A Basic Guide to Effective Bed Bug Control

While bed bugs are not disease causing parasites, their bites can cause allergic reactions, burning sensation or itching, rashes, and in some cases psychological problems to the people affected. These parasites can also leave welts on the affected areas. Bed bug control, just as is with any other infestation, becomes more effective when the use of pesticides is combined with manual eradication methods.

The first step is to determine if there really is a bug infestation. They are commonly found in areas where humans sleep such as on bedding, mattresses, behind headboards, sofas, and neighboring carpet or clothing. Although tiny in size, they can easily be visible to the naked human eye, so if there is an infestation, you will be sure to spot them easily as long as you are looking in the right places. More information here @ https://jenkinspest.com/pest-control/
After confirming an infestation, your next course of action is to thoroughly vacuum the infested areas. Spraying rubbing alcohol (surgical spirit) would be a very effective measure as it kills them instantly alongside their eggs. It is to be mentioned that because these parasites love mattresses and sofas, the surrounding areas should also be vacuumed for effective results. Ensure you wash all clothing and bedding in water that is at least 48 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) to disrupt their breeding.

The next step after you are done with the manual process is to use an effective pesticide, especially if you have a high infestation of bugs. There are several effective pesticides in the market that can be used, so be sure to search for the best. Be advised though that extended exposure to pesticides can pose serious health risks to humans, particularly young kids.

It is therefore advisable to ensure any product applied directly to a sofa or mattress specifically and categorically states that it is safe to be used in such instances. Contact with a pesticide, especially when people are sleeping, can be unfavorable to people’s health.

After applying pesticides, it is advisable to wrap the box springs and mattress to ensure they are fully air tight. This ensures any straying parasites are starved or smothered thus ensuring the invasion does not come back again. You can even set sticky traps near the invaded areas to trap any straying parasites that could be searching for new habitats for hiding.

Bed bug control can be hard, time consuming, and very costly. Thus, as is with any other infestation, the best course of action would be prevention. Some measures include inspecting used furniture before bringing it inside your house. By the same token, elevate your luggage when you are in a hotel room to ensure you do not transfer these parasites from the hotel to your home.

If the bedbug infestation is recurring or there is a high and severe case of infestation, it is always advisable that the best and most reliable last resort when it comes to bed bug control, would be to seek the services of a professional bed bug exterminator. Click here for more information @ https://jenkinspest.com/

Buying the right insurance for your car is essential to prevent financial difficulties when an accident occurs. The article below will describe how to ask the right questions from your broker or agent, what coverage to buy and how to avoid duplicate coverage. Read the article and ask the right questions from your insurance professional.
Auto insurance for young drivers is very costly. You can save some money by choosing the right kind of car for your teenager to drive. If you allow your teen to drive the Mustang, prepare to pay through the roof. If, on the other hand, you restrict your teen to the most “beater”-like car you own, your premiums will be notably lower.
To save money on car insurance, consider raising your deductible. You’ll need to be able to pay for some repairs out of pocket, but if you’re comfortable doing so, you can see significant savings by raising your deductible from $250 to $500, and even more if you go to a $1000 deductible.
Check out your actual insurance costs before heading to the car dealership. Different types of cars carry different premium amounts. Check with your agent on the types and models of cars you are looking at to see which one makes the most financial sense. Being armed with this information at the car lot, will help you make a better deal.
With many insurance companies, teenagers have to pay more for auto insurance. This is because they are considered to be high risk drivers. In order to make auto insurance more affordable for teenagers, it may be wise to put them on the same insurance as a more experienced drive, such as their mother or father.
Before signing up for an insurance, you should carefully go over the policy. Pay a professional to explain it to you, if you need to. You must know what you will be covered for, in order to assess if you will be getting your money’s worth. If the policy seems written in such a way that does not make it accessible, your insurance company might be trying to hide something.
Be a safe driver. This one might seem simple, but it is very important. Safer drivers have lower premiums. The longer you remain a safe driver, the better the deals are that you will get on your car insurance. Driving safe is also, obviously, a lot better than the alternative.
Part of the cost of your auto insurance is based on where you live. In particular, people who live in urban areas, generally pay a significant amount more for their auto insurance than people who live in rural areas. If you live and work in a city, you might want to consider trying to find a place in a rural area, from where you can feasibly commute to work.
If you get in an accident, auto insurance will be a lifesaver. Making sure that you have the right coverage will ensure that everything is covered when you are in a difficult situation. Make use of the advice given in this article to get the coverage that’s right for you now.

The Nebraska Sandhills

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Charles, Charity and the dogs started opening day at the usual opening day spot, which is a half-mile wide, flat valley with a set of high dunes to the north, running east to west, and a set of shorter dunes to the south, also running east to west. Charles was assigned the higher northern dune set and Charity the southern set. This is the first year that they split up in 13 years of hunting together and will probably continue to hunt this way. Charity’s pace is about half that of Charles’s, so the ability to determine their own speeds was the first reason. The second reason is that running four dogs puts too much pressure on these skittish birds at once. So, Charity took the older females, Mae and Sue, and Charles worked four year old male, Sam, and eighteen month old female, BB.

There are various ways to pattern a dunefield when hunting grouse, but Charity selected a straight up an ambling criss-cross pattern for opening day, starting on the southern, low dunes walking west to east, then turning back, walking a bit higher going east to west, then back again in the high chop going west to east. It was in the high chop an hour after starting out that she flushed her first single sharptail just barely out of range, firing shots that didn’t connect. A few steps later, a group of four got up at seventy five yards, flying off of the highest dune in the southern set, disappearing out of view to who knows where. Despite being a bit ragged from each having a litter of pups this summer, Sue and Mae sprang into action once bird activity began. They covered the highest dune to check for stragglers with no success and the descent down the eastern slope began at a frantic pace. So frantic that both dogs and hunter marched right past the sharptail that cackled up behind Charity, so that she had to take the 200 degree shotgun swing for the double-barrel attempt. She saw it wobble and descend, sending the dogs after a retrieve. Sue happily retrieved the first grouse of the season for team Versatile Hunter and it was captured on her new head-mounted video camera. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBoTg3pINGk

Meanwhile, Charles was working the taller northern dunefield, also starting from the west and working his way east in a meandering zig-zag pattern, making sure that either he or the dogs were covering any possible grouse territory in the complex. As he ascended into the target area, a random group of doves flushed off of a high dune and he couldn’t help himself but to harvest one. Not long after he heard the reports of Charity’s missed shot and her success following shortly thereafter, he descended from a dune peak and looked down onto a small flat amongst the choppy hills. Three grouse busted at seventy-five yards, as if they sensed something, but not necessarily imminent danger as they merely popped up and over the next slope. As soon as he entered the marked zone of potential landing, one got up and he shot it at close range straight on, with BB nearby for a quick retrieve.

After Charity and the older females watched the cattle hustle off of the pond on the eastern end of the dunefield and head for the windmill a couple of miles to the northwest, they stopped for a water break before continuing their criss-cross pattern, back to the west on some of the lower dunes, then finally crossing back eastward on the flat right next to the dunes. Charity has taken prairie chickens out of there in years past, but there was nothing to be seen this year. Once she finishing fully covering her assigned area, she and the dogs crossed the valley to meet up with Charles to get the update of his one grouse and one dove in the bag, but he had more ground to cover and an idea where birds were in the high chop. Charity followed the low dunes towards the west and stopped again at a windmill for a break, noting the lack of doves at the spot.

Charles headed northwest from the windmill into an extension of the same northern dunefield that he had been working all morning. He marched his way to the extreme northwest corner and worked his way back and not soon after he reached the endpoint and began hiking back, the dogs got birdy and three grouse flushed within fifty yards, which is in range for Charles even with a twenty gauge. He took one out of that group and while BB was on retrieve, another flushed even closer. His shot merely clipped the wing and the bird began to run. Luckily, catching running wounded birds is one of Sam’s specialties, so while BB was delivering the first bird, Sam put the lockdown on the attempted escapee to round out Charles’s limit for the day.

The sun was arcing higher into the azure sky and getting uncomfortably warm to continue trekking. It was time to return to the truck, which Charity couldn’t see from the windmill but knew it was to the south. She wandered a bit off track, farther east into the valley than she needed to go, but eventually caught sight of the vehicle and made it back just in time to meet up there with Charles.

At first they had it in their mind to sit for doves, but after scoping their two best spots and seeing nothing, they opted to sit out doves this trip and wait until their return to the Missouri River Valley, where they are plentiful this year.

Charles shows off his opening day limit back in town, with BB and Sam, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons

Charity is back in town with her first sharptail grouse of the year, assisted by Sue and Mae, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons