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Living Free: A toxic free life…
Welcome to our new blog! We will be bringing you information here bi-weekly in an attempt to show how important it is to keep toxic products out of our lives as much as possible. The Bugman has been in the pesticide business for over 40 years and is familiar with all kinds of pesticides and … Continue reading
Clothes Moths
Q: I have encountered the unpublished plague from the Bible: Wool-carpet- eating-moths. They have severely damaged the wool carpet in my library/office. I have two Persian rugs in nearby rooms that I am horrified will be infected. I had the office carpet sprayed twice with pyrethrum and ’565′, whatever that is. The sprayings were two … Continue reading
Invisible Biting Bugs
Q: I have invisible bugs on me. I have thrown out my couch, my bed, my bedding, bagged my clothes and books. I wash my clothes in borax and ammonia, I mop with vinegar, I spray my room down with ammonia. I have tried peppermint oil, baking soda, fly traps, sticky tape, hydrogen peroxide, tea … Continue reading
Springtail Question
Q: I have an infestation of small black bugs on my boat which were described to me as “Grass Flies”. I got the infestation when I had my boat stored on land in the Napa Valley. The bugs are about one eighth to three sixteenth of an inch long and are black with wings that … Continue reading
New Book is here: Do-it-Yourself
My newest book, “The Bugman’s Bug Book” Do-it-Yourself Safe Pest Management is now available. It will tell you how to control most household pests without using any toxic pesticides. I do have to say that anything you use to kill bugs has to be used carefully as nothing is completely safe. The materials I recommend … Continue reading
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