Luckily, mosses are very shallow-rooted plants, so immediate removal is not particularly hard. While moss is not harmful to your grass, you may want to remove it for aesthetic reasons. Here is your ultimate guide to getting rid of moss in your lawn. The Spruce / Steven Merkel A brisk raking with a bow rake or aleaf rakemay pull the moss from the soil. This will work best when the lawn is moist....
Meet the Expert What Are Mothballs? Want more cleaning and organizing tips? Airing out clothes can help any trapped odors and fumes naturally evaporate over time. Mohamad Faizal Bin Ramli / Getty Images Leave the clothes out for around 24 to 28 hours in a shaded area. If they still have that mothball smell, you might let them sit outside for longer. Let the clothes sit overnight and the odors should neutralize and disappear....
Its often due to the excess moisture that starts mold or mildew build-up. Start by emptying your closet. Look for any leaks or other liquids that could be the source of the closet smell. Anastasiia Krivenok/ Getty Images Wipe down the walls and shelves with a vinegar and water solution to dissipate odors. Then, vacuum the floors. Immediately hang or dry damp clothes in the dryer. Annie Japaud / Getty Images...
Sources of musty smells include: Want more cleaning and organizing tips? The next step is to address the leak, crack, or gap that is creating excess moisture. You may need tofix window sealsorinstall weather stripping on your exterior doorsto ensure that they’re watertight. EyeWolf/ Getty Images Groundwater will require a little more work to address the grading and direct water away from your home. Consider contacting a professional toinstall a sump pump(or do it yourself) or other drainage system....
ucpage/ iStock/ Getty Images Plus Do you smell that? Usually, this indicates that there is a mold or mildew problem. What Causes Musty Smells? ucpage/ iStock/ Getty Images Plus When the spores begin to multiply, they emit gasses that our noses can detect. Unfortunately, mold spores multiply quickly, and it doesn’t take a huge colony to create odors. If the mold area is larger than 10 square feet, you may need professional mold abatement....
Learn what attracts these stinky ants and why you shouldn’t crush them. The Spruce / Mira Norian What Do Odorous Ants Look Like? Some odorous house ants have wings for a very short time. The Spruce / Mira Norian These ants swarm to breed in the spring or early summer. What Attracts Odorous Ants? Odorous ants enter homes after heavy rains because they are escaping their flooded nests in the ground....
How you deal with the odor will depend on its cause. Remove the Cause Once you’ve determined the cause of the odor, remove the offending material. Its lifeless body decomposed and you began smelling that unavoidable, horrid odor as time went by. The Spruce / Michelle Becker Hold your breath and put whatever material is causing the smell into a plastic bag and tie it shut. Warning Wear gloves if you’re handling decaying material directly....
The Spruce / Mira Norian Palmetto bugs are a throw in ofcockroachcalled the American cockroach or smokybrown cockroach. It takes precision to treat palmetto bug issues as they can be challenging to eliminate. Palmetto Bug Identification Palmetto bugs are the largest house-infesting cockroach, measuring 1 to 2 inches long. The Spruce / Mira Norian They are shiny, with reddish brown coloring and light tan spots on their head. Palmetto bugs have wings but tend to glide as they are not strong fliers....
Here’s how to identify Indianmeal moths, remove them, and keep them out. An infestation of pantry moths requires throwing away affected items, cleaning up, and securing other food items. It can take up to a month to get rid of pantry moths by disrupting their lifecycle. Pantry Moths (Indian Meal Moth)Antagain/E+/Getty Images Read on to learn how to eliminate and prevent these pesky pests. Tip Webbing is often the first visible indication of a growing pantry moth problem....
Paper wasps are a punch in ofwaspcommonly found in North America. Their name comes from the fact that theybuild their nestsout of paper they make using wood fibers. If you want the lowest-risk solution for paper wasps, hiring a professional is preferred. The Spruce / Madelyn Goodnight While paper wasps are not typically aggressive, they can sting if they feel threatened. Warning Wasp stings can be painful and can cause other health issues....
They are brownish-black with pale-colored legs. Outdoor colonies should not be problematic. Pavement ants are frequently colonizing from cracks in sidewalks. Baits will killboth the queens and future populations. What Causes Pavement Ants? Like other species of ants, theTetramoriumspecies may enter homes in large numbers in search of food. This ant often builds its colony beneath concrete cracks in driveways, sidewalks, rocks, and logs. The only real problem these mounds cause is the ants can undermine the paved surfaces....
The Spruce / Leticia Almeida Accidents happen! And thankfully we’re here to help when you discover a pee stain on a mattress. Urine can slip under a waterproof pad and soak deeply into a mattress makingurine stainsand odors challenging to remove. The Spruce / Leticia Almeida Learn steps to get pee stains out of a mattress using common cleaners from your pantry. Enzyme Stain Remover Use Oxygen-Based Bleach Want more cleaning and organizing tips?...
Croar3 / Flickr /CC By-SA 2.0 Dollarweed is aherbaceous plant, also known as “pennywort.” Some people actually like dollarweed, although others are intent on getting rid of it from their lawns. Fortunately for those in the latter category, there are several different ways to get rid of dollarweed. Croar3 / Flickr /CC By-SA 2.0 Learn how to control it through the use of weed killers as well as without any products....
