Ack! The dreaded small fly questions. The trouble is that there are so many possibilities; your pests could be any one of several little annoying flies, or gnats if you prefer, that can breed indoors in moist, decaying materials. The options are fungus gnats, phorid or humpbacked flies, fruit flies, and moth or drain flies.…
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Each life stage of a hard tick (our blacklegged or deer tick, for example) must have a blood meal in order to molt to the next stage in its life cycle or to lay eggs. Each life stage generally feeds on a different host animal suited to its habitat and size. For example, the very…
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Seeing ants in the summer is a given, but how will you know when an ant issue is out of control? Zack Ciras, quality manager with Colonial Pest Control, discusses the types of ants seen in New England and a variety of strategies to get rid of them. Listen or read more to find out about summer pest: Ants.…
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No, this isn’t a trick political question. Something seems to be going on with our nation’s cities and rats? Cities, of course, always have a resident rat population that fluctuates; citizen complaints about rats also fluctuate and media coverage fluctuates as a result. Lately though, it seems like the rats are winning the street battle…
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Many of you are aware that there are indoor cockroaches that can take over your kitchen and make your life miserable. Did you know that there are even bigger outdoor cockroaches as well? In fact, they may be living around your home’s foundation at this very minute, just waiting for an opportunity to move inside.…
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