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How-To: Get Rid of Moths in Your Kitchen
I just discovered a moth infestation in our kitchen. While I can handle a lot of creepy crawly things, finding moth worms in my nut mix is not okay. It turns out that in warmer climates, infestations like this are very common.
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How-To: Get Rid of Fabric-Eating Moths
If you've opened your closet and realized that your favorite cashmere sweater has holes all over it, you've probably got a moth problem. It's unlikely that the moths are attracted to just that one cardi, so there are a few steps you should take to ensure your whole wardrobe doesn't suffer the same fate. That is, unless we're talking about all those reindeer Christmas sweaters from grandma.
How-To: Getting Rid of Household Ants
There's nothing stylish or healthy about having ants marching through your home. But, unfortunately, when the weather warms up, those cold blooded little bodies have a habit of coming to your kitchen to search for food and water to bring back to their queen and growing nest. They tell their fellows in the colony where they're headed by leaving a chemical trail behind, so you may have encountered a swarm infesting your home, rather than just a straggler.
How-To: Homemade Aphid Spray
Even if you're not a gardener, you may have encountered plant-killing aphids, or plant lice, on plants near your home — I know I have. It turns out that you needn't be creeped out by these crawlers for long; you can make a simple, organic homemade spray to kick them to the curb. A tomato leaf spray works because the alkaloids in the leaves of the tomato plant, when mixed with water, are toxic to the little buggies, but still safe for you and your plants.
Plants That Purify: Bamboo Palm
We all could benefit from a cheap and beautiful way to improve a home's indoor air quality. That's why I'm bringing you an ongoing series on house plants that are particularly good at purifying the air.
Next up in our series is the bamboo palm.
Casa Quiz: Beware the Whitefly!
I recently gave you a little heads up about whiteflies, a critter infamous for infesting your houseplants. Do you remember the details about it? Take this quiz to find out!
Plant Therapy: Beware the Whitefly!
If you have houseplants, you may have had to deal with an infestation of whiteflies. This houseplant enemy is particularly prevalent in Winter, when they shack up in your home waiting out the cold weather. Not an actual fly, these insects are related to scales, aphids, and mealybugs and are on a mission to hurt your houseplants.
Open House Recap: Keeping Critters Out of the House
Last week's Open House dealt with unwelcome critters in your home. You responded with stories about squirrels, raccoons, bats, snakes, ladybugs — and even a deer that walked into a house on its own!
I've rounded up some advice on how to guard your house against future creature infestations.
Nice and New: More Threadless Designs for Blik
I introduced you to Blik in my post about decal-icious wall decor, and now the brand has partnered with another cool company you should know: Threadless. Threadless is an online t-shirt shop where artists submit designs, users vote on their favorites, and the winning art gets turned into t-shirts. Now, Blik has starting mining Threadless designs to turn into wall decals!
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