BATHROOM GNATS COULD BE DRAIN FLIES

By Chris Williams on December 13, 2017

We keep seeing little gnats in our downstairs bathroom. Sometimes there are several of them at once, other times just one or two, but it’s been going on for months. We don’t know where they’re coming from. We tried using an aerosol bomb in case they were coming from the drains but that didn’t stop…

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FLY CONTROL HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE 1917!

By Chris Williams on December 11, 2017

Here are some pearls of wisdom from an old bulletin published by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1917. It’s titled “The House Fly” and is Farmers Bulletin #851. First, consider the year. It’s 1917, the automobile is becoming popular and is quickly replacing horses and bicycles for transportation among the wealthy but horses…

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YOU STILL NEED PEST CONTROL EVEN IN WINTER!

By Chris Williams on December 9, 2017

I told my friend I was really looking forward to the cold weather and winter because it will finally mean no more bugs inside the house. He says I’m nuts, that there are always indoor bugs no matter what’s happening outside. Is that true, don’t they die off or something? L. L., Framingham, MA It’s…

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CAN WE FORGET ABOUT ZIKA VIRUS?

By Chris Williams on December 4, 2017

Many people, especially those of us who deal with pest mosquitoes, are wondering what happened to the Zika virus this year. Even experts aren’t sure just how the U.S. has managed to get off so easy…or have we? Zika virus is a serious disease spread by the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti, or yellowfever,…

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WHY WE DON’T LIKE LIVING WITH MICE!

By Chris Williams on December 1, 2017

1. Mice hoard food. Mice collect bits of food: crumbs, pet food, birdseed, etc. and stash it away in hidden areas such as in a wall void or lower cabinet. This hoard can smell and can attract food moths and beetles. 2. Mice poop and pee. It would almost be okay if mice did their…

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