larflu

@larflu (19)

United States • Age 50

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New Garden Bed

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 1 Apr 10

Well, after three (3) tries to upload the photo I decided against it. I'll add tre photo to the first response I get. On with the discussion................. Well, today I went out and dug up and prepped yet another new garden...

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larflu I added two 4x8 raised beds and was going to let the old 7x21 garden go back to being part of the lawn..but have now thought, since it is there I might as well plant some viney type stuff since there is now room for the plants to spread out. And have caught...

2 Apr 10

OMG! PETA Comments On Obama's Killing Of A Fly

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 18 Jun 09

Okay folks I do happen to support many of PETA's concepts since if it hadn't been for them I wouldn't have been exposed to the many REAL horrific abuses toward animals....but even I have to admit this is going a bit...

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peta losing it

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larflu any time you start getting lectured by a PETA supporter pass along this website... http://www.petakillsanimals.com/ Through the open records act, at the headquarters in Norfolk Va, show by their own books instead of finding an adoptive home they put down over...

27 Jan 10

Help me get rid of FIRE ANTS!

mrsctb7 @mrsctb7 (120) • United States 19 Nov 09

I learned I'm allergic to Fire Ants shortly after moving to Florida. (I don't think they were in Indiana, where I used to live.) I have tried all kinds of ways to get rid of them, all to no avail. Well, this morning, I noticed a...

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larflu I have been doing pest control in Texas for 22 years and this is the surest attack the homeowner can do. It's referred to by Texas A&M as the Texas two step... First you need to address the individual mounds with an insecticide drench. Any liquid...

27 Jan 10

What kind of insect/s do you hate?

maria1081 @maria1081 (1251) • Philippines 10 Jan 10

I would name four insects that I hate the most. I hate cockroaches, they are very dirty and smelly. They spread germs and can survive and muliply rapidly. Second, I hate mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are annoying same with flies, both...

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harmful effects of insect bites

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larflu well I have a love hate relation with them since I am an exterminator..they make me good money. Flea problems are probably the ones I hate dealing with the most since you can't get rid of them fast enough for the customer which can lead to their frustration...

27 Jan 10

leave it ,kill it or squash it???????????

riyasam @riyasam (16556) • India 29 Oct 09

last week,i saw a cockroach in my bathroom,i screaming ran to top of the bed ,my kids were along(much to the amusement of my in-laws and hubby)my hubby picked the cockroach up with bare habnds and threw it outside. Are you afraid...

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larflu sounds like you are describing the outside type roach that will find their way inside. An outdoor treatment will reduce the numbers and create a barrior to keep them out.

27 Jan 10

Stink Bugs

JodiLynn @JodiLynn (1417) • United States 24 Sep 09

They come from Asia, and they can have 'em all back! The last few years, we in the eastern parts of Pennsylvania have seen the arrival of THE STINK BUG. Now this shield shaped beetle can vary in size from pinky fingernail size...

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larflu unfortunately stink bugs are a product of their environment..they are plant feeding bugs that if you are near where they have an abundance of food there may not be a lot you can do to stop them, just having to address them as they arrive.

27 Jan 10

Parents just amaze me sometimes and not in a good way.

TriciaW @TriciaW (2441) • United States 15 Jun 07

I have brought this up before but again last night at a girls softball game the parents of the other team left me just shaking my head. Their team was losing and well that happens. The team is all girls 12 and under. The parents...

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larflu what our association does is have a printed sheet of Parent Codes of Ethics in which the tournament director passes out to the teams before the start of play. Coaches or TD's should be able to find one on the ASA site and should not be shy of addressing such...

21 Jan 10

Do you think it is possible to make cockroaches as a pet??/

tines2512 @tines2512 (326) • Philippines 5 Dec 07

This topic might be a little bit gross, but one of my officemate has watch it in a morning show that some people make cockroaches as their pet, what do you think?? Can you do this??to take care of a cockroach.

animal planet

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larflu well most people who have roaches as pets are using the large exotic species...just distant cousins to the roaches that we are disgusted by seeing run across a counter as we order a lunchtime burger.

9 Dec 07

I HAVE A ROACH PROBLEM AND THEY JUST WON"T LEAVE MY HOME! How They Get Here?

caramel22 @caramel22 (62) • United States 21 Jul 07

I am the most cleanliness person you could possibly meet. I wash the dishes constantly, keep my refrigerator clean, make sure the floors are mopped, and don't get me started about me constantly picking up after my children. I love...

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larflu well actually boric acid dust is the most toxic product for roaches used..it is low toxic but still many times more toxic than what an exterminator would use or what you may buy over the counter. The other down fall to boric acid is that it is a strong...

9 Dec 07

I HAVE A ROACH PROBLEM AND THEY JUST WON"T LEAVE MY HOME! How They Get Here?

caramel22 @caramel22 (62) • United States 21 Jul 07

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larflu you don' want to "bomb" the apartment (or the neighbor). The insecticide in the foggers will scatter the roaches more than taking care of the problem. The best treatment the homeowner can use is the syringe of "Combat Roach Gel" you will see results

9 Dec 07

Do you consider killing small insects as murder?

Bala @balasri (26537) • India 15 Nov 07

Killing is murder.isn't it?

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larflu the definition of murder is "the crime of unlawfully killing a person" Though there are plenty of people out there that are probably no better than insects, insect are not people.

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what do you use to kill roaches

CORDALE @CORDALE (866) • United States 19 Sep 06

roaches seem to be immmune to anything except stepping on them or smashing them what do you use to rid your home of bugs?

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larflu if you are talking about the smaller "kitche" roaches(German roaches) Combat Roach Gel works pretty good for the do-it-your-selfer. It comes in a large syringe and just place a dab where the roaches hide. it takes a few days to see good results, but as the...

20 Sep 06

To obtain Guidance

Javedsammoo @Javedsammoo (2) • Pakistan 15 Aug 06

how the teacher/University Professor Evaluation forms are to be fulfilled?

larflu how the teacher/University Professor Evaluation forms are to be fulfilled?

15 Aug 06

A swimming bugin my swimming pool

bessbalag @bessbalag (1) 7 Jul 06

I found an insect swimming in my pool, has 2 long back legs like a leaping frog and four small front legs has hard wings like the june bugg but they are clear/see through and swims fast. It's head is shapped like a bee's head and...

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larflu sounds like the "Water Boatman Bug". The "Stinger" is the mouth. It is a true bug (stink bug, bed bug, box edlder bug) and feeds with a piercing mouth rather than an insect (roach, ladybug, other beetles) that have chewing mouth parts Lar

20 Aug 06

water bugs

thomasm @thomasm (1) 4 Jun 06

just opened pool and there are hundreds of water bugs. shocked the pool twice. second time probably over shocked. someone suggested "Bug Out". no help.

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larflu just curious, is it the large beetle that swims under the water or the water striders that walk on top of the water.. Lar

20 Aug 06

annoying bug

rlc0721 @rlc0721 (1) • United States 26 Jul 06

i have been searching on the net to see what type of bug this is and for some reason i can not find it. It is really annoying and i would like to know how...

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larflu didn't see any picture but a description of it and where you are seeing it might help Lar

20 Aug 06

maple tree pests

kjforshner @kjforshner (1) • Canada 26 Jul 06

my tree has wood bugs, ants, earwigs. There is bark scars and it looks like the wood bugs might be burrowing in some of the scars. Anybody...

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larflu not sure what you may mean by "wood bugs" If you mean a wood borer(which can create sap oozing wounds) you probably need to have the tree treated by an arboist with a systemic chemical, as long as the tree isn't used for syrup usage. As far as the ants and...

20 Aug 06

Red Spider Mites

angellface71 @angellface71 (11) • United States 20 Aug 06

I know how to get rid of the little pests off of plants... what I need to know is how to get them out of the home... I've found...

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larflu What you probably are seeing is and outdoor critter called a Clover Mite. They are coming from the lawn/flowerbeds. When conditions are right the population will explode and will find their way inside. If you have not seen anything lately there probably is no...

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