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Teresa Trotter @teresatrotter (4073) • Jacksonville, Florida 16 Jan 18

This dang rat is pretty smart. It actually pushed the glue trap underneath the side table, so it can walk around it. I'm terrified of going to sleep at night. I am up all night until day light, and if I do fall asleep, I do it...

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Fruits for glowing skin

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19091) • Indonesia 19 Aug 17

I just read an article about eating fruits can give us health benefits, especially for skin. What I am worried about is that fruits are now mostly grown with the help of pesticide for without it worm eats it up. If we eat...

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Do You Have Strawberries In Your Garden?

Morning Girl @salonga (27775) • Philippines 27 Jun 16

I came across Environmental Working Group’s list of The Most Pesticide Laden Produce and this include: Apples, peaches, nectarines, strawberries, grapes, celery, spinach, sweet bell peppers, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, snap peas,...

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How do you keep plant pests at bay?

Fleur @Fleura (35111) • United Kingdom 24 Nov 15

After reading a post about houseplants by DaddyEvil http://www.mylot.com/post/2864390/houseplants-anyone I wondered how all you plant-lovers deal with pests. I seem to be waging a never-ending war of attrition against pests on...

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WARNING! Tobacco is dangerous for you BUT not your garden

Ann LeFlore @poehere (15123) • French Polynesia 12 Nov 15

I bet none of you had any idea that tobacco makes a fantastic organic pesticide. It’s a shame the tobacco industry doesn’t seem to understand they are growing a second billion dollar a year plant. What the industry focuses on is...

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My gardening

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 16 Mar 13

Since we were out for 65 days and stayed at son’s working place; our roof top garden and the other in front of home was neglected; the person who was appointed to take care vanished after taking 500 rupees from my daughter in...

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Are you worried about pesticides when you eat fruit?

rodivina89 @rodivina89 (49) 10 Aug 12

I'm very concerned about getting poisoned by what i eat. I can never be sure if any fruit is pesticide-free, even after i wash it. So i try to peel it before i eat it. As a result, i shy away from some of my favorite fruits, like...

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inorganic gfarming-use of pesticides

maygodblessu44 @maygodblessu44 (7336) • India 24 Jun 12

Hello Everyone here Ji, After watching today's SATYAMEV-JAYATEY' BY Amir Khan I dare to prononce that Impact caused to human-lives and ill efects today by droping of Hydrogen Bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki and recent Bhopal gas...

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Apple skin nutritious or dangerous to our health?

Jacruz25 @Jacruz25 (1124) • Philippines 28 Oct 11

Do you peel an apple before eating or you eat it with it's skin still on? Well according to research pesticide residues were found to almost 90% of apples sold in the market. Other people peel apples because they knew that...

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Only big size, no taste

Kalyni2011 @Kalyni2011 (3496) • India 18 Jan 11

The vegetables and fruits like brinjals, cauliflowers, carrots, cabbage, ladies finger, goruds, beans, papays, guavas, tomatoes etc are big in size, rich in color, but almost tasteless compared to...

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Mostly about apples and oranges...

bluemoonpavilion @bluemoonpavilion (4658) • Singapore 1 Jul 10

Should we eat apples with the skin on or off? Actually there are arguments on both sides, eating it with skin is better because the skin contains a lot of extra vitamins, but there is the risk of pesticide residual. For oranges,...

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Rat, when they own the house

megaplaza @megaplaza (1441) • Nigeria 5 Jul 09

In the room i used to live in the hostel, rats were the king they can give you sleepless night. The funny part is that once you switch off the light, they 'll run out of there hideout. The annoying part is that they eat plastics,...

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how to eat healty harmless fruits and vegetables?

qingchenlushui @qingchenlushui (17) • China 1 Jul 09

most of fruits and vegetables have pesticide residue, even if we use detergent to wash them , it doesn't mean it's clean.there is a way , everytime you wash rice, just keep the wash water.using the wash water to wash fruits and...

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How Safe is Bottled Water...What to Drink?

nupats @nupats (3564) • India 29 Jul 08

Sale and adulteration of water was never heard of. But today, drinking water is a tradable commodity. With lakes and wells drying up, and rivers getting polluted, consumers are increasingly looking towards bottled water as a means...

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An Awesome Ant Killer: Dawn Dish Soap

Pigglies @Pigglies (9329) • United States 25 Jul 08

I volunteer with wildlife and we use Dawn for everything! Cleaning animal pens, cleaning the animals if they come in with tar on them, and for keeping ants away. I found that this also works at home. I poured Dawn into the...

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Can you be too afraid of spiders?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 1 Nov 07

When I was a little kid I got a really bad spider bite on my arm. It was so bad that my entire arm was paralyzed for almost half an hour. Not an experience that I want to experience more than once. For years, I had horrible...

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Who kills spiders in your home?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 1 Nov 07

I've never liked spiders, but for some reason I have become the official spider killer in our house. I'm not a big believer in letting spiders live in my house. I don't take a live and let live attitude when it comes to spiders....

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How do you get rid of spiders?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 1 Nov 07

Awhile back, I heard that you can get rid of spiders by spraying vinegar into the corners of your ceiling. Supposedly spiders don't like vinegar. Does anyone know if that's true? I haven't tried it yet. Would love to know if it...

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Natural Pest Control Recipes???

surveygirl2003 @surveygirl2003 (169) • United States 14 Oct 07

Does anyone know of any natural pest control remedies? I went outside earlier this evening to check on my plants and found on pothos plant completely stripped of its leaves. I'm afraid the other plants will look the same very...

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DO you think coke is injurious to health?

vijay1wdv @vijay1wdv (357) • India 20 Aug 07

Hi all!!!! This issue has been a controversial one for a long time. Some scientists say they contain minute amount of pesticides to kill insects. Many say that it erodes the surface of the teeth. You can even feel it while you...

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