Brookelin Why pay someone to do a job that you can do yourself? While I typically agree with that adage, there are certain circumstances that truly require a professional – electrical work, plumbing and fleas. There are many problems that arise with fleas but the biggest one has to lie in a stage called pupae; this … Read more
The term ‘sand flea’ can apply to exactly four completely separate species (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_flea), and they’re all very different. Some of them bite, and some of them don’t. This is called a sand flea: …as is this: …plus this little guy: …and finally this guy girl. Half of these ‘sand fleas’ bite and half do not. … Read more
Let’s start by talking about the fact that, because cockroaches are both nocturnal and excellent hiders, if you see one, there’s probably a whole infestation getting their beauty rest in a corner of your residence you would never think of looking. Yeah – I’m sorry for putting that image into your head. My skin is … Read more
Hey, I like mice, actually, but a lot of people don’t – and you might even be one of them. And you know what else? Even I don’t like mice in my kitchen. Found little tiny mouse footprints in my butter once and that was a big fat nope. So how to get them out. … Read more
Fleas are serious business. That sounds like I’m joking, but I’m not. Do you remember that thing that was a big deal back in the day? It was called The Black Death and it killed somewhere between 75 and 200 million people. That disease is not dead. Cases of bubonic plague still pop up every … Read more