For most of the U.S., Zika virus season is over, or at least has slowed considerably as winter approaches. Except for isolated portions of Florida, you could say we’ve dodged a bullet so far. In those regions, Zika is likely to remain at a low level this winter. We expect Zika to be a real…
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The guest room is clean and ready, the turkey is thawed, pies are made, guests are due to arrive for a home-style Thanksgiving. Better hope they’re not bringing bed bugs with them. It’s a rare event but it does happen, particularly when guests have been traveling and don’t arrive directly from their homes. Stops along…
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In the last couple of days, we’ve found three strange beetles in our family room. They’re gigantic, about two inches long, very shiny black, and they sort of bumble around. When I looked them up on the Internet, it looks like they might be bess beetles that feed on wood. Do we have an infestation…
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I’m getting ready to move into my first apartment and I’m a little worried about getting bugs, especially from the neighbors. What kind of pests can I expect and what can I do about them? W. P., Peabody, MA Anytime you live as close to your neighbors as you do in an apartment, you can…
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Roofs and their respective soffits, fascia boards, vents, and chimneys are the number one way that squirrels, bats, raccoons, opossums, and nuisance birds get into structures. Animals are motivated at this time of year by the warmth and winter protection offered by an attic. At other times of the year, attics serve as ideal nesting…
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Worcester, MA 01604
47 Thames Rd Ste 6&7
Hooksett, NH 03106