Is there a good exterminator in the hood? We have carpenter bees needing to be removed.
Shawn L. replied:
I was not assuming anything. It was unfortunate you posted that. However, I did not direct the comment at you (as Facebook allows you to do) I was simply advising that taking said advice from the article was not the most appropriate approach in the city. My apologies in sincerity if I offended you. P.s. I don't know what you've got against Tims (other than possibly some corporate hatred) However, as a franchise these operate individually and the quality of product received depends on the franchisee not the brand. I know (2) exceptional franchisees who would never compromise their clients. Both are local, both raise local families and contribute to local charities. Whereas I know numerous grassroots business owners who lack that integrity. I base my opinion on tangible facts. Not what I "think". Fact is Tim Hortons scores higher than most in sanitation and structural audits- they employ a healthy staff and contribute above and beyond to community efforts. I don't care about the TDL brand but I do care about people who depend on it and through my experience working with and for these people. I can tell you. I would buy their product any day.
Alyssa S. replied:
It's true they are different but they do seem somewhat useful: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/beneficials/beneficial-63_pollinators-_carpenter_bees.htm I'm not sure. I've never come across the issue myself but it might be helpful to give the Bee Rescue a call to get an opinion first. Who knows, eh?
Shawn L. replied:
Www.thebugguys.ca This is a good local tech. In this industry...working with poisons. Integrity is pretty critical. Sometimes the "guy down the street" isn't actually the most qualified to tamper with Mother Nature. And being a PCT in the downtown core. I can assure you. OEV does not have a neighbourhood tech.
Mice? Keeping the theme of unwanted pests alive... Anyone have a recommendation for pest/mice control in the city? I heard through the telephone game of a company who...
Anonymous replied:
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vegaling replied:
I think in the winter, snap traps might be the most efficient and humane option -- catch and release subjects them to freezing unfortunately, glue traps are insanely cruel, and poison often transfers to birds of prey and kills them (Salthaven often posts about owls and hawks succumbing to rodenticide). I always use a no-kill approach, but it's hard to do in winter when releasing them will kill them anyway.
gogomom replied:
Mouse traps (the good kind - and only use them once, the spring action isn't as good the second time around), and poison. Also walk around your house - any opening bigger than a dime, they can crawl through. Check where your hoses for your A/C come into the house - this is a popular spot for mice to enter a home.
gogomom replied:
Mouse traps (the good kind - and only use them once, the spring action isn't as good the second time around), and poison. Also walk around your house - any opening bigger than a dime, they can crawl through. Check where your hoses for your A/C come into the house - this is a popular spot for mice to enter a home.
cor1277 replied:
Mouse Trap Monday on you tube
joneil1000 replied:
Plain old spring loaded mouse traps, but as other say - use only once. Bait is important too. You know what i found works best? Those Cinnabons you buy at Masonville mall, NOT the grocery story copies, but the actual Cinnabon. I don't know why, but of all forms of bait, that works best. Kinda makes you wonder what they put into them.
Ariadne11 replied:
Ultrasonic plug-ins didn't work. Sealing up everything we could find around our house didn't work. We even dug around our foundation, and placed metal netting and steel wool/concrete etc. Mice still chewed through electrical wires in our stove and destroyed it, they were in our ceiling and walls, despite having a small dog who is a mouser and has caught many mice/moles. We buy the warfarin poisons now for the furnace room, in the basement drop ceiling, the attic, and set snap traps in the pantry/under the kitchen sink, etc. In an older home, it can be an ongoing battle. I have never heard of the detection company, but if you track that down I'd be interested!
thehambone replied:
I'd much prefer to catch them live but I've tried live traps (two different kinds) and never caught a single mouse. If anyone knows of a good one, please let me know.
I've had success with spring loaded traps, however there have been a few times that it just maimed the mouse and I had to kill it myself - which I hated but felt I had to at that point. I recently bought an electronic trap for that exact reason and it has been much better (https://www.tscstores.com/Mouse-Trap-Electronic-P4117.aspx). Plus the dead mouse is hidden inside the trap.
As for ultrasonic devices, keep in mind that you cannot use the them if you have small pets (hamsters, guinea pigs, etc). It will drive them crazy. Almost made that mistake!
chachee76 replied:
Wild things. Highly recommended. They came out to my place earlier in the fall...identified the entry point...sealed everything up. I had them install chute to allow mice out, and that all seemed to do the job. They did a great job, and it seems to have done the trick.
Spl0it replied:
This guy will get things fixed up but it isn't cheap... At my place he used over 40 silicone tubes on outside along with putting steal mesh in brick breathing gaps. He also did some indoor things but my primary issue was bats in space above a section of the garage and some mice getting into attic on roof under siding. Shane Miller Contact@trackswildlifecontrol.cawww.trackswildlifecontrol.ca Good luck! Would recommend to anyone 10/10!
Jak_Burton replied:
I just use one of those ultrasonic plug in things. They work well.
Does anyone else have an issue with these bugs? I looked them up and think they are a form of cockroach... If so any recommendations for an exterminator?
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