Now that the weather’s getting cooler, I’m starting to see some of those strange bugs moving into my house again. You know, the ones that supposedly spend the winter indoors and then move out again. How do we know these bugs aren’t going to just stay inside and breed? L. S., Hamilton, MA Most of…
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It’s that time of year when cool nights get us thinking that it’s time to bring in the houseplants that have enjoyed a summer outside. If you don’t carefully check the plants before moving them inside, you could be bringing in pests as well. Houseplant Hitchhikers Fall into Three Groups (1) Plant-sucking pests – These…
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Phorid flies, drain flies, fungus gnats, fruit flies, house flies, blow flies – can you tell them apart? Probably not, you just know that something annoying with wings has invaded your home and is driving you nuts. Fortunately, the experts at Colonial know flies and can solve your problem. Killing individual flies will give you…
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I keep reading about “invasive insects.” What does that mean exactly? In my mind they’re all invasive if they’re getting into your house. L. P., Boston, MA You have a point but science has a different explanation. An invasive insect is one that is not native to this country but has instead been recently introduced…
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Mice are very unwelcome guests in a home for a variety of reasons. Firstly, there is exposure to disease carrying organisms through contamination of food and food preparation surfaces with their urine and feces, and potential asthma triggers from this contamination also, but I want to focus on property damage caused by mice. Mice will…
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