Rodent Proofing Your Home
It's that time of year where rats and mice are apt to enter our homes. Lets talk a bit about their abilities and senses first. Rats and mice cannot see very good beyond 3 or 4 feet but have a very good sense of motion up to 30 to 50 feet away and for the most part they are color blind. Rodents are most active at night. These rodents have a very good sense of taste so baits may be rejected by them if they are contaminated with insecticides or odors from other chemicals.
Even touching baits after smoking a cigarette will make these rodents to shy away from the baits. Rats and mice also have a good sense of smell. They mark pathways with urine and use their sense of smell to recognize the odors of the pathway to and from food sources. Their hearing is much better than humans and make noises in various situations such as mating. Rodents have a highly developed sense of touch due to their sensitive body hairs.
They rely heavily on touch and smell to guide them through movements. The territories of most rats are between 50 and 150 feet from the nest. For mice the average territories within buildings are between 10 and 30 feet. Rodent Proofing Your Home The best way to control mice and rats is to make it impossible for them to enter your home. That can be difficult with mice because they can pass through an opening only 3/8 inch thick.
In general, all openings greater than 1/4 inch thick should be sealed for mice and all openings greater than 1/2 inch should be sealed for rats. Check all openings around utility lines that enter your home, around service conduits such as water pipes, electric wires, air-conditioning units, drain pipes and vents should all be sealed. Also check for broken windows and
unscreened vents. Vents should be covered with metal grillwork backed by rust-resistant screening. Roofs should be checked to see that shingles are down tight and sheathing is complete.
Check roof ventilators, screen vents and in wall vents. Make sure you check under sinks where pipes enter the wall. This is a great area for mice and rats to enter your home or business. Copper mesh stuffing, course steel wool, sheet metal, hardware cloth and mortar can be used to seal the spaces around these areas. Just use your imagination.
These are not all areas that mice and rats can enter your home. Its impossible for me to think of everywhere. Like I said, just use your imagination..
The author of this article has been in the pest control business for over 10 years and has cleaned many homes of rodents and insects pests. To find out more about insects and other pests and to receive a free pest identification guide please visit his website. http://www.infobreaks.comKUA's Safety Education Honored with 3 Awards
the highest award presented -- as well as an Image Award and a Judges' Award for its 2003 Calendar of Electrical Safety.???Every year in the United States, tens of thousands of people are killed or injured from contact with electricity. In fact, one person is electrocuted in the home every 25 hours, according to the latest data available from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Many of these accidents involve children. Research shows that these tragedies can be avoided by providing children and adults with proper safety rules to follow in the home and workplace. KUA's calendar features artwork from twelve Osceola County students that reinforces key safety messages and warns of the danger of contact with electricity.
The calendar was distributed free of charge to teachers, students and to utility customers in January.???A Grand Image Award is the best in an overall division, Image Awards are the highest level of awards in each category, and Judges' Awards recognize projects...
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What Are The Perfect Gifts for Single Mom's?
Copyright 2006 Monique Hawkins
Single moms, like the rest of us, enjoy receiving gifts. Whether it is Christmas, a birthday, Mother's Day, or a gift as a token of love, gifts have a special place in their lives. Some of them might joy musical gifts such as ballerina music boxes, musical jewelry boxes, wooden keepsake boxes, and other music boxes. However, not just any type of gift will do! They are certain types of gifts that single moms will appreciate more than others. Let's discover what they are.
First, here is what to avoid: purchasing hats, scarves, expensive bottles of perfume, and other pricey items unless they are items she truly desires.
Some people think these types of gifts will be greatly appreciated since she could not afford them herself. For the most part, this is not the case. Most single moms will, of course, be gracious. However, in their heads they likely are thinking, "I could have used the money it cost for this gift to pay my car...
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Bread - So Much a Part of Life
In the olden days, bread baking was a daily routine. Many times a loaf of warm, fresh from the oven bread, with a topping of fresh-churned butter was a meal - in times of hardship, in times of scarcity. Today, the food industry provides a mind-boggling array of bread products - your choice, to mix and match to your heart's content. They did, however, with all the magic of science, leave out "just a little". That little is the aroma or scent of fresh-baking bread, a hint of spice, and the texture of kneaded dough that provided not only sustenance but a form of "therapy" for the baker.
It wouldn't take much to take a step back in time and give your family and friends that old-fashioned, yet timely, welcoming aroma that just brings them to the kitchen, awakens even the most sluggish appetite, and the smiles - well, that is the true "icing" on the bread. The convenience of electric mixers with dough hooks and even bread machiens, frozen loaves of bread that just need to have that...
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A Guide to Electric Wheelchairs
A wheelchair is a mobility device that enables a sick or a disabled person to move. It's basically a chair mounted on wheels, which can be propelled either manually or electrically. Wheelchairs propelled electronically are known as electric wheelchairs.Electric wheelchairs are powered by motors. They can be used indoors and outdoors and cost at least $1,500. Depending on the kind and extent of use, there are several kinds of wheelchairs available on the market.
Some features to consider when buying a wheelchair are the weight and size of the person using it, convenience of both indoor and outdoor use, the chair's weight capacity, power source, warranty and cost.Electric wheelchairs are generally used by people who have limited or no mobility due to many different ailments. Some people can be required to use a wheelchair because of old age, paralysis, weight, degenerating muscle diseases, broken or weak bones or other illnesses. Electric wheelchairs are easy to use because they...
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Munch Music Announces New Featured Artist: UK Based Rock Band HJ21
Delta, BC (ContentDesk) July 10, 2005 -- Munch Music, Inc. (www.MyMunchMusic.com) is pleased to announce that the band HJ21 has been added to the roster of "Featured Artists". The London based rockers are now featured on the Munch Music website and their three CDs of original material will be available for sale both in-store and online. The CDs will be re-released on the Munch Music label: Munch Music Records. The Munch Music location will open its doors to the public on Saturday July 16th, in Delta, British Columbia.
The Munch Music concept is simple, "You have a Rock & Roll Dream, We Make It A Reality". Munch Music features a state of the art digital recording studio, available to musicians of all ages and all levels of experience. Our staff of lifelong musicians is ready and waiting to guide you through your musical journey, right from the initial purchase of an instrument, providing lessons with professional...
Munch Music Announces New Featured Artist: UK Based Rock Band HJ21
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Pontiac G6: The Sedan, the Coupe, the Convertible
The Pontiac G6 is a vehicle that is running under the Pontiac division of the automobile manufacturer General Motors. It has been rolling through streets and roads since the year 2005 and at present, this vehicle is still continuously being manufactured. It replaced the spot and niche that the Pontiac Grand Am left vacant when the production of this latter vehicle was halted. The Pontiac G6 that replaced it is crafted and designed as a midsize vehicle.
The Pontiac G6 has been made available in a couple of body styles.
These comprise of the convertible, the coupe, and the sedan. The convertible has two doors and is priced at $28,490 and is the most expensive among the three. The coupe has two doors as well yet it is priced much lower than the convertible at $21,790. However, the sedan holds four doors and is the least expensive of all which has a price tag of $16,990. All the body styles of the Pontiac G6 are built on the FF Epsilon platform.
The...
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Avoid collegiate chaos; organize before school starts
Milwaukee, WI (ContentDesk) July 6, 2004 -- While summer has barely warmed up in some areas of the country, college-bound students are looking toward the fall.
Lesson One in preparing to head to campus should be to get organized now, for the year, says nationally-respected professional organizer, Barb Friedman.???? "Physical clutter affects you physically and mentally so it's to a student's advantage to get things in order and have specific places for things like clothes, school and laundry supplies before classes begin," said Friedman, owner of Organize IT, who has assisted organizationally challenged people throughout the United States and has appeared on Dr. Phil as an anti-mess maven.???? In an effort to provide peace of mind for students and their parents who frantically toss belongings into boxes before they depart for State U, Friedman advises an initial organization strategy.
???? "Get out pads and paper -- or electronic organizers -- and begin making ?needs...
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What Are The Perfect Gifts for Single Mom's?
Copyright 2006 Monique Hawkins
Single moms, like the rest of us, enjoy receiving gifts. Whether it is Christmas, a birthday, Mother's Day, or a gift as a token of love, gifts have a special place in their lives. Some of them might joy musical gifts such as ballerina music boxes, musical jewelry boxes, wooden keepsake boxes, and other music boxes. However, not just any type of gift will do! They are certain types of gifts that single moms will appreciate more than others. Let's discover what they are.
First, here is what to avoid: purchasing hats, scarves, expensive bottles of perfume, and other pricey items unless they are items she truly desires.
Some people think these types of gifts will be greatly appreciated since she could not afford them herself. For the most part, this is not the case. Most single moms will, of course, be gracious. However, in their heads they likely are thinking, "I could have used the money it cost for this gift to pay my car...
What Are The Perfect Gifts for Single Mom's?
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