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if you are one of the growing number of people worldwide that thinks that we should start using fewer chemicals on our planet, then you have probably wondered about home-made pesticides. Once you have had a lung full of ant spray or cockroach spray, you...

Times are tough and most people reckon that they are going to get a great deal harder. This is bad news for the general public. There are plenty of scams going around at any one time as it is, but it gets worse when people begin to feel financially...

Every home-owner needs to look after their asset. This takes maintenance, regular and thorough maintenance. There are many threats to a structure, especially if there is a substantial amount of timber in it. Most properties have a lot of wooden...

Termite mounds differ from species to species although to the amateur student of termites, many of them look alike. However, an expert can often guess the species just by looking at the mound. Termites construct their nests in all kinds of places. Some...

Most gardeners and even commercial crop growers are very pleased with themselves if they take a step back from using chemical insecticides and go back to using natural, old-fashioned insecticides. And it is true, they have, but did you know that there...

Ants are cold-blooded creatures which means that they cannot keep themselves warm. If their environment is cold, they go into a very lethargic lifestyle and virtually hibernate, whereas when it is warm they run about the garden looking for food to take...

For the scientifically-minded, termites are eusocial animals of the Class Insecta; Subclass Pterygota; Infraclass Neoptera; Superorder Dictyoptera and Order Isoptera. They are not related to ants in any way, although some people speak of them as white...

Termites are not ants, but they do resemble them in many ways. In fact, termites are not even remotely related to ants, they are more closely related to cockroaches. But, as I said, termites share many traits with ants. They live in colonies of many...

A lot of individuals are attempting to get away from using chemicals and nowhere more so than in the use of insecticides in and around the house. The problem is that modern chemical insecticides work, are readily obtainable and are pretty cheap. The...

Ants appear to be quite innocuous to a lot of people. In most temperate climates, ants do very little damage, although red ants bite people all over the planet. However, there are more serious ants in warmer countries and some of these ants can even be...