http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ How to Get Rid of Things: Forum Tag: infestation - Recent Posts en Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:51:04 +0000 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/tiny-white-biting-insect-looks-like-dust-flies#post-2046 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:26:47 +0000 nuitgoddess 2046@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>I still have not gotten rid of the pests. I have lost my home, my job, almost everything I won and am down to my last dollars. I cannot work because of them. If anyone has a solution, please post it -- PLEASE. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/what-kind-of-bug-is-this-and-how-do-i-get-rid-of-it#post-2039 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:29:31 +0000 getagrip 2039@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Firebrat..very similar to silverfish. Only my guess..look it up and see. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/what-kind-of-bug-is-this-and-how-do-i-get-rid-of-it#post-2038 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:27:57 +0000 JenniK 2038@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>I found an insect in my storage unit that looked very strange a couple weeks ago, (this storage building is infested by cockroaches too by the way), and I was told by my friend that the description sounded like a silverfish. But I looked up a picture on line and the bug I found was more of a matte whitish or greyish white than the bold silver that the bugs were in the photos I saw online. The bug I found was about an inch long, and looked like a cross between an earwig and a cockroach, and more like an earwig than a cockroach. And it was tapered, it had a larger head and its body tapered and became more narrow till it ended in almost a point.</p> <p>Does anyone have any idea what kind of bug this might be? And maybe a way to get rid of it?</p> <p> I'm getting pretty worried since I have been told many horror stories about silverfish and the damage they can do to books. I'm not too worried about my clothes since I have enough outside of storage, but my books! I have boxes and boxes of books in storage, and some of them are quite valuable and hard to find. I don't want them to be eaten by silverfish!!!</p> <p> I would really appreciate if anyone could tell me if this is a silverfish. It would really ease my mind if I knew I was infested by a bug that didn't *gasp* eat and devour books. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/mouse-in-a-new-dorm-room#post-1384 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:46:49 +0000 getagrip 1384@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>There are several "traps" that are non lethal for mice. One is a plastic tube shaped like a "V" that the mouse goes in and the trap rocks forward closing the door. Another is a Victor (trade name) trap that is a metal box..another is a "ketch-all" wind up trap designed to catch up to 15 mice alive but I have found that the mechanism seems to snag one and kill it..Go on line for Victor or Ketch-All" and see what comes up. Let us know if that helps. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/mouse-in-a-new-dorm-room#post-1374 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:58:27 +0000 jaimejpg 1374@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Last night, my roommate saw a small, brown mouse run behind her bed. We had some people come upstairs and attempt to catch it, but they couldn't find it and assumed it had run outside. However, I saw it this morning when cleaning up our room. </p> <p>Our dorm room is relatively clean and only a few years old-not a very obvious place for mice. We would prefer not to use a snap trap or anything that will kill it, but we want to be sure it's out of our room. Can anyone help us out? </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-1340 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:41:20 +0000 blaze 1340@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>well nicky im having the same wasp problem, they stay on the 2nd floor but i see many of them they appeared sometime last week. we thought my mom might have brought one in with the flowers she brought but we kept seeing more and more i killed 4 today and have killed 18 in a total of 4 days. i think theyre coming out of the vents and theyre not coming from outside cuz its february. what should we do? </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/tiny-white-biting-insect-looks-like-dust-flies#post-597 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:26:25 +0000 getagrip 597@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Hey..I generally jump in on these insect problems but I'm waitng for Paris Hilton to call me right back. Look I only expect one or two hotels after the divorce..is that so bad? Anyway the sand flies ( no see ums) are concentrated along the coastal area and waterways which would follow your theory about some invader on cloth coming into this country. My first thought is to get a sticky trap or fly paper and catch some of these unknown invaders and take them to an extension agency for identification. The USDA would appreciate your help and Hey..they may even name this new parasite after you. Gotta go..Whoohoo the phone is ringing!! </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/tiny-white-biting-insect-looks-like-dust-flies#post-593 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:08:44 +0000 nuitgoddess 593@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Finally, I have discovered what appears to be a solution to an ongoing problem that many think is biting midges or no-seeums. They are not bugs, they are flying parasites that got into this country on cloth and can make your life MISERABLE. I have not tried the product yet on this website but will do so:<br /> <a href="http://www.naturalginesis.com/info_parasites.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.naturalginesis.com/info_parasites.html</a><br /> Good luck to you if you have this pest, you will need it. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-358 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:29:53 +0000 nicky12 358@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Small Victory-</p> <p>we had another guy come and he went up in the attic and found a nest! he brought the nest outside and stomped on it. (i was shocked to see him hold the nest and show is larvae with his bare hands.)</p> <p>but now my friend tells me that they probably started that nest last summer and will probably be back and just build another one. he said the fact that there was larvae means there are female wasps around still laying eggs... </p> <p>i thought this nightmare was over but now it seems we can't win. how can we permanently get rid of this problem? </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-346 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:05:18 +0000 getagrip 346@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Yes vacuum the sacs and be sure to throw out the bag. They look like spider sacs. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-343 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:13:41 +0000 nicky12 343@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>It's really strange I tell you. The wasps only stay on the top floor. And one will show itself maybe once every 2-3 weeks. (We had to spray another to death last night.)Yet we never see any spiders up here. And rarely have I seen a spider in the basement. And then I'm still concerned that we haven't seen a nest anywhere in the attic. It's like this one wasp just zaps itself into existence every 2-3 weeks and flies around in the top floor attic.</p> <p>BTW, can we just vacuum those sacs we found in the basement? Still don't know what it is but I don't like it. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-308 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:21:26 +0000 samoya22 308@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Here's a shot of something similar (as yet indescribable) to a spider wasp:</p> <p><a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/18940" rel="nofollow">http://bugguide.net/node/view/18940</a></p> <p>Note the green hue and the accompanying comments. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-307 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:19:56 +0000 samoya22 307@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>I think getagrip might be right. The greenish tint on the abdomen and thorax (shown by the flash of your camera) is indicative of Auplopus, or spider wasps. The problem with this conclusion is the tint of the wings. Translucent wings are more common. However, you may want to consider the possibility that the little white sacs you've found in your basement are spider eggs and the wasps you're finding are preying on those spiders.</p> <p>These are simply avenues of inquiry. As of yet, I'm undecided. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-304 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:12:10 +0000 nicky12 304@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>so those are spider wasps in the attic? but we don't have spiders in the house. occasionally ants get in during the summer or centipedes. but we don't have a spider problem... at least i haven't seen spiders anywhere. </p> <p>and where are these wasps coming from? they're huge (see the pics) and we don't see a nest or anything on any floor.</p> <p>and i am actually looking at pics of spider wasps and they look nothing like the pics i took of what we get in our house... </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-303 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:04:49 +0000 samoya22 303@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Muchos gracias, Getagrip, for the info. Very perceptive. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-302 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:00:15 +0000 getagrip 302@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Back to Nicky 12 Hey..I just looked at some pics of a "spider wasp"!!Believe it or not she is related to Polistes and her big nasty sister Tarantula Hawk...Who kills ..Yep Tarantulas. She is killing your spiders. She is benefecial. She needs to be outside. And believe me she will zap you hard.Don't mess with her. You must have a spider problem big time. Get rid of them and she will go away. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-297 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:38:02 +0000 samoya22 297@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Interesting. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-283 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:06:40 +0000 getagrip 283@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>You're not? Cool. I looked at a vinegar label and there is 5%acid and sometimes added sulfates in(salad dressing). </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-281 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:46:11 +0000 samoya22 281@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Mad? Who's mad? </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-278 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:13:23 +0000 getagrip 278@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Yikes..there goes my salad dressing! Jonathon..you're back!!Thank God. Don't get mad and go away again. I'll shut up. Even better I'll put my super soaker full of vinegar up to my head and shoot myself! </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-277 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:13:51 +0000 samoya22 277@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>That's a pretty neat trick. I've not heard of using vinegar to get rid of wasps. I don't know if I'd recommend it to people, but congratulations. If you try it again, let me know how that goes and maybe I'll put some time into finding out why it works. Your guess, however, is probably a good one. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-276 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:36:54 +0000 otter 276@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>We recently noticed a few paper wasp nests in 2 locations. We used the insecticide spray on those and it seems to work. The other day I noticed a new one. I have a super soaker that I use to scare the squirrels away from the bird feeders and I got to thinking about using it on the wasp nest. I decided to put some vinegar in with the water so see what would happen and lo and behold the golf ball-sized wasp nest shrunk to the size of a dime and it killed the wasps. Vinegar's an astringent and I think that's why it works. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-275 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:36:35 +0000 nicky12 275@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>is it that no one can identify what kind of bug we have from the pictures? </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-249 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:52:00 +0000 nicky12 249@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Sorry for the duplicate post. There isn't a delete option... </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-247 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:20:47 +0000 nicky12 247@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Okay, here are some pics we took:</p> <p>And note, the last one is a pic of what I think may be eggs or something. We found this in the basement the other day. At first I thought it was mildew or something but now I'm not too sure. I don't think that's where the wasps (or whatever this is) are coming from. But something else may be invading out basement now :(</p> <p><a href="http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL2095/9531283/19863658/320988001.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL2095/9531283/19863658/320988001.jpg</a><br /> <a href="http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL2095/9531283/19863658/320987989.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL2095/9531283/19863658/320987989.jpg</a><br /> <a href="http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL2095/9531283/19863658/320987978.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL2095/9531283/19863658/320987978.jpg</a><br /> <a href="http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL2095/9531283/19863658/320987726.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL2095/9531283/19863658/320987726.jpg</a><br /> <a href="http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL2095/9531283/19863658/320987714.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL2095/9531283/19863658/320987714.jpg</a><br /> <a href="http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL2095/9531283/19863658/320987999.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL2095/9531283/19863658/320987999.jpg</a> </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-242 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:21:15 +0000 samoya22 242@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>I've seen paper wasps that were solid black, or appeared to be. Getagrip is right about the color being unimportant, unless you're dealing with yellow jackets, which come in only one color...guess which one it is.</p> <p>I think the one feature you're looking for are long, thin wings. If you look at the pictures of polistes wasps on google images, you'll see what we're talking about. A yellow jacket or a carpenter bee are chunkier, less elegant than a paper wasp or any other kind of docile/beneficial wasp for that matter.</p> <p>Also, try checking your overhangs for little wasp nests that look like exposed honeycombs. Sometimes people see paper wasp nests and think they're a bees nest that's been knocked down. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-235 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:17:30 +0000 getagrip 235@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Look up polistes wasp. I think I spelled it right but my latin is a little shaky. Dosen't matter what color. Just like humans we come in all colors. If the body and shape are correct that's the main thing. These are domestic docile wasps that make exposed nests usually under overhangs. Let us know if she fits the discription. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-232 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:51:44 +0000 nicky12 232@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Hmmm... I looked up pictures of carpenter bees and paper wasps. It is not big and chunky and looks nothing like the carpenter bee. As for the paper wasp, the ones we have are solid black. There is no yellow like in the photo's I've seen. We saved 2 in a jar to show the next "professional" that comes. I will take a picture and post... somehow </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/wasps-again#post-231 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:17:16 +0000 samoya22 231@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Just for your amusement:</p> <p><a href="http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2006/12/31/carpenter-bee-resting-on-my-hand.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2006/12/31/carpenter-bee-resting-on-my-hand.jpg</a></p> <p>Now THAT'S a carpenter bee. Jesus.</p> <p>-J </p>