Are Organic Pesticides Safer For My Garden? is a blog that discusses the safety and uses of organic chemicals for controlling insects, weeds, or fungus in or outside the home.
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Visit the UNH Cooperative Extension website to learn more, or contact the UNH Extension Infoline by calling 1-877-398-4769 or emailing answers@unh.edu.
Think Before You Buy a Pesticide is a resource that suggests a few questions everyone should ask before purchasing a pesticide to control insects, weeds, or fungus in or outside their home.
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Visit the UNH Cooperative Extension website to learn more, or contact the UNH Extension Infoline by calling 1-877-398-4769 or emailing answers@unh.edu.
Food preservation resources include freezing and canning of fruits and vegetables, using equipment like pressure canners and multi-cookers, safety of using old pickling recipes, and answers to common questions. UNH Extension also provides free testing of pressure canner dial gauges as a service to home preservers in New Hampshire.
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Nuisance Wildlife In and Around the Home is a resource that provides general principles for what to do about nuisance wildlife as well as specific information and management options for a number of specific animals that may be a nuisance in or around the home.
How to Access:
Visit the UNH Cooperative Extension website to learn more, or contact the UNH Extension Infoline by calling 1-877-398-4769 or emailing answers@unh.edu.
Kitchen Pests is a resource that provides information on common pests of stored foods and spilled foods including prevention, identification, and control for each pest. Some examples of kitchen pests covered in this resource include ants, cockroaches, silverfish and carpet beetles.
How to Access:
Visit the UNH Cooperative Extension website to learn more, or contact the UNH Extension Infoline by calling 1-877-398-4769 or emailing answers@unh.edu.
Seasonal Insect Invaders in New Hampshire Homes is a resource that highlights five common insects that often enter people's homes in the fall and remain through winter. The resource also explains what steps people can take to prevent and manage these seasonal insect invaders.
How to Access:
Visit the UNH Cooperative Extension website to learn more, or contact the UNH Extension Infoline by calling 1-877-398-4769 or emailing answers@unh.edu.
Bed Bugs is a resource that shows what bed bugs look like, how to know if you have them, how to prevent a bed bug infestation, and how to get rid of bed bugs if you have them.
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Visit the UNH Cooperative Extension website to learn more, or contact the UNH Extension Infoline by calling 1-877-398-4769 or emailing answers@unh.edu.
Black Flies is a a resource that explains what black flies are, where and when to expect to see them, and what can be done to protect you from their bites.
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Visit the UNH Cooperative Extension website to learn more, or contact the UNH Extension Infoline by calling 1-877-398-4769 or emailing answers@unh.edu.
Dealing with Backyard Mosquitos is a blog that explains how to reduce mosquito populations around your home, how to minimize exposure to mosquitos, and more!
How to Access:
Visit the UNH Cooperative Extension website to learn more, or contact the UNH Extension Infoline by calling 1-877-398-4769 or emailing answers@unh.edu.
Controlling Wasps, Bees, and Hornets Around Your Home information sheet is a helpful resource that describes and shows pictures of common species in New Hampshire and provides information about whether they are aggressive and how to control them safely.
How to Access:
Visit the UNH Cooperative Extension website to learn more, or contact the UNH Extension Infoline by calling 1-877-398-4769 or emailing answers@unh.edu
