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Nobody wants pests in their garden. It doesn't matter if you're growing vegetables you hope to eat or flowers you love to admire. Seeing your precious plants, and your hard work, destroyed before your eyes can be an extremely frustrating experience.

These furry pests are part of the rodent family, although they are not actually mice. They are usually dark brown or grey in color and have a short tail and blunt face. They are usually about three to six inches long from nose to tail, and have small ears and eyes.

Psyllids, sometimes called jumping plant lice, are common pests associated with fruit trees. There are over 100 species of these tiny jumping creatures known in North America.

When your dry verge system is failing on the roof it is time to call in Eagle Roofing Contractors to assist with the repair. Having the repair done will help extend the life of your roof along with ensuring it function that way it is designed too. After all, the roof is one of the most important parts of a home. It helps keep the weather out and allows your home to remain at a comfortable temperature year-round by keeping hot or cool air inside of it. In addition, dry verge systems that function properly can help keep pest and critters from crawling into your home and making it their own.

If you have an old house that has gable roof then chances are that you have wet verge roofing. The verge simply means the outer ends of the roof that is above the gable end. Gable end is the wall above which the two verges meet. Traditionally, these areas at the edges are fixed with mortar. It is done to prevent the pests like nesting of birds and water ingress. Roofers rendered with mortar for these purposes are called wet verges.

Backpack sprayer is the abbreviation of spray equipment. Sprayer is an appliance that uses air suction to turn medicine or other liquid into mist and spray it on other objects evenly. It is composed of a compressed air device, a narrow tube, and a nozzle. In rural areas, sprayers are an indispensable and important agricultural tool for pest control.

There are 23 species of voles known to live in the United States, with about 8 of those being the most prevalent and problematic. Their size varies some by species but they typically grow to between three and nine inches from head to end of tail. The most common fur colors you'll find will be a dark brown or gray.

It is food for thought after discovering that a termite infestation might just be the biggest threat to your home and property. Even if your house is severely damaged by a wind storm, such as a tornado or hurricane, flooding, or fire, you typically can remedy any such catastrophe by taking out a homeowner's policy. You do not have this leeway if you are affected by termites. Repairing the damage caused by termites is fully an out-of-pocket expense.