#pest control

[thehmn]

Advice nobody ever asks for but every time I tell someone they find it extremely useful:

If you want to get rid of ants in your house mix a cup of icing sugar and a cup of potato starch 50/50 (dry, no water) and spread it near the holes where the ants get into your house. They won’t be able to separate the sugar and starch and will feed their larvae with the mixture. The starch will kill the larvae. So you won’t see results right away but if you keep it up you’ll get rid of them over a few weeks. I make a batch every summer to combat ants in my kitchen.

Because the mixture is non-toxic to humans and other mammals it’s perfect if you have children or pets. God knows my dogs eat anything on the floor and this way my only worry is they might get cavities if they get into my pest control powder.

[los-plantalones]

D:

[wolveryene]

His name suits him ngl.

[itz-spirit]

Another set of doodels

REGRETEVATOR

[farmobileo3]

[ansidotorg]

House Flies:

-Are 6-7 mm long

-Live 15-20 days

-Can lay up to 500 eggs in 3-4 days

-Breed in manure

-Can travel up to 2 miles

-First make contact with their legs before tasting

-Need sugar to survive

-Are known carriers of E. coli, salmonella, and other bacteria and pathogens

[mindblowingscience]

Recent findings that plants employ a drought-survival mechanism to also defend against nutrient-sucking pests could inform future crop breeding programs aimed at achieving better broadscale pest control. Using an advanced fluorescent biosensor (ABACUS2) that can detect tiny changes in plant hormone concentrations at the cellular scale, scientists saw that abscisic acid (ABA), usually linked with drought response, started closing the plant's entry gates within 5 hours of being infested with spider mites. Microscopic leaf pores (stomata) are important for gas exchange but are also the major sites for water loss. When there is a water shortage, plants act to conserve water by producing the drought stress hormone ABA to close their stomata.

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[bugsapplesample]

[ckswitch]

Tw - violence, blood, Nifty

Pest Control

Little animation sorry not sorry

[chefskjssart]

She’s ready to punish some BAD BOYS…

and Valentino has been VERY, VERY BAD.

[blakesdoggo]

Wallter is the imposter

[rushed faster then the speed of light ong]

[HELP I RANDOMLY GOT HYPER LMFAOAOAPOSOAOAOOAOA]

[angleshades]

Clive's house got done up at last...

...but they are obviously lacking a good gamekeeper

He can sort out your mole issues no problem

Filming location Wilbury Park after restoration - photo Peregrine Bryant Architects. Thanks @expo63 for link - is that the grotesque announcement gazebo on the right?

Alec photo - filmweb.pl

[onenicebugperday]

Do you have any advice on controlling sugar ants without pesticides? I've removed all reachable food from my room, made sure to keep my desk clean, change trash bag whenever I throw food trash in there... But despite having nothing left to eat in my room, the ants keep coming back!

We've used the borax terro before for a severe infestation, but I'm hesitant to use it again because I don't know if it's ethical/bad for the local ecosystem (east TN, near the smokies). Do you have any advice?

I'm afraid I don't have any advice as I've never had to deal with ants! But I know in the past when people have asked this, some of my followers have had some advice to offer, so hopefully someone can give you some ideas for things that have worked!

I would not recommend using the borax terro baits for a number of reasons, though.

[regretevator-headcanonss]

pest secretly has a blog where he posts all his baking recipes, and partynoob is signed up for his newsletter and comments on + rates every single one of his recipes. neither of them are aware that the other is on the other end. the blog is kinda minimalist but it’s full of like, pretty photos of cafe interiors and everything. covered in ads tho

LMAO

[n3rdyw0rdy]

Some recent art

[izurunity]

If you believe your home or place of work or study to be infested by Enoshimas, follow these steps as soon as is practical:

Bring in one or more Naegi(s). These are the natural foe of Enoshimas, including their subspecies.

If male Naegi: kiss, ruffle hair, tickle belly, and improvise further techniques to elicit laughter, which is inherently painful to Enoshimas. If female Naegi: ask about favoured reading material. Appear deeply invested. Ask follow-up questions. If Enoshimas have not yet fled, begin to LARP the Naegi's favourite scenes.

Feed Naegi(s) in exchange for their time. No dried mackerel or firm-pressed tofu. Either prevent Naegis from stealing each other's tonkatsu or prepare additional.