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 Pigeon Attic If you live in an urban area, you’ve seen this image before: pigeons roosting on a ledge, leaving droppings and nest materials in their wake. You need to get rid of them at all costs! The following tactics are not recommended, but if you want to waste your money and time trying to get rid of pigeons, you will want to do the following:
1. Constantly “Shoo” away the pigeons
2. Pay for professional cleanup services (this can get REALLY expensive)
3. Make your own homemade pigeon spikes
4. Use sound repellers or visual scares » more Birds Spikes
 Yellow-Jacket It’s hard to imagine with snow, ice storms, flooding and now near 0 temperatures that yellow jacket problems were recently a hot topic of discussion at the monthly meeting. I was asked to write an article on yellow jacket traps and while the timing could be better, perhaps it will be of help come next fall.
During most of the spring and summer adult yellow jackets feed on meet usually from insects and sugar. The sugar is obtained from nectar and also from their young who secrete a sugary substance.
During this time they rarely bother humans or bees. In fact they can be of benefit because they can eliminate pests in the garden. However, later in the season they stop rearing young and nectar sources become scarce. » more Homemade Yellow Jacket Trap
 Rats Trap 1. Chose a place near the store or where rats are moving. Dig a hole in the ground so that the bucket or pot can be buried with the top of it level with the ground. Put the bucket or pot into the hole and fill in the soil so that only the open top is exposed.
2. Take a dry corn cob and cut off the ends.
3. Push some wire through the centre of the cob so that it can rotate freely. Fasten the cob in position in the centre of the wire with either some small pieces of wire wrapped round the larger wire, or pieces of gum or resin. Make sure the cob can spin freely.
4. Bend the wire as shown in the diagram and push it firmly into the ground on either side of the bucket or pot.
5. Fill the bucket or pot about one quarter full of water.
6. Coat the corn cob with groundnut paste, maize porridge or some other food to attract the rats.
 Mouse Traps Set up a half to three-quarters full five gallon bucket (or something) with water, near where your mice or chipmunks are. Mice or chipmunks can be near your garage, your woodpile, your garden or around your house. With chipmunks you often see their burrows. Mice are mostly night time animals, chipmunks are daytime animals, so their paths don’t normally cross. Make sure the amount of water will not be deeper than your pet dog or cat cannot stand in or get out of.
Place a ramp up to the top of the bucket and sprinkle birdseed or sunflower seeds up the ramp and into the bucket so they float on top of the water. They jump right in! This method has been used for many years, it works pretty well. » more Homemade Mouse Traps
 Mosquito It is such a wonderful feeling when the warmer weather approaches. You can pull out your swimsuit, sunscreen, baseball glove, tent, boat, and barbecue. However, along with all those fun-in-the-summer activities comes the annoying buzz of pesky mosquitoes!
The appearance of these seasonal pests usually has people running for the insect repellent, but before immersing yourself in a cloud of strong-smelling chemicals, did you know that there are certain natural oils and foods that can act as an insect repellent? » more Natural Mosquito Repellent
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