How can I prevent the flies from entering my home?

• <div><p>Keep flies out of your house by keeping the windows or doors closed, especially when cooking. You can also <a href="https://www.angi.com/articles/are-window-screens-necessary.htm">install window screens</a> to prevent pests from entering your home while allowing a cool breeze to enter your home.</p></div>

Will a dryer kill bed bugs?

• <div><p>Yes, a household dryer can kill items infested with bed bugs, such as bedding, stuffed animals, clothes, or shoes. As long as the dryer isn’t stuffed to the brim, you can run it on high for about 30 minutes to kill bed bugs at all life stages. This method will kill any live bed bugs in your linens or upholstered materials.</p></div>

What bait kills possums?

• <div><p>There aren’t legal toxicants for baiting possums, and it isn’t appropriate to use rodenticides designed to <a href="https://www.angi.com/articles/how-do-you-get-rid-mice.htm">get rid of mice</a> and rats. Misusing these toxicants can lead to fines or other penalties and harm other wildlife or pets in the neighborhood. Instead, stick with assisted live trapping or other humane methods to keep possums from setting up a home in your yard.</p></div>

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Q: What do bed bugs do to your body?

• <div><p>Bed bugs bite your body to feed on blood. When they bite, they inject an anticoagulant, which is why you may see blood stains on your sheets if you have an infestation. The bed bugs tend to bite in clusters, so the bite marks will look like itchy, red spots in zigzagging lines of three to five bites per cluster on your skin.</p><p>The bites are itchy, but for most people, they do not cause serious or long-term health complications. Itching the wound excessively could lead to an infection, and some people are allergic to bed bugs.</p></div>

Q: How do you get rid of gnats in the kitchen?

• <div><p>Always begin by removing the gnat's source of food. Toss rotting fruit, place new fruit in the fridge, and switch the soil of your houseplants. </p><p>The best way to get rid of gnats in the kitchen is by baiting and trapping them with something sweet. Combine water with a few drops of dish soap, apple cider vinegar, and 1 tablespoon of sugar into a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and poke small holes to trap the gnat in the liquid.</p></div>

Q: What bait kills possums?

• <div><p>There aren&rsquo;t legal toxicants for baiting possums, and it isn&rsquo;t appropriate to use rodenticides designed to <a href="https://www.angi.com/articles/how-do-you-get-rid-mice.htm">get rid of mice</a> and rats. Misusing these toxicants can lead to fines or other penalties and harm other wildlife or pets in the neighborhood. Instead, stick with assisted live trapping or other humane methods to keep possums from setting up a home in your yard.</p></div>

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Great people to work with, family business, trustworthy, did an excellent job ripping up and replacing our driveway. They completed the job in one day and without any issues. Attention to detail. Highly recommend them and you won't have to worry about the quality of the job they'll do.
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Reviewed in November 2022
Nathan is an excellent worker who works speedily and professionally. He replaced our dining room and bathroom floor and did such an excellent job that we want to hire him back to do our kitchen floor!! I would recommend Nathan to anyone!!!
Freedom Flooring
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Reviewed in December 2020
We went into the Helena location in July and picked out a shed to be built. We were told 8-10 weeks from time of order, so we put $1800.00 down that day. We were told we would receive updates along the build, and to expect our shed in late August, early Sept. By mid Sept, we still had no shed,...
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Reviewed in October 2016
The folks at Finstad's did a wonderful job with our flooring. It started with Chris coming out to give us ideas and options to Todd doing an exceptional job of installing the flooring from carpet to laminate. Chris and Todd made this an easy and enjoyable process and there is never a doubt...
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We purchased a home and had the carpets cleaned & tested for pet urine with the ultra violet light. Special chemical for urine odor was used in 2 bedrooms. One bedroom it was recommended to remove carpet. I felt this company was very trustworthy, friendly & professional. They were prompt at...
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Pest Control questions, answered by experts

Bed bugs bite your body to feed on blood. When they bite, they inject an anticoagulant, which is why you may see blood stains on your sheets if you have an infestation. The bed bugs tend to bite in clusters, so the bite marks will look like itchy, red spots in zigzagging lines of three to five bites per cluster on your skin.

The bites are itchy, but for most people, they do not cause serious or long-term health complications. Itching the wound excessively could lead to an infection, and some people are allergic to bed bugs.

Keep flies out of your house by keeping the windows or doors closed, especially when cooking. You can also install window screens to prevent pests from entering your home while allowing a cool breeze to enter your home.

Always begin by removing the gnat's source of food. Toss rotting fruit, place new fruit in the fridge, and switch the soil of your houseplants.

The best way to get rid of gnats in the kitchen is by baiting and trapping them with something sweet. Combine water with a few drops of dish soap, apple cider vinegar, and 1 tablespoon of sugar into a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and poke small holes to trap the gnat in the liquid.

Yes, a household dryer can kill items infested with bed bugs, such as bedding, stuffed animals, clothes, or shoes. As long as the dryer isn’t stuffed to the brim, you can run it on high for about 30 minutes to kill bed bugs at all life stages. This method will kill any live bed bugs in your linens or upholstered materials.

There aren’t legal toxicants for baiting possums, and it isn’t appropriate to use rodenticides designed to get rid of mice and rats. Misusing these toxicants can lead to fines or other penalties and harm other wildlife or pets in the neighborhood. Instead, stick with assisted live trapping or other humane methods to keep possums from setting up a home in your yard.

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