Archive for August 2016
Managing and Maintaining Your Rental from a Distance: Tips and Tricks for Long-Distance Landlords
Long-distant landlord. Sounds like a hassle. You’re moving away and you want to rent your old place, but then there’s the rent to collect, repairs to finish, tenants to worry over…maybe it’s just not worth it. While there are a few risks in renting property from a distance, the upside is very much worth considering.…
Read MoreChinch bugs: 5 Tips to Keep Them Away
If you’ve noticed brown patches on your typically green lawn, the culprit could be chinch bugs — tiny insects that feed on grass. Robert Gallant, owner of Atlantic Graduate Lawn Care and Pest Control, said he’s noticed more cases of chinch bugs this year than usual. “The lawns are really starting to get damaged because…
Read More10 Pest Control Tips to Keep Pests Away This Summer
Nothing ruins a picnic like a line of ants. Nothing ruins a barbecue like a swarm of mosquitoes. And nothing ruins a morning like spotting a spider, cockroach, or mouse somewhere in your house.Keep bugs and critters away from your home and yard this summer with these 10 best pest control practices.
Read MoreTips to prevent pest-related illness and irritation related to summer
With temperatures rising and homeowners heading outdoors for picnics, parties and gatherings, insect-induced risks are fully in-season. With disease-carrying bugs buzzing around, it’s time to take the proper steps in protecting your lawn so that you can enjoy living life outside to the fullest and get the most out of your backyard this summer.
Read More7 Helpful Tips to Keep Pests Away This Summer
With warmer temperatures and more outdoor activities, everyone is having to deal with pests in one way or another right now. Are your pest control methods effective, or are you making the most common pest control mistakes?
Read More10 To-Dos for Your Summer Home Maintenance Checklist
Summer is a great time to get started on home maintenance that becomes much more challenging in cooler temperatures. It’s also important to protect your home against the heat. Here are 10 items that should be on your summer home maintenance checklist.
Read More8 Home Maintenance Skills Every Homeowner Should Master
Homes should come with a warning label announcing “maintenance required.” Like it or not, houses need upkeep, and unless you’re fine shelling out tons of money to the plumbers and contractors you’ll have on speed dial, it pays to master a few home maintenance skills yourself. Here are the basic, rock-bottom tasks every homeowner should master.
Read MoreNew Strategies Against Mosquitoes and Other Pests
South America is fighting a battle against tiger mosquitoes that transmit yellow fever, dengue fever and the Zika virus. In Central Europe, wine and fruit growers fear another year of massive crop failures due to a type of vinegar fly known as the spotted-wing drosophila. Since the success rate of conventional methods continues to fall,…
Read MoreThe Difference Between Wasps & Bees
It’s a lovely day, the sun is out and the birds and chirping away, your garden is in pristine condition and you go and check on the lavender that you’ve just planted. Near the beautiful plants you discover that there is a massive nest full of bees that continue to buzz around. Many people find…
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