We are approaching that time in spring when certain outdoor insects that have been spending the winter hiding in your house are waking up and looking for a way back outside. The brown marmorated stink bug is one of those insects that some of us in the Northeast see every fall and spring, but others…
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Each year we like to post a blog during National Poison Prevention Week reminding folks of simple steps that they can take around their homes to keep everyone safe. Unfortunately, this year we missed the week (March 18-24) by a bit, but it’s never too late to help prevent accidental poisonings. On their Poison Help…
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Now that warmer weather is finally approaching, customers are asking about various strange insects that have started appearing inside their homes. In most cases, these are plant-feeding pests that have chosen to spend the winter in the shelter of an attic or tucked away in a wall void. In spring, insects like lady beetles, western…
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There are a number of possibilities, especially in a room that is rarely disturbed. Given your description and the time of year and without an actual specimen, the best guess would be carpet beetles. In spring, carpet beetle adults emerge and head for light (the window) trying to find their way outside (see Carpet Beetles…
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There are not many pests more disgusting than bed bugs given the fact that they literally feed on our life’s blood. Fortunately, bed bugs don’t spread any identifiable diseases with that feeding, but they can still make us sick. Turns out that bed bugs give off high levels of allergy-causing histamines in their droppings, or…
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