We have a terrible problem with tiny ants, lots of them, so I’m pretty sure they must be nesting in our house somewhere. We keep watching them to see if they disappear into a hole somewhere but we can’t figure anything out. Are we missing something? Y. M., Westwood, MA You may not be missing…
VIEW MORECicadas have burrowed out of the ground and are singing in the trees. That means that cicada killer wasps are also out and are probably leaving impressive holes in yards. Maybe it’s because they have the word “killer” in their name, that these large wasps get a bad rap that they don’t deserve. Since we…
VIEW MORECity rats are an ever-increasing problem. Makes sense, rats and people go hand-in-hand and city populations are on the rise. Wherever people have established homes providing food and shelter, rats will be there to share. In a city, everything is bigger, more concentrated, and in-your-face, including the rats. Even though rats are plentiful in cities,…
VIEW MOREWe just moved into a new house, new for us anyway, it’s about 15 years old and we’re worried that we might have termites. We discovered several sets of dirt tubes on the back of the house under the roofline. The tubes are about 6 inches long and attached to each other. Some of them…
VIEW MOREOver the past week we’ve seen quite a few tiny insects on the walls in our new townhouse. We’ve been told that they are plaster beetles but no one seems to know anything more about them. What do they do? C. G., Jamaica Plain, MA We’ll assume they are plaster beetles, but know that these…
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Worcester, MA 01604
47 Thames Rd Ste 6&7
Hooksett, NH 03106