HE WENT TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE TO
CLICK LIKE.
SIMPLE.
SO PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TO DO
THAT THIS MORNING.
WE WOULD LOVE IT.
IT WAS A GREAT WEEKEND TO
GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY THE
OUTDOORS, BUT WE KNOW
MOSQUITOES, WASPS, FLIES,
RODENTS MIGHT WANT TO CRASH
YOUR PARTY.
TONY JOINS US WITH SOME TIPS ON
PEST CONTROL.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING
THAT WE DON'T WANT IN OUR
HOMES.
ABSOLUTELY.
I HAVE A HUGE FEAR OF MICE,
AND THAT'S -- THEY COME IN THE
HOUSE SOMETIMES.
IT'S A SCARY THING TO HAVE
HAPPEN.
AND WE'RE KIND OF HOPEN TO
DISPEL SOME MYTHS -- HOPING TO
DISPEL SOME MYTHS.
PEOPLE THINK THAT CHEESE
CATCHES MICE, AND THAT'S NOT A
GOOD CHOICE.
PEANUT BUTTER IS THE BETTER
CHOICE TO ATTRACT MICE?
WHY IS THAT?
WELL, IT HAS A BITTER ODOR,
AND A LONGER DISTANCE TO BRING
THEM IN.
BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, MANY PEOPLE
DON'T REALIZE THAT MICE COME
INTO YOUR HOME LOOKING TO NEST.
AND SO A BETTER CHOICE WOULD BE
SOMETHING LIKE MAYBE COTTON.
I LIKE TO SPREAD A LITTLE
COTTON ON THERE, A LITTLE BIT
OF NO, SIR OR PAPER.
AND THE OTHER BENEFIT OF THAT
IS WHEN YOU HAVE THINGS SUCH AS
CHEESE AND PEANUT BUTTER,
YOU'RE GOING TO ATTRACT ANTS
AND ROACHES AND OTHER THINGS
THAT AREN'T GOOD.
ALSO, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
I REALIZED THIS WEEKEND IS THAT
THE FLIES ARE OUT, AND THEY CAN
BE SO ANNOYING.
THEY JUST LIKE TO BUG YOU.
THEY HAVE A WAY OF DOING THAT.
THEY DO.
AND SO UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE
SO MANY OPTIONS WITH FLIES, AND
THE FAMOUS THING THAT PEOPLE
ALWAYS HEAR IS THAT YOU ATTRACT
MORE FLIES WITH HONEY THAN
VINEGAR.
YES.
BUT THERE ARE TRAPS HIRE
THAT USUALLY USE VINEGAR TO
ATTRACT FLIES.
IT'S REALLY NEAT.
SO YOU HAVE TO REALIZE FIRST OF
ALL THAT FLIES ARE ATTRACTED TO
LIGHT AND ODOR.
SO WHEN YOU KEEP THAT IN MIND,
SOMETIMES THINGS THAT ARE MORE
OLD RUSS WILL ATTRACT THEM MORE
THAN MANAGE -- ODORIOUS WILL
ATTRACT THEM MORE THAN
SOMETHING SWEET LIKE HONEY.
SO YOU HAVE IS HERE WHERE
PEOPLE PUT WATER AND A FEW
PENNIES IF HERE, AND ATTRACT
FLIES, AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL
LEAD THEM AWAY, BUT BELIEVE IT
OR NOT, THIS ACTUALLY ATTRACTS
THEM, AND NOT A REALLY GOOD
THING.
KEEP IN MIND THAT WHEN YOU DO
HAVE A TRAP, YOU'RE ACTUALLY
ATTRACTING A PEST, AND NOT
NECESSARILY TAKING CARE OF THE
SITUATION.
OKAY.
THIS PARTICULAR UNIT HERE,
JUST SPRITZES OUT SOME CHEMICAL
HERE.
SO IF A FLY HAPPENS TO BE GOING
BY, YOU MAY KILL THAT FLY, BUT
YOU'RE STILL BREATHING IN THAT
PRODUCT.
SO WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO
GET RID OF FLIES?
THE BEST WAY IS SANITATION.
AND PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO HEAR
THAT, BUT YOU REALLY DO NEED TO
CLEAN UP, BECAUSE THEY'RE
ATTRACTED TO ODOR, AND YOU HAVE
TO TAKE THAT EXTRA STEP OF
CLEANING UP, AND IT MAY BE
THINGS SUCH AS DEALING WITH
YOUR DRAINS, DEALING WITH
MATERIALS AROUND THE CORNERS.
ESPECIALLY IN SITUATIONS IN THE
KITCHEN OR A BAR TO WHERE YOU
HAVE THAT BUILD UP OVER A
PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEY'RE
ATTRACTED TO IT.
AWESOME.
WELL, THAT IS SOME HANDY
INFORMATION.
I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
TALKING WITH YOU IN OUR 6:00
HOUR ABOUT THE MINNESOTA STATE
BIRD, THE MOSQUITO, WHICH
NOBODY IS A FAN OF THIS TIME OF
MOSQUITOES, FLIES, AND
WASPS, THEY WANT TO CRASH AND
RUIN YOUR SUMMER PARTIES.
BUT TONY JOINS US WITH TIPS TO
GET RID OF THE PESTS.
I'M DOING EVERYTHING WRONG, IT
SOUNDS LIKE.
THERE'S A LOT OF MYTHS OUT
THERE THAT REALLY I DON'T DO
ANYTHING WHEN IT COMES TO
GETTING RID OF BUGS.
LET'S START WITH THE MOST
ANNOYING BUG IN THE STATE OF
MINNESOTA.
MOSQUITOES.
WELL, WITH THE ZIKA VIRUS,
PEOPLE ARE MORE AWARE OF IT
THAN EVER BEFORE.
AND YOU HEAR THE OLD SAYING,
OH, MY GOODNESS, I GET BITTEN
BY MOSQUITOES WHEN ALL MY OTHER
FRIENDS DON'T, AND IT'S TRUE
THAT CERTAIN PEOPLE GET MORE
BITTEN BY MOSQUITOES.
PREGNANT WOMEN.
PEOPLE HAVE A CERTAIN BODY
TEMPERATURE, CERTAIN FRAGRANCE,
CERTAIN CLOTHING THAT YOU'RE
WEARING.
IT DEPENDS ON THE WIND
DIRECTION, AND SO ON.
BUT, YES, MORE THAN PEOPLE GET
BIT BIN MOSQUITOES.
WHAT CAN PEOPLE DO ABOUT THE
MOSQUITOES?
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS
DEET.
I HAVE A SMALL LITTLE PACKAGE
HERE.
I'M GOING TO TURN THIS AROUND
NOT TO SAY ANYTHING WITH THE
SPECIFIC COMPANY, BUT AT LEAST
20 TO 25% DEET, AND I'VE SEEN
DEET UP TO A HUNDRED%.
IT'S ENTERING WHERE I'VE READ
THE BRAZILIAN ARMY HAS A
SPECIAL PRODUCT WITH MOSQUITO,
THAT THEY HAVE 100% DEET IN
THEIR PRODUCT TO PROTECT PEOPLE
FROM THAT.
PROTECT YOURSELF AND COVER
YOURSELF WITH DEET.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T
HAVE STANDING WATER, AS FAR AS
YOUR LITTLE PONDS.
SIMPLE THINGS, EVEN A BOTTLE
CAP WITH WATER IN IT WILL
PRODUCE MOSQUITOES.
I WANT TO GET TO THIS,
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE
ISSUES WITH BIRDS IN THEIR
YARD.
WHETHER IT'S SEAGULLS OR GEESE
LEAVING THEIR DROPPINGS, AND I
KNOW I'VE SEEN THIS, PEOPLE
PUT, LIKE, AN OWL ON THEIR DOCK
TO TRY TO SCARE THE BIRDS AWAY,
BUT THIS MAY NOT BE THE WAY TO
GO.
NO, THE THOUGHT WITH OWLS IS
THAT YOU HAVE A LARGER BIRD,
AND EVENTUALLY YOU MAY SEE A
REDUCTION IN PIGEONS AND OTHER
BIRDS IN THE AREA, BUT WHAT
HAPPENS IS THAT THEY GET USEED
TO IT, AND OVER A PERIOD OF
TIME, I'VE ACTUALLY HAD
PICTURES OF WHERE A PIGEON WILL
BE SITTING ON TOP OF AN OWL.
AND WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE DO
INSTEAD?
AS FAR AS PIGEONS, STOP
LEAVING FOOD AND WATER AND
THINGS THAT WILL ENCOURAGE