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imini

in Exterminator 12 years and 7 months ago

ext. for pests bothering kids at night besides bed bugs?

Our new apartment was fairly dusty when we moved in and our 4 year old seemed to be getting bites of some sort at night…

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Updated 12 years and 7 months ago

200line

in Exterminator 12 years and 7 months ago

How much should a small plumbing job cost?

We need to replace approx. 1 foot of a 4″ cast iron drain pipe (it has a hole in it).  The pipe is fully exposed…

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Updated 12 years and 7 months ago

Nadya5

in Exterminator 12 years and 7 months ago

need to get rid of roaches....immediately

hi i need an exterminator. i discovered that i have roaches and i have to kill them or myself. it is truly horrible. does anyone…

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Updated 12 years and 7 months ago

bk_bstoner1

in Exterminator 12 years and 7 months ago

Exterminator recs?

Hi B’stoners, Does anyone have recs for a good exterminator in Brooklyn?  I’ve used Orkin years ago but just wondering if there are companies that…

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Updated 12 years and 7 months ago

Silvermax

in Exterminator 13 years and 3 months ago

Bedbugs

My middle-floor tenant called me this morning with the happy news that he’d just found a dead unengorged bedbug in the bed. This, so far,…

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Updated 12 years and 7 months ago

ktm6

in Exterminator 12 years and 8 months ago

exterminator recommendation for building with small children?

We had an exerminator who went out of business. They were very careful and cognizant of the fact that our building has many toddlers crawling…

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Updated 12 years and 7 months ago

chillym

in Exterminator 12 years and 9 months ago

Exterminator Recommendations for Bed-Stuy?

My upstairs tenants have seen a mouse – so far this is the only sign of any unwanted inhabitants, but I’d like to have someone…

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Updated 12 years and 9 months ago

concernedcitizenofgowanus

in Exterminator 12 years and 9 months ago

I think I see live termite activity in my basement.

First time homeowner here. Bought my two family, wooden frame townhouse last summer in the Gowanus. Never noticed any termite activity until this month. Who…

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Updated 12 years and 9 months ago

guikazoid

in Exterminator 12 years and 10 months ago

Found signs of termites on 1 of our beams - recommendations?

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4ffae5f82e248-.jpg Hello, can someone recommend someone to treat and help prevent future termites?  The house is in South Slope.  What should I ask the exterminators?…

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Updated 12 years and 9 months ago

msmahoney

in Exterminator 12 years and 10 months ago

Neighbors & Bedbugs

Hi – The Brownstoner community has helped me with a few different issues in the past, so I’m hoping you’ll pull though with this tough…

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Updated 12 years and 9 months ago

kiki

in Exterminator 13 years and 3 months ago

Getting rid of squirrels

I think I have squirrels nesting in the space between my floors in my wood-frame house. I think they are getting in through the abandoned…

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Updated 12 years and 11 months ago

HouseNut

in Exterminator 12 years and 11 months ago

Rat Infestation on our Street

This is really gross, but the rats on our street are out of control.  There is an apartment building a few doors down that doesn’t…

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Updated 12 years and 11 months ago

Johanna

in Exterminator 13 years and 3 months ago

Bee Update

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4f25cfcd4788f-.jpg Thank you for those who helped me with my bee problem, I was able to contact a beekeeper and I will be using his…

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Updated 13 years and 3 months ago

Johanna

in Exterminator 13 years and 3 months ago

Large Beehive found under a floor.

Yesterday, I was patching an old subfloor for a client in Midwood and found a really large beehive filled with honey under the floor. No…

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Updated 13 years and 3 months ago

anonymous

in Exterminator 13 years and 3 months ago

Exterminator

Need a great exterminator for some mice in a brownstone. Thanks!

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bergenstreetgirl

in Exterminator 13 years and 4 months ago

M&M Environmental or Western Pest Control

Ever deal with either of these companies?  We’re trying to rat-proof our building and they’re two contenders.  Any and all feedback appreciated, thanks.

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bennybushwick

in Exterminator 13 years and 5 months ago

Bedbugs **********Urgent **************

They are  doing renovation on the house next door who was infested with bedbugs and somehow i recently discover some in my bedroom . i…

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Updated 13 years and 5 months ago

brooklynbemused

in Exterminator 13 years and 5 months ago

Exterminator Recommendation?

Hi all Can someone please recommend an exterminator that will come in and seal all the holes in my kitchens and bathrooms. I have an…

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louisel

in Exterminator 13 years and 7 months ago

scratching in the wall in evening and night on top floor - I'm thinking a squirrel, how do I get him out ?

There is an industrious scratching in the wall on the top floor of my house, mostly in the evening and at night.  It is not…

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Updated 13 years and 7 months ago

ProspectWitch

in Exterminator 13 years and 9 months ago

Exterminating and Re-insulating

This question is sort of two parts, but they are related     We have a very bad moth infestation in our attic…two types of moths: indian…

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Updated 13 years and 9 months ago

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