Last night I found a giant mosquito on the wall in my bedroom. It must have been an inch long. Is this some new species of mosquito? It’s not the one that spreads Zika virus is it? L. S., Peabody, MA I can assure you that it is not the mosquito that spreads Zika virus.
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Our customers are starting to phone in about tiny, dark beetles crawling up their walls. Early every spring, adult carpet beetles make their appearance, responding to a primal urge to get outside to reproduce. As larvae, carpet beetles shun light but once they turn into adult beetles, they head towards lights and windows (they can
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Q: One of our tenants in a multi-unit building recently had an explosion of Indian Meal Moths. Neighboring tenants do not seem to have an issue, although we did notice a few of the adult moths in the hallway. Is this something that needs professional attention, or can we handle this with the “traps”? 02
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Q: We recently re-financed our property on the seacoast. During the process with the V.A., we were mandated to have several inspections. We had a home inspector come and check things out with no problems noted, our septic tanks and lines were all fine, and the radon tests were negative. We have never had any
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Why do we always have so many bugs in our basement? Seems like every time I go down there, I see some kind of bug running, so it’s gotten so that I don’t want to go down there anymore. We don’t have insect problems upstairs. L. J., Stratham, NH Basements provide several things that insects
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All animals have two types of names – common names and scientific names. You don’t realize it but you already know the common names for many pests, like German cockroach, Norway rat, clothes moth, or bed bug – these are their common names. It’s not quite that simple though since many creatures have more than
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As winter is ending and we’re starting to feel hints of warmer weather, folks are getting worried about mosquitoes and Zika virus. Every time we hear a news story about Zika, it seems that it’s surfaced in yet another state and predictions are rampant. Zika virus is especially scary because one of its primary manifestations is birth defects in newborns.
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John Maher: Hi, I’m John Maher, and today I’m here with Tim Chase of Colonial Pest Control. Tim is an entomologist and a pest control technician, and today our topic is are ticks active in the winter? Welcome Tim. Tim Chase: Good morning, John. Are Ticks Active in the Winter? John: So Tim, what times of the year
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The expert who identified your beetles should have explained that these beetles are more often associated with mold than with stored grains. Actually the ideal situation for foreign grain beetles is old, moldy grain where they feed on the surface mold rather than on the grain itself. In homes, though, we see them more often
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