There are a couple of different types of tiny powderpost beetles that can infest wood in homes, often hardwood floors or furniture. The anobiid powderpost beetle, however, is more likely to damage structural wood as it infests both softwoods and older hardwoods. These powderpost beetles require high moisture levels and most often attack unfinished wood…
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We know that raccoons do sometimes get into homes, holing up in chimneys or attics, and often requiring professional removal. Did you know that it’s not an unusual occurrence for a raccoon to literally fall through a ceiling into a living space? Now that would wake you up! Gates Wildlife, a company in Toronto, has…
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Bed bugs live in the clothing of people who are less than clean. Don’t confuse bed bugs with body lice. Bed bugs don’t require the closeness of a human body except for the brief time that they are feeding and they definitely don’t like the commotion of a body in motion. Bed bugs could conceivably…
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Yes, it seems like it’s already been an extra cold, extra snowy winter, and we’re just getting started. With this kind of weather, we always hear hopeful comments from customers something like, “Won’t this mean a lot fewer mosquitoes (…or ticks, or yellowjackets, etc.) next year because the cold will have killed them?” You would…
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I was cleaning the lower level of our home where we have a family room and laundry room and was surprised to find so many spiders there. I know we get spiders down there in the summer when insects wander in, but what are spiders feeding on in the winter inside? V. C., Groton, MA…
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