Housing & Home Environment

Author(s) Christine Mechenich, George Gibson, Jim Peterson, Byron Shaw, Gary Jackson. When your well system is properly located, installed, mainta...

Author(s) Laura Brown, Andrew Bernhardt. Learn about key demographic factors and critical issues related to housing in Wisconsin. Topics covered i...

Author(s) Scott Sanford. Wisconsin has no state standards or set specifications for the sale of firewood, but the moisture content, tree species, ...

Author(s) Kevin Masarik. Water reuse-the next great advance in water conservation because of its tremendous potential to maximize water use effici...

Author(s) P. J. Pellitteri, W. L. Gojmerac. (4 pages; Revised in 1995) Download

Author(s) Scott Sanford. It is often difficult to compare different heating fuels because they contain different amounts of energy and are measure...

Author(s) Jonathan Rivin, Elaine Andrews. Improperly disposing of dirty motor oil and other used or unwanted automotive products can contaminate d...

Author(s) Jonathan Rivin, Elaine Andrews.   Improperly disposing of unused paints and other home improvement products can contaminate drinking wat...

Author(s) Jonathan Rivin, Elaine Andrews. Homes often contain leftover pesticides. Improperly disposing of these unused toxic materials can contam...

Author(s) W. L. Gojmerac, P. J. Pellitteri.  Download

Author(s) W. L. Gojmerac. A wide variety of insects can infest foods in your home such as dried fruits, nuts, spices, bread, flour, and macaroni. ...

Author(s) P. J. Pellitteri. Earwigs have large, pincers-like protrusions at the rear of the body, which give them an evil appearance, but they don...

Author(s) W. L. Gojmerac. Download

Author(s) P. J. Pellitteri If you see large black ants skittering around your home, they may be carpenter ants. This helpful publication will help...

Author(s) Phil Pellitteri, Laura Jesse, Donald Lewis, Jeffrey Hahn. The authors present brief and colorful information to help you identify, live ...

Author(s) Phillip J. Pellitteri. Cluster flies are black, sluggish, bumbling flies that invade homes, office buildings, hospitals, and other shelt...