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namahs

in Pest Control 9 years and 10 months ago

Bed Bugs thermal heat treatment advice

A few days ago we found an adult bed bug on our bed. There has been no signs of bite marks anywhere prior or current.…

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Updated 9 years and 3 months ago

namahs

in Pest Control 9 years and 10 months ago

Bed Bugs thermal heat treatment advice

A few days ago we found an adult bed bug on our bed. There has been no signs of bite marks anywhere prior or current.…

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cleo

in Pest Control 13 years ago

Termite infestation???how long until treatment works?

In January we discovered that we had well-established termite activity in our brick townhouse —several basement joists were damaged, as well as the floor on…

5

Updated 10 years and 2 months ago

ps158

in Pest Control 10 years and 6 months ago

groundhogs / woodchucks in Brooklyn?

I hope this is all this is (as opposed to it being a sinkhole from Brooklyn to China)…But we have a hole in our backyard.…

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Updated 10 years and 6 months ago

ps158

in Pest Control 10 years and 6 months ago

groundhogs / woodchucks in Brooklyn?

I hope this is all this is (as opposed to it being a sinkhole from Brooklyn to China)…But we have a hole in our backyard.…

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jeanmarine2

in Pest Control 11 years and 11 months ago

Rat? Mouse? in Cellar - Now What?

I can’t believe I’m in this situation but, I was getting something in our cellar where we store food, beverages, cleaning products, clothes etc. -…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

gooberfish

in Pest Control 11 years ago

Rats, Mice, Roaches, etc. (Pre-Emptive Strategy)

Looking for advice on how to mitigate what I can only assume will be a biblical-style plague of creepy-crawlies. The building next to ours (50×100)…

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Updated 10 years and 8 months ago

lyndapak

in Pest Control 11 years ago

Help - how do I remove nest of birds in opening in roof area?

Hi there. I am a newbie brownstone owner (just closed in March). My neighbor pointed out that I have birds entering/exiting via a hole on…

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Updated 10 years and 10 months ago

bbhues

in Pest Control 11 years ago

Exterminator for rat/mouse

Need some advice/exterminator recommendations. we live on the ground floor of a brownstone. for the past few weeks we’ve noticed some squeaking/rustling noises under our…

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Updated 10 years and 11 months ago

bbhues

in Pest Control 11 years ago

Exterminator for rat/mouse

Need some advice/exterminator recommendations. we live on the ground floor of a brownstone. for the past few weeks we’ve noticed some squeaking/rustling noises under our…

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gooberfish

in Pest Control 11 years ago

Rats, Mice, Roaches, etc. (Pre-Emptive Strategy)

Looking for advice on how to mitigate what I can only assume will be a biblical-style plague of creepy-crawlies. The building next to ours (50×100)…

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lyndapak

in Pest Control 11 years ago

Help - how do I remove nest of birds in opening in roof area?

Hi there. I am a newbie brownstone owner (just closed in March). My neighbor pointed out that I have birds entering/exiting via a hole on…

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bkneighbor

in Pest Control 11 years ago

Our neighbor throws food waste in their backyard

I’ve seen my neighbor open up their window and throw bread and other food waste into their backyard. Today my eye caught a large quantity…

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Updated 11 years ago

bkneighbor

in Pest Control 11 years ago

Our neighbor throws food waste in their backyard

I’ve seen my neighbor open up their window and throw bread and other food waste into their backyard. Today my eye caught a large quantity…

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borderline

in Pest Control 13 years and 2 months ago

What to do about a rat hole?

I recently noticed that there is a decent sized hole (about 3-4 inches in diameter) in my front garden right underneath the fence that separates…

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Updated 11 years and 5 months ago

jessie200

in Pest Control 11 years and 7 months ago

Exterminating German Roaches in an empty building

Does anyone have any recommendations for how to treat a German roach problem in a vacant building? We will be moving in with our family…

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Updated 11 years and 6 months ago

jessie200

in Pest Control 11 years and 7 months ago

Exterminating German Roaches in an empty building

Does anyone have any recommendations for how to treat a German roach problem in a vacant building? We will be moving in with our family…

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jeanmarine2

in Pest Control 11 years and 11 months ago

Rat? Mouse? in Cellar - Now What?

I can’t believe I’m in this situation but, I was getting something in our cellar where we store food, beverages, cleaning products, clothes etc. -…

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Mar

in Pest Control 13 years and 2 months ago

Powderpost beetles -- experiences and exterminator recommendation?

We just moved into a prewar apartment and I keep finding mysterious little piles of yellowish “dust” — mostly in or under new-ish woodwork (cabinets,…

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Updated 12 years and 1 month ago

Gobbaloon

in Pest Control 12 years and 3 months ago

oh Rats!

Does anyone have a great exterminator for a rat problem? We’ve had rats in the ceiling of our basement rec room. Our exterminator seems good…

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Updated 12 years and 1 month ago

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