When a customer calls to complain of bats nesting in their chimney, we’re always skeptical. Chimneys are not good roosting sites for bats, but they are almost the only roosting sites for a unique bird, the chimney swift. Depending on the time of year, chimney swifts could be nesting in the chimney or just spending…
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Why have yellowjackets gotten so bad lately ? Do they all of a sudden move into a new area because I didn’t notice any around our house earlier this summer? L. O., New Castle, NH Maybe you haven’t spent much time outside lately, but I can assure you that the yellowjackets have been around. Colonies…
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Who would ever have guessed that those slimy, ugly garden slugs that we love to hate could benefit mankind? It’s all about the slime. Slugs produce the oozing, sticky slime covering over their bodies as a defense against predators. What animal wants a mouthful of mucus along with its slug meal? If you pick up…
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Every year at the end of the summer we get those humpbacked spidery crickets in our house, but this year we have something different. They’re pretty big and almost totally black. They must be crickets because they jump and chirp. Did they come in from outside? H. H., Arlington, MA You’re probably seeing invading field…
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Is there a big black cockroach that lives outdoors? It doesn’t look like cockroaches I’ve seen inside. These bugs are mostly around the foundation but lately I’ve found a couple inside in our basement storage room. Will the same kind of cockroach sprays work on these guys? Can I use the spray outside? V. B.,…
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