SPIDERS ARE ACTIVE INDOORS YEAR ROUND

By Chris Williams on January 12, 2018

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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THOSE LITTLE WHITE WORMS COULD BE FLEA LARVAE!

By Chris Williams on January 11, 2018

My son just noticed some tiny white, wormy things in the dog’s bed. This may be out of your specialty area but do you think these are some kind of intestinal parasite that came out of the dog, or could they be some kind of insect that is chewing on the fabric in the dog…

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IS IT MOUSE POOP OR RAT POOP?

By Chris Williams on January 10, 2018

I think I might have just discovered rat poop in my garage in a back corner. Can a person tell the difference between rat poop and mouse poop? I figure size might be a factor but is there some other hint? I sure hate to think that we have rats here! G. W., Peabody, MA…

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FEED THE DOG, FEED THE MICE!

By Chris Williams on January 5, 2018

Will mice feed on pet food? I have a bag of dry dog food just outside the kitchen door but in the garage. Yesterday I noticed some black things that look like mouse poop near the bag and also in the bag! Would mice do that? What does their poop look like? T. W., Bow,…

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FUNGUS GNATS, OR SOMETHING WORSE?

By Chris Williams on January 3, 2018

Lately when we’re watching TV downstairs, we keep seeing these little black gnats flying around or running on top of the side table where we keep potted plants by the window. We can’t figure out where they’re coming from. They’re only in that one room on the lower level of our house. It’s winter so…

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