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Have you heard the pitter-patter of tiny feet? Seen the precious gnaw marks on precious items? These are some of the first signs that you’ve got wildlife prowling around your very own home. Unfortunately, the creatures that have chosen to migrate into your homeland are not very friendly to the environment. Rats may not carry the black plague anymore, but they do carry at least 10 other diseases and contaminate food stores and cause property damage. When you spot those early signs, you have to go on the offensive right away. All you need is a little equipment and some knowledge about how to get rid of rats.
Know Your Prey

In order to catch your trophy rat, you have to know your prey, understand its behavior, and employ practical methods to catch him. Understanding how to get rid of rats starts here.

A rat can survive on as little as one ounce of food and water a day. They are generally nocturnal, which is why you’ll probably start hearing them run around at dusk. A rat can and will eat any food that humans do, and, between their urine, droppings, and hair, they can contaminate ten times as much as they consume. When you learn how to get rid of rats, this is something you don’t have to worry about any more.

Rats are xenophobic creatures. They are naturally suspicious of any new objects in their environment, which is why many traps don’t work right away. They don’t like going into wide open spaces, so they’re more likely to run all the way around a room, pressed against the wall, than they are to run straight across it.

When you know how to get rid of rats, you can act quickly to stop them from doing some real property damage as well. Rats will gnaw on everything from wood, to plastic, to wires. They can cut through phone, network, and electrical lines, which has been the cause of countless fires.
Track ‘em Down

The next step in how to get rid of rats is to find them. Look for their droppings, listen for noises in the wall or attic, or try to find the remnants of old nests. Because of their xenophobic tendencies rats tend to follow the same paths in their search for food. Look for smudge marks on walls, beams, or rafters, and gnaw marks on the wood. If you’re still not sure, try dusting the area with flour and watch for footprints to appear.
Take ‘em Out

The big question of how to get rid of rats is: what method works the best? There are a few options for you to choose from, some are more effective than others for bagging your trophy rat, and some are better depending on your individual circumstances.

Some people want to know how to get rid of rats humanely; others just want to know how to get rid of rats as fast as possible. Options for a rat trap include: poison, snap traps, single-catch live traps, multi-catch live traps, and glue traps. Poison is generally frowned upon, because household pets or children might get to it, and there’s no guarantee where the rat will die. Knowing how to get rid of rats that died in a wall is a different matter altogether.

You also have to use a little tact when baiting a trap. As stated earlier, a rat is naturally suspicious of anything new in its environment. Many professionals recommend baiting the trap but not setting it. Feed the rat a couple times until it is used to it, and then you can set the trap. Chances are, you’ll be able to catch more than a few this way.
Disposing of Your Trophy

Knowing how to get rid of rats includes knowing how to dispose of them properly. You don’t actually want to keep your trophies from this safari. Always use gloves if you have to touch the rat. Wrap the corpse in plastic and bury it or throw it away. If you have chosen the catch and release method, be sure to check with the local Animal Control to find out where it would be okay to release them so you don’t inadvertently damage another environment.

Andy Eliason is a Web Content Specialist at 10x Marketing. For more information on rat bait, rat traps, and how to get rid of rats at Do My Own Pest Control.
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Get Angelina’s celebrity maternity style only at Queen Bee Australia!  While vacationing in Cannes, France, preparing for her summer twin delivery Angelina was spotted wearing our Juliet Dream shirred tank PLUS Seraphine London straight leg trousers…..

Juliet Dream Shirred Black Tank

Step out in effortless style – simple maternity tank in black by Juliet Dream.  Thin shoulder straps with gathers at the neckline so the fabric drapes over your belly.  Banded underbelly fit in a light cotton jersey fabric.

Designed by Seraphine London – Straight Leg Black Trousers

Design: Straight leg, with a low waist and discreet adjustable side stretch, no one would guess these are maternity trousers. They fit comfortably under the bump and have all the details of a regular pair of trousers like a front zip and back pockets.
Material: Made in light-weight, comfortable superb quality cotton stretch. Machine washable. 
You said: “The Séraphine black maternity trousers are a perfect fit” – Nifa McLaughlin, Glamour magazine.  “The most flattering pants I have ever worn”, QueenBee.

Celebrity spotting

This week we’re ‘celebrity spotting’ and we’ve got a whole range of items that have been worn or bought by your fave celebs! The new sex and the city flick premiere’s this week and we spotted good girl charlotte in this cute polka dot dress! Our maternity inspired version by Childish Clothing ™ comes in black or pink with white polka dots – a HOT price at only $76.95. Perfect worn over jeans or leggings!

We just have to mention the ever popular Seraphine Crochet Dress worn by actress Halle Berry. She looks stunning seen shopping in LA just 2 days before she gave birth. Great news is that we will be re-stocking this exact dress in all sizes mid June 08 so get in quick and snap one up before they sell out again! The empire line is ultra flattering to the bust and the dress hugs your bump whilst the skirt part is A-line and does not cling on your hips and thighs so you get a very slimming effect.

Angelina was seen buying these cute baby lovie mini security blankets for her children. Available in ‘fuzzy’ or ‘flannel polka dots’ trimmed with luxurious soft satin your baby will love holding the blankie when they sleep. I have one for my little 7 month old son Koby and it never leaves his side! The size is perfect for travelling and when you’re on the go, and the blanket and comes in handy for little milk spills – so your best to grab two when one is in the wash!!

The long sleeve hoodie by 1 in the Oven is now available (sorry about the wait!) and was worn by Jessica Alba. Great for this chilly weather it’s sure to keep you and your bump super cosy and comfy! Available in gorgeous winter colours – black, faded black, brown, baby blue and navy (coming soon!)

And last but not least are our BEST SELLING maternity henley’s by 1 in the Oven. Famous model Heidi Klum was seen wearing her navy one shopping when pregnant late last year. Made of beautiful soft waffle weave cotton – many women rave about the comfy fit and buy at least 3 in their fave colours. I’m still wearing my maternity ones as they are so easy to breastfeed in and look great with a tank layered underneath.

Thanks for your patience last week whilst we were upgrading the backend of our site. The ‘frontend’ will be up soon and shopping with Queen Bee will be BIGGER and BETTER than ever…..!

Have a wonderful week,
love queen bee
xxx

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www.QueenBee.com.au – the hottest place to shop maternity!

Welcome to Queen Bee Maternity an exclusive Australian online boutique which brings you a fabulous range of modern, ultra-chic maternity clothes and nursing wear sourced from around the globe. We are positioned at the forefront of the Australian maternity wear industry providing world class labels and designs to Australian shores. Our collection includes maternity clothes, breastfeeding clothes, maternity jeans, maternity swimwear, nursing wear, maternity sleepwear and lingerie, maternity bras and hosiery, maternity evening dresses for formal occasions and comfortable lounge wear. Shop securely online 24/7. Worldwide delivery. Call 1300 PREGGY 773 449 for customer service!
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What are bed bugs? Bed bugs are one of the most annoying pests around. You can imagine how film makers can make even these annoying insects the most lovable creatures, in the movies.

So, pictures of bed bugs in today’s magazines and textbooks aren’t as loathing. Pictures of bed bugs and bed bug bites that you might see these days are just like pictures you might see roaches, ticks, ants, bees, and other kinds of insects. They are even humanized, characterized, or given physical attributes of humans.

The True Picture

Examining the bed bug under a microscope, you will find that they are wingless insects. Bed bugs have waxy and protective skin covers, and aren’t much different than any other insect.

Pictures of bed bugs show that bed bugs are very small, even microscopic. Looking at the from the top, they look like flattened organisms. This makes sense because they can creep and hide into the tiniest cracks, crevices, and holes in walls, floors, doors, and ceilings.

Their tiny size facilitates the need to take pictures of bed bugs using microscopes or magnifying glasses. Trying to look at a bed bug in person would prove very difficult, indeed, as they are too small to see with the naked eye.

If you have the super hero gift of Supervision, then you might probably be able to see and enjoy the physical attributes of bed bugs without magnifying glasses.

Where To Find Bed Bugs

Bed bugs don’t normally leave their hiding places in the daytime, which is another reason why it is easier to just look at their pictures in magazines and textbooks.

These tiny creatures are nocturnal so night time is party time for them. At night, bed bugs can be seen coming out in search of blood. Vampiric little things, aren’t they? Our human eyes are weaker and less focused at night so, we can hardly see these bed bugs when they are most active at night, hunting and partying.  If you feel like you are being plagues by bed bug bites, this may be the reason. 

Bed bugs are almost always found in crevices and small holes in the walls or on the floor.

Finding bed bugs is also tedious, requiring a lot of luck on the part of the searcher, or the person looking out for bed bugs. Why? Because full-grown, or adult, bed bugs can store food in their stomachs for about a year or more.

Unfortunately for you, you now know why pictures are more accessible than actual and live bed bugs, even if you are sure your place or bed is a breeding ground for these elusive creatures.  The same hold true for pictures of bed bugs bites.

Bed Bugs’ Eggs

Bed bugs are too small for us to see them easily. Not surprisingly, their eggs are even smaller. Pictures of bed bugs’ eggs are almost always miniscule as it stands in real life already, but in actual encounters, they are truly microscopic!

They can be carried through the air by dust in the wind. This makes bed bugs’ eggs infamous. They can be easily spread because of their light weight and size.

Closer examination of bed bug egg pictures will show that their eggs are almost like all the other insect eggs, tiny, microscopic, but equipped with structures that can make them independent. So, bed bugs’ eggs can hatch by themselves even without the mother bug around.

It takes just 10 days for bed bugs’ eggs to hatch. By that time, new bed bugs are born into the world, adding to the rapidly multiplying bed bug population world wide.

Female bed bugs, as shown by some pictures acquired through the Internet and books, become like queen ants. They get much bigger before laying eggs. This is because female bed bugs can lay about 300 eggs in one pregnancy. How’s that for
a family! 

Getting Rid of Bed Bugs

Through understanding and examination of bed bugs’ pictures, we can picture out and understand how pesticides work.

Through pictures, we can see that bed bugs have protective waxy coverings that make them the same as most insects. It is this characteristic that makes bed bugs, and other insects with the same features, able to survive harsh and rapid environment changes, and even extinction.  Think of the cockroach, and bed bugs are like that too!

There are many pesticides that target these protective coverings. Insecticides mostly contain powdered silicon and glass granules that break into this protective covering.

If you look closely at bed bugs’ pictures, you will see that through the protective coverings, there are the bed bugs’ vulnerable insides and bodies. Pesticides attack these structures, killing the bed bugs in a matter of minutes or hours.

It is much more desirable, that rather than looking at pictures of beg bug bites from yourself, or others who have fallen prey to these little vampires, to be looking at pictures of dead bed bugs who hopefully hadn’t had the chance to feed on anything or anyone.

 

Have you wanted to know more about what bed bugs are, and what bed bugs look like, and especially, how to get rid of bed bugs? Then visit http://bedbugbitessite.com and learn all about bed bugs.
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Queen Bee – Australia’s HOTTEST place to shop for maternity clothing!

Queen Bee is an exclusive online maternity boutique that stocks the largest range of designer maternity fashion from around the globe.  Well known for our fabulous selection of premium maternity jeans, we have been styling chic mamas to be all over Australia – THINK – pregnant?.. THINK – online shopping.. THINK – www.QueenBee.com.au !!

Here’s 10 reasons why gals:

COOLEST MATERNITY BRANDS
2chix, lait, momzee, Bellydance for NOM, Crave Maternity, Seraphine London, SOON Melbourne, Bellabwear, Maternal America, 1 in the Oven, Milky Way, Trimester, Belabumbum, La Leche League, Funmum, Juliet Dream, Dante Beatrix, Diaper Dude, Isoki, Swaddle Designs, Bellyups, Lab40, Mayreau, Childish Clothing, Theality, Peekaboo nursing wear, Fillyboo, Mama J, J and Company Jeans – need I say more?!

HOTTEST MATERNITY RANGE
designer maternity jeans (for all you loyal sass + bide junkies – I swear you’ll love our maternity denim!) , chic tops and dresses, reversible maternity skirts, fashionable maternity pants, fresh yoga gear, sexy and super comfy maternity bras, maternity sleepwear for your hospital stay, gorgeous maternity swimwear for that lovely vacation!, wedding and evening maternity gowns for special occasions, the easiest breastfeeding tops to nurse your little baby in, the coolest diaper bags around,  the cutest baby blankets (that even Angelina bought for her kids), baby carriers in unique prints, pregnancy organizers, jewelry for new mummies and so much more…..!

LIGHTNING FAST DELIVERY!
simple – order by 2pm – get it delivered the NEXT DAY AUSTRALIA WIDE! AMAZING BUT TRUE! But hey, some remote rural areas may take an extra day……

EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE
all emails answered in a flash (admin@queenbee.com.au) and all phone queries answered courteously – we love to help!  Just phone 1300 PREGGY (773 449) -  the cost of a local call OZ wide.  We notify you every step of the way with your order PLUS you can track your precious parcel online.  Returns and exchanges are super easy – no hassles gals!
 
GREAT PACKAGING
Shhhhhhhhhhh…… it’s a secret, but all your goodies come packaged in a reusable Queen Bee gift bag!  It doubles as a laundry bag so be sure to take good care of your purchases when you wash them

WANT CELEBRITY MATERNITY STYLE?
Queen Bee is the ONLY store you’ll where you’ll get Angelina Jolie’s sleek black maternity pants, Heidi Klum’s fave maternity top, Halle Berry’s chic little black maternity dress, Jessica Alba’s hot reversible maternity bikini and cool yoga hoodie, Britney’s lucky Angel Wing necklace, Charlotte Church’s red carpet maternity evening gown and Brad Pitts ultra cool dragon diaper bag – a pressie from Angelina!!  Divas this is not just a celebrity ‘fashion lookalike gimmick’ BUT we stock the EXACT same styles the celebrities wore themselves!!!  Check it out for yourself

SOMETHING NEW?
new stock arrives every week – we keep it fresh and interesting – be sure to join our FREE e-newsletter so you can stay in the loop for news of sales and cool member only specials.  Just sign up here…

MATERNITY STYLE GUIDES
What can I wear to a wedding when I’m pregnant?  Which are the best maternity jeans for me? How do I choose a breastfeeding top? What should I pack for my hospital stay? All your questions answered in our FREE maternity style guides here ladies….

IN ALL YOUR FAVE MAGS!
See it!  Want it!  Buy it!  Queen Bee is featured constantly in the press – cosmo pregnancy, pregnancy and birth, mother and baby, my child magazine, studio bambini, shop 4 kids, cleo click magazine, bump mag, Madison, body and soul, and ok magazine to name a few….. you can be rest assured that you are buying from a reputable maternity fashion company, who operate from a professional warehouse in Austlink Business Park, Sydney!

EXPERIENCE IT FOR YOURSELF…
So hey, please– check out our beautiful site today – even if you’re not expecting take a squizzz….. we’re SURE you’ll find something you’ll love and please remember us when you do fall pregnant!

enjoy xx

love the style queens

www.QueenBee.com.au

Welcome to Queen Bee Maternity an exclusive Australian online boutique which brings you a fabulous range of modern, ultra-chic maternity clothes and nursing wear sourced from around the globe. We are positioned at the forefront of the Australian maternity wear industry providing world class labels and designs to Australian shores. Our collection includes maternity clothes, breastfeeding clothes, maternity jeans, maternity swimwear, nursing wear, maternity sleepwear and lingerie, maternity bras and hosiery, maternity evening dresses for formal occasions and comfortable lounge wear. Shop securely online 24/7. Worldwide delivery. Call 1300 PREGGY 773 449 for customer service!
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Bed bugs bite can cause itchiness and swollen rash (bed bug rash). Bed bug rash does not heal fast and is far more itchy than mosquito bites. Don’t let the bed bugs bite. But how can you avoid bed bugs bite?

Many people thought that bed bugs are invisible to the naked eye and that only a microscope can actually see it. This is wrong. Bed bugs are of the same size as that of appleseed. In fact, bed bugs resemble appleseeds in color and shape. The only difference between a bed bug and an appleseed lies in the thickness; bed bugs are thinner than the appleseeds.

Don’t let the bed bugs bite you. Bed bugs bite are itchy and may lead to infection when scratched. Don’t let the bed bugs bite your children. Children have less control in scratching themselves. Scratching a swollen bed bug bite would scrape the skin and may lead to serious infection.

If you know how bed bugs behave, you will also know how to exterminate them. Below are some tips. Don’t let the bed bugs bite you on your couch. It would be embarrassing if your house guests will scratch himsel or hersel an hour after sitting at your sofa, would not it? Don’t let the bed bugs bite you, moreso your house guest! If your guest caught a crawling bug on her or his shirt while she or he talks to you, you cannot play dumb and pretend that you can’t see the bed bugs. You can’t much more claim that the crawling bed bug did not come from your couch. I won’t wonder that your home will be the topic of gossip around your neighborhood. And the gossip that your house is bed bug infested won’t die anytime soon. So, check the crevices of your sofa, dismantle it and search for reddish brown stain under the dismantled parts. If you see a stain, you need to throw away your couch and then search your entire house for bed bugs. The moment a single item in your house has been proven positive of bed bugs, it is 95% sure that your bed has bed bugs and the other wooden furniture in your house has been invaded by bed bugs.

Don’t let the bed bugs bite you on your bed. Don’t let the bed bugs bite you while you are sleeping. It will make you feel itchy, uncomfortable and it may even be the primary cause of your anxiety. People who belong in a household with have bed bugs infestation have the greater chance to suffer from anxiety and insomnia. The study tells that bed bugs become a precursor to bad sleeping habits which will eventually leads to anxiety and serious insomnia.

Bed bugs are really itchy. Don’t let the bed bugs bite you and your small children. Some people are even have low tolerance of bed bugs itch.

If you are sharing bed with your infant child at times, don’t let the bed bugs bite her or him. Your child will cry uncontrollably because of the bed bugs itch. In case your bed is infested and your child or infant has been bitten, apply calamine lotion on the affected are to lessen the itch.

In bed, bed bugs bite the legs and shoulders because these are the expose area. If you see small, rounded, swollen, reddish, and sometime in-line, bump, there is a big probability that the rash was caused by bed bugs.

Don’t let the bed bugs bite you and your family! Find them under your bed’s mattresses, the headboard and the wooden panels of your bed. If you see a reddish brown stain under the mattress, then the itch that you are now getting are undoubtedly a product of bed bugs bite. If you smell an offensive, sweet-like musty odor, then it means your bed bugs infestation is already at the alarming stage. There is therefore no chance at all to salvage your favorite bed. Inside it, the bed bugs could have created their own community in between crevices, foams and bed springs.

Information on bug extermination can be found at the About Animals site.

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