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Offline Wyo. Coyote Hunter

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Carpet beetles----how do I get rid of them....
« on: April 04, 2010, 02:16:52 PM »
 :-\  Since this is a sustainable living site, I thought I might get some help..Wy. is pretty bug free compared to many places...My girlfriend hates bugs...in the last couple mths...carpet beetles have show up in the house...she has sprayed everything up stairs with HOME DEFENSE bug killer...still a few of these little devils show up...there is only a crawl space under the house...I suppose one of us is going have to go down there....I read one time where Borax will kill ants...what ever it was I tried it and it worked...ANY TIPS TO KILL THESE BUGS WILL BE APPRECIATED......

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Re: Carpet beetles----how do I get rid of them....
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2010, 11:46:11 AM »
See the garden center or hardware store, pick up some Buhach powder, it kills most bug's on contact, its wonderfull stuff, Ive used Buhach smudges in the summer on hornets nest's when im doing maintenance.
Dust some in yer carpet in the area of the beetles
Buhach is refined product of the pyrinthian flower pettals, this yellowish powder kills barn flies, fleas, black flies, aphids, tater bugs, dust some on yer dog's head round ther eyes(not in em) the skeeters leave them be
Dust it on yer chickens to kill chicken lice.

to make a smuge pour some in a heap in a tuna can and lite it off, it will burn slowly makeing a smoke that kills bugs / drives them away.

shake some in a window sill the flies hit that powder they die in less than 1/2 hr
So far it hasent seemd to harm warmblooded critters.

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Re: Carpet beetles----how do I get rid of them....
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2010, 11:54:08 AM »
Buhach

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Re: Carpet beetles----how do I get rid of them....
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2010, 12:21:24 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D THANKS A BUNCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Carpet beetles----how do I get rid of them....
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2011, 06:08:35 AM »
;D ;D ;D THANKS A BUNCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey there Wyoming Coyote Hunter,

I know this is an old thread but did this powder eliminate your carpet beetle infestation?

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Re: Carpet beetles----how do I get rid of them....
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2012, 03:49:29 AM »
I'm not trying to be a "Smart alec...", but how about wooden or tile floors?
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Re: Carpet beetles----how do I get rid of them....
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2012, 09:37:31 AM »
In hard water country carpet is real nice on the ole dog's after spending 7-8 hours outdoors at -10F or colder you appriceate having carpet, todays temp in OTZ is -34F
 
 
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Re: Carpet beetles----how do I get rid of them....
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2012, 12:16:40 AM »
Dont worry Oz when the world tilts next year youll be in the tropics  ;D
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Re: Carpet beetles----how do I get rid of them....
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2012, 05:07:43 AM »
I'm not trying to be a "Smart alec...", but how about wooden or tile floors?

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