Tap, scratch, crinkle, and crunch… There’s little more annoying in life than a persistent, unreachable noise coming from inside your walls or ceiling. It may be at night or during the day, but the question remains: What is it!? And once the agent of the noise has been determined, how to make it stop? Let’s
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March is the month of the official start of spring. In new England, that means we keep one eye open looking for the next storm of the century, as many have occurred in the first part of March, and one eye on the Crocus and Daffodils peaking through the soil, signaling the upcoming new life
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Migration to warmer climates Famously, the Monarch Butterfly migration is investigated by researchers and amateur lepidopterists alike. The migration from Canada and the Northern United States occurs in the fall by a single generation of adult butterflies. An adult butterfly lives for only about four to five weeks. In this time, the generation of migrating
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Winged and Swarming! Winged and flying insects swarming in or around your home is seldom a comforting experience! Our minds quickly turn to destructive pests such as carpenter ants or termites. Alternatively, too many of us sweep up insects and put it out of our thoughts without knowing what they were. How do we know
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Autumn is welcome, pests are not! New Englanders love the changing of the seasons, especially going into the fall. The leaves are beginning to change colors, the night air is getting crisp and refreshing, and fall sports are in focus. With school children finding their school year routines, what other changes can we expect? Autumn
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Well, you’re not alone. Most every home is invaded by nuisance ants at one time or another, and spring invasions are common (see Indoor Ant Invasions are a Rite of Spring!). Almost always, these seasonal invasions originate from the outside. Various ant species are involved and they usually move inside in response to a change
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First, don’t assume that they are carpenter ants. That may be a good bet in water-damaged wood, but there are many species of pest ants that like to nest in softened, moist wood. These other ants don’t really excavate the wood in the same manner as carpenter ants, but they do sometimes take advantage of
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When human workers get sick with an infectious cold or flu, they (hopefully) alter their behavior and stay at home to protect other workers. When humans are faced with the spread of a pandemic, even more dramatic changes in behavior towards others would be expected. Like us, ants are social animals, living in extended colonies
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Two of the main wood-damaging insects in our region are active right now: carpenter ants and subterranean termites. Most homeowners can probably point to a section of damaged wood in their home but the question might remain, which pest caused the damage? And what needs to be done about it? If the wood is damp
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