. Ran out of beer and fell asleep around two am on the deck, good thing too since the neighbors came by the next day and told me some kook was in the back yard with a flashlight, they were going to call the cops. So here's the lazy man's way..during the day look for a pathway from the house on the ground ,clear of any debris from the Satellite colony ( which you found by now)with some ants walking on it.They will show you the way. Be patient and watch. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/yellow-jackets-problem#post-2113 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:45:12 +0000 getagrip 2113@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Sounds like two kinds of bees..The exterior nests around the lights usually have a honeycone looking egg thingy on a little stick. These should be dormant right now. The other "yellow jackets" will be in the walls or attic shielded from the cold although the biology of them is to die off as well and have a queen overwinter in the ground. You may be seeing some leftovers or new queens looking to start new nests. Did you have a warm spell? Keep on rambling and typing. We'll ramble back. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/straw-itch-mites#post-2112 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:37:51 +0000 getagrip 2112@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Judging from what you say it SEEMS the only logical way the problem can be introduced to your sheets is..well....YOU or maybe your frolicking friend. Check yourselves out..yep (from top to bottom). And you may be getting infested somewhere else..think about it..only you know where you go. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/carpenter-ant-control#post-2111 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:15:14 +0000 lindy 2111@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>I may have an established nest outside perhaps in an oak tree and a satellite nest in the wall of the house(can they travel via roots as I've yet to see any actually coming or going. I've had fras under two basement windows and along a five foot section of basement wall). I've occasionally seen large winged ants outside in the summer.</p> <p>How can I find a nest in a tree? </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/dog-tapeworms#post-2110 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:25:35 +0000 joeso 2110@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Try putting garlic on their food. There are also antiparasitics available at health food stores. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/straw-itch-mites#post-2109 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:34:22 +0000 sincerely 2109@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>I am experiencing a similar problem, 5 pest control inspections yield not bed bugs, no visible mites. Have treated so much and pyrethroids and diamataceous earth help but not enough. The only sign of them is the bites (confirmed by 2 dermatologists as bites and one as likely from a mite) and the detritis left behind which looks like black pepper in sheets. Mattresses are new and encased, bed frame new and on interceptors and yet the "mitemare" is not over. If you have any expertise or experience I would love to learn about it and can be contacted at sincerely.seattle AT gmail DOT com. Thanks! </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/yellow-jackets-problem#post-2108 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:08:35 +0000 mraasch 2108@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>okay so here it is... i live in an apartment and its winter and theres snow on the ground and this afternoon when i went outside there was a yellow jacket on my porch crawling around. strange but its the second one in one week which let me know this summer is going to be even worse then last year. we have sprayed and sprayed and thought we got them all but i guess not the management didnt do anything last year and this year we have new management but heres where im confused. the nest is right by our doors in the light cover awning thing. the last manager said he would have to rip it all down to even see if there was a nest but i no there is one in there because when we sprayed it sounded like someone throwing rocks in the light area. we had like 50 fall down. but there are nests in every light fixture that are in the 4 buildings. any idea on what to do? everyone here has kids and they love playing outside together but we have to play with them and their bikes in the garages. ideas would be great. (so for rambling i just type what im thinking) </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/get-rid-of-crt-monitors#post-2107 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:14:15 +0000 kadydid 2107@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Just found out Best Buy will take 1 monitor per week per family and on top of that, they give you a $10 gift cert </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/stuffy-noses-natural-relief-for-babies#post-2106 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:35:47 +0000 samoya22 2106@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>I'm still wondering what this post was all about. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/house-hedge#post-2105 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:28:40 +0000 samoya22 2105@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Concrete works, but it's an ugly alternative, in my opinion. You don't want to be putting nasty chemicals in the ground or salting the earth. All of that will eventually end up in your water, or someone else's. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/bird-control-1#post-2104 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:27:12 +0000 samoya22 2104@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Warning sent. If I see one more link on this site, I'll go ahead and sic my lawyer friends on them. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/getting-rid-of-lawn-moles#post-2103 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:23:28 +0000 samoya22 2103@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Are you kidding? I'm surrounded by birds. :P </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/bird-mites-invisible-bugs-1#post-2102 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:22:29 +0000 samoya22 2102@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>I would not recommend bathing in pesticides, just for the record there. That's some crazy isht. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/mini-flies-everywhere-help#post-2101 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:18:55 +0000 samoya22 2101@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Wow. Well, let me ask you: do you live in a house or an apartment complex? </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/i-lost-my-chapstick#post-2100 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:17:43 +0000 samoya22 2100@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>I don't eat Cheetos, but I checked under the bag of buffalo chips and I couldn't see it. As a matter of some relevance, does anyone know how to get rid of manure smell? </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/mini-flies-everywhere-help#post-2099 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:12:50 +0000 magicguy 2099@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>I live in an apartment. Windows and doors are kept close.</p> <p>I have mini flies flying everywhere, specially in the kitchen. I keep killing them with the fly swatter and no matter what they keep coming and coming. Don't know from where or how. </p> <p>I have been told they are fruit flies but I don't have any fruit anywhere. </p> <p>I have a covered trash can in the kitchen, don't leave any dishes out and use the dishwasher all the time, I clean the kitchen counters constantly with antibacterial cleaners such as Fantastic. I keep the place in general clean. No matter what I do I still get lots of fly and can't get rid of them. They are driving me crazy and they are dirtying all the walls leaving their droppings. Can't live like this. </p> <p>I have tried pouring clorox down the drains, putting apple vinegar in a bowl, and still nothing. I even bought at the local Walmart a flying insect spray and I spray them all the time and still nothing. They seem to be amune to everything ! </p> <p>Can you help me ? </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/bird-mites-invisible-bugs-1#post-2098 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:01:38 +0000 getagrip 2098@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>So what happened to the dog? You know in the 1940's they dusted everything with DDT so you're not so crazy, only you know what is happening in your environment..on this site we try to help people but we can only go by what they say and the situation they project with thier words. I notice you didn't seek any professional help. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/bird-mites-invisible-bugs-1#post-2097 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:55:42 +0000 garyde 2097@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>These buggers(fleas) infested my entire house in no time at all. I fogged my house no less than 5 times and they kept coming back. The growth inhibitor in the fogger caused them to be extremely small and virtually undetectable visually. It became so bad I threw away my recliner because this is where the dog would sleep (not supposed to but would find her there) and she slept under our bed. I threw away our box springs, pillows, rugs, clothes. They spread to my car then to work. I am the only one in the family being affected by them and for whatever reason they do not bite or bother my family. Because of this my family just kept spreading them because they do not know they are on them. I was going insane and did not know which way to turn.<br /> I had the carpet steam cleaned which helped. I then purchased 2 containers of<br /> Fleabusters Rx for Fleas Plus:<br /> <a href="http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/product_detail.aspx?item_cd=154001&amp;click=6875" rel="nofollow">http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/product_detail.aspx?item_cd=154001&amp;click=6875</a><br /> and dusted the whole house. It started getting under control almost immediately. To note, by this time everyone was thinking I was beginning to lose my mind because I developed what I term as creepy crawlies. I would feel something crawling through my body hairs but could never find anything. Would still get a bite but could not find anything. I have read reports of others experiencing this same phenomenon with no solution. There are many who report they are ready to commit suicide because of this problem.<br /> Well, I found the solution.<br /> I write this so if someone else is going insane with this creepy crawly problem they at least will have something to try.<br /> DISCLAIMER: Note that this can be dangerous based on your physiology so if you choose to do this you do so at your own risk.<br /> I dusted my entire bed, mattresses AND LINENS. I brushed off any excess powder, and then donned a dust mask. I then slept on\in the linens. By the next day the creepy crawlies were gone.<br /> I was desperate and did not care at this point about the possible ill effects to me of sleeping in the boric acid. If you choose to do this be prepared to take a shower immediately if you feel your heart racing, nauseous or just physically odd in any way (I did feel as though my heart rate had increased a little bit but not what I would consider dangerous. It was worth it.)</p> <p>To help someone else who is just beginning going through this, here is what I should have done at the onset:</p> <p>1. Throw away (dont keep something because you think you can save it) anything that may have fleas in it. Mattresses, rugs, clothes, shoes, etc. Just do it. I wish I had because they just kept coming back and over time, I threw this stuff away anyway which helped get things under control.</p> <p>2. Vacuum.Vacuum.Vacuum. Get rid of the bags each time.</p> <p>3. Call a carpet steam cleaning company out immediately. Move all your furniture out of the infected areas. Don't rely on them to do it.</p> <p>4. As soon as the carpet is dry, powder all carpeted areas, furniture, crevices, etc. with the product I mentioned above. It says you do not need much but I was very liberal with it. I bought 2 containers though you may be able to get by with one. Powder your cars and clothes as well.</p> <p>5. Buy enough Raid Flea and Bedbug Foggers to do your entire house at least twice. Follow directions. I even used a couple in my cars.</p> <p>6. If you have someone to stay with for a few weeks, get yourself clean and get out of the house. Be very, very careful not to bring this problem with you. I stayed with my sister. As soon as I got there I got in the shower, clothes and all. I made sure the clothes were saturated with water. When you are done throw them in the washer immediately. The mistake I made was having my wife come visit and she brought some with her so I had to 'clean' my sister’s house immediately. DO NOT come into contact with anyone still living in the house. If the fleas do not bother them this is going to be a problem because they then become unknowing carriers. You will have to try to convince them they need to get clean and get out of the house as well. Good luck.</p> <p>7. After two weeks be prepared to go through the whole thing again. Bomb the house with the fogger immediately to get rid of any that survived the first battle. Vacuum and reapply the powder. Depending on the level of success from the first application you may need to stay away some more time.</p> <p>I got my house clean and then like a real dummy, I had a pair of shoes in the garage I had forgotten about that had gotten muddy. I brought them in the house to clean the mud off and they immediately started jumping on me. So here I am now fighting to get rid of those.<br /> You HAVE TO BE DILIGENT. The past two months have been some of the worst in my life. I did contemplate ending my life because it became so bad. Remember that there is always a way out. You just have to be prepared to sacrifice your way of life to find it. There is a light at the end of this tunnel. Be persistent and above all be diligent. Think about every move you make and whether it is going to be detrimental in any way to your success. Ignore anyone who makes you feel like you are losing your mind. They are not experiencing it and they have no clue. It got so bad I hate my house now. Once I get it cleaned we are selling it and moving out. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/getting-rid-of-lawn-moles#post-2095 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:38:07 +0000 getagrip 2095@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>It's similar to that deodorant you've been using..thats why the girls don't call you back, just a thought. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/bird-control-1#post-2094 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:34:42 +0000 getagrip 2094@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Roger that..whooohooo! I love it when he gets angry! </p>