Hard to believe but it won’t be long before we’ll be dealing with termites. Warm, damp spring days often result in swarms of dark, winged termites (see When Do Termites Swarm?). Don’t panic if you think you see flying, swarming termites. Where you see them is crucial. If they’re outside of your home, they’re rarely…
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Kids love them and most of us have good feelings about ladybugs, more correctly known as lady beetles. Technically these insects are not “bugs” but are instead members of a beetle family. In fact, our states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts have both chosen the lady beetle as their state insect. Several other states have…
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If what you are seeing are indeed cockroach egg cases, we couldn’t rule out hatching. It would depend on many variables, including how long the apartment has been empty or roach-free. GERMAN COCKROACH EGG CASES CAN TAKE WEEKS TO HATCH The most common cockroach in apartments is the German cockroach. The egg case of the…
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A recent blog post discussed a potential increase in residential mouse infestations as more people are storing greater amounts of packaged and bulk foods in their homes (see Extra Stored Food Can Mean Extra Mice!). More food on shelves and in boxes can also mean increased risk of stored food pests (or “pantry pests” as…
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You don’t say that you’ve seen actual mice, but we’ll assume that the fecal “droppings” you are seeing came from mice. There aren’t too many things that look similar — a few that come to mind are pupal cases of some small flies or food beetles or moths (also caraway seeds and some other dark…
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