STRANGE INDOOR BUGS IN EARLY SPRING?

By Chris Williams on February 26, 2019

I suspect that the bugs you are seeing in early spring did not just wander in from outside. They’ve been in your house all winter. It sounds like your visitors could be western conifer seed bugs. These fairly large (3/4-inch) bugs feed on pines, spruce, firs, and hemlock trees. They are reddish-brown and their hind…

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Spring is almost here!

By Chris Williams on February 25, 2019

What evidence do I have to support that claim? One of my monthly accounts, a manufacturing facility, was alive with pavement ants (Tetramorium caespitum) the other day. It was a mild mid-winter day and activity was noted as ants were entering through expansion joints in the flooring of (you guessed it) the cafeteria. Overwintering insects…

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Carpenter Ants are industrious!

By Chris Williams on February 22, 2019

March is right around the corner and I can’t help but wonder if we’ll get slammed with snow storms like we did last year. Or, maybe we’ll get a break this time and have an early spring like the famous ground hog predicted this year.  As per usual, I’ll have plenty of projects to do…

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON YOUR PERSONAL PESTICIDE USE

By Chris Williams on February 19, 2019

February doesn’t seem to have a lot going for it. It’s that bridge month that comes after all the hoopla of the holidays but before the first true hint of spring. Fortunately, it’s a short month. Bet you didn’t know this about February – it’s also National Pesticide Safety Education Month. So, as pest management…

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RESEARCH SAYS STOP WASTING YOUR MONEY ON “BUG BOMBS”

By Chris Williams on February 13, 2019

Are you one of those people who believes that the answer to all indoor pest problems is a good bug bomb, or two, or six? In the pest control business, we call them total release foggers (TRFs) and we’ve blogged before on the fact that they really do not work very well. Bug “Bombs” and…

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