I believe we have a raccoon living in our yard but we haven’t figured out where. Almost every evening we see it making the rounds in the back. Where do they nest? What should we look for? F. H., Melrose, MA It’s possible that the raccoon is just visiting your yard as one stop on…
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At this time of year, we get calls from homeowners who are suddenly seeing wasps inside their homes, sometimes with snow still on the ground! How could there already be a nest inside, they ask? These wasps don’t have a nest yet, but that’s what they’re planning on. What these folks are seeing are paper…
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Please keep all household pesticides in their original containers. That’s the main message this year from the Environmental Protection Agency as it promotes National Poison Prevention Week, March 19-25. EPA is highlighting the dangers of removing pesticides and other household chemicals from their original containers and storing them in bottles or cans that can be…
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Our local wildlife are finally warming up and leaving their winter dens. For most mammals, that means looking for food and a mate, not necessarily in that order. At this time of year, you may find unwelcome visitors on your property. If you are feeding the visitors, either accidentally or on purpose, you could have…
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Question: My house is covered with thousands of these tiny red ‘bugs’. They’re even inside on the windowsills, walls, and on the floor, too! What are they? Answer: It sounds like it could be clover mites. While these ‘bugs’ are more closely related to ticks and spiders than they are to insects, the good news…
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