Stinging Insects Are Truly A Pest

Stinging insects of the order Hymenoptera are urban pests. For example, the common names of some stinging insects are hornets, yellow jackets, and wasps. Insects can be both beneficial and problematic, and too much of a good thing can be just as bad, thus the need for pest control. The best, most effective way of removing honey bees on a permanent basis is the removal of the nest and its queen, intact, and offering them to a local beekeeper. Since the other bees will follow their queen, this permits an effective method of controlling honey bees without causing harm to the colony.

There is no definitive method of total stinging insect removal. One can counter the problem situation by the removal of nests built near or in one’s own home. Stinging insects should be controlled directly from the source rather than trying to remove individual insects. Approved pesticides should be used to spray the nests, but only in small amounts — just enough to get rid of the insects.

Tree limbs, shrubs, and unused cars make a great home for insects like hornets and wasps. Direct treatment to the nest is the most effective treatment because the nest occupants will be exterminated. To kill the insects that were not in the nest, the insecticide is applied to the area around the nest as well. Insects like cicada killers, miming bees, bumblebees, and yellow jackets make their nests underground.

It is possible to eliminate stinging insects when the inside of a home is infested with them. These insects fix their nests inside the walls of the buildings or construct them within the walls. The first step prior to effective eradication is locating the entrance hole on the outside.

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Relocating Honey Bees – Pest Control

It may become necessary to remove bees from your property because they may have relocated to different areas of your property in search of nutrients needed for survival and become pests. This is a common problem in a variety of areas nationwide and in San Antonio Texas. Bee removal is a flourishing business. The reason that bee removal is risky and dangerous is that you could be dealing with Africanized or hybrid type bees which have a nasty sting that also attracts other bees once one is stung.

Bees prefer dark and closed in areas such as hollowed trees, empty car trunks, walls that don’t have any insulation, as well as water meters. Many beekeepers breed bees in hives, structures they use to keep the bees contained. Bees in the wild create colonies in various natural structures where they thrive, like the places mentioned before.

Removing the bees from their location is not an easy job. One must kill them in order to remove the nest from its present location. Because some consider bees helpful to their farming activities, bee removal in San Antonio, Texas is limited, but others see them as pests, and they should be treated as such. Several methods are available to remove these pests. While removing bees in San Antonio Texas, finding the nest where the adult bees are located is vital.
There are many products that are available for use. Aerosol spray can be used effectively to get rid of insects. To rid dwellings of hornets, bees, and wasps, aerosol sprays are recommended.

The bees may also be eliminated through the use of dust or spray concentrates, also known as insecticides. Spray the entryway and the escape route of the nest as well as the inner parts of the nest. The combs should be removed after this or other insects will be attracted by the fermented honey.

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Water Heaters Are A Great Convenience

Water heaters are great and convenient to have because the heated water they generate can be used not just for taking relaxing hot showers, but also for the dishwasher and washing machine. This is the very reason why many households have them and why they are considered as indispensable household appliances. The problem with water heaters is that they are not lifetime investments. Even if you properly and regularly maintain your unit, the most years you’ll see with your unit will be 20 years, if you are lucky. This is because most water heater units usually last only 12-15 years which means they need to be replaced after that time period. Then again, if you do not regularly maintain your water heater unit, you’ll be looking at a maximum of 10 years or less.

When replacing your old water heater with a new one, you may need to think about savings. With that, you may need to think about choosing a new water heating system that will meet your daily heated water requirements, yet still, be energy efficient enough to provide you with savings on your utility bills. This is why there are certain selection criteria for choosing a water heater. The criteria are Fuel Type, Size, Energy Efficiency, and Cost.

Fuel Type – when choosing a new heater, it is very important that you consider the availability of the energy source or fuel type you will be using for the unit. This is because you wouldn’t want to choose a propane-powered unit when there are no propane fuel lines in your area. Another important aspect of carefully considering the fuel type for your water heating unit is that the energy or fuel you use in heating will have great effects on its size and energy efficiency, not to mention the annual operating cost. The list below shows the fuel types or energy sources for water heaters.

Electricity – this is the most widely available energy source to power water heaters. This type of energy source is available for storage, tankless, and heat pump water heaters.
Propane – this fuel type is available in many areas in the U.S. There are storage and tankless water heaters that use this as their fuel source.
Natural Gas – this fuel type is also available in many parts of the U.S. There are storage, tankless, and indirect water heaters that use this as their fuel source.
Solar Energy – this energy source is available almost everywhere as all you need is to have direct access to sunlight. The only problem with units that use solar energy is that the initial cost of the unit is pricey.

Fuel Oil – this is available in some parts of the U.S. and is used mostly for storage tank water heaters.
Geothermal Energy – this is available almost throughout the U.S., especially for those who use a geothermal heat pump system.
If there is more than one available type of fuel source in your area, then it would be a good idea, whether you are building a new home or simply replacing the old unit, to compare fuel cost. Once you get the most cost-effective type of fuel source for your water heating unit, then you are likely to save more money rather than choosing impulsively.

The type of unit you buy is also essential as this will also have some effects on your overall water heating cost. Two similar storage tank water heaters that use electricity, but of different make, price, insulation, and rating will likely yield different electricity consumption. This makes it equally important to choose the right type of water heating unit.

Size – having a good-sized water heater unit will be able to meet your household’s daily hot water needs without overworking it. This makes it important to get a water heater for your household that is the right size. This criterion goes whether you are getting a storage-tank water heater, a tankless water heater, or a solar water heater unit.

Storage Water Heater Size – in order to correctly estimate the size of the storage water heater you need for your household, you need to take into consideration two things – volume capacity and recovery rate. If there are two persons in a household, a 30-40 gallon will easily be able to accommodate their hot water usage. For three to four persons in a household, they may need to get a 40-50 gallon tank. For a household with more than 5 individuals, an 80-gallon tank is recommended. Recovery rate is another thing to consider in a storage-tank water heater. This is displayed as FHR (First Hour Rating). The FHR rating shows how much hot water in gallons the unit can heat per hour, starting with a full tank of heated water. FHR usually depends on tank capacity, fuel source, and size of the heating element.

Tankless Water Heater Size – these water heating units are rated based on how much they can elevate the temperature of the water on a given flow rate. This makes it very important to know the usage of your household at given peak usage. In order to properly assess your water heating requirements, you need to list the number of taps that uses hot water at any given time. This would include the number of hot shower tap, including the dish and clothes washer taps. At peak usage, try to estimate how many of these are running simultaneously and add up their flow rate. This then would be the desired flow rate that your tankless water heater needs to heat. For example, each tap has a flow rate of 2.5 gallons per minute and running two taps simultaneously will mean you need to have a whole-house tankless water heater that can heat at least 5 gallons per minute.

Solar Water Heater Size – to get the right size for your solar water heater, you need to determine the usage of the household. This would in turn determine the total solar collector area as well as the storage volume for your system. There are contractors who use cheat sheets and computer programs to help them determine your system requirement based on your total household requirement.