Question For the past week, we have been finding tiny, dark flies on the walls in the master bathroom. They’re sluggish and I’m pretty sure they’re not fruit flies. Do you know where they could be coming from? Answer I believe what you are seeing are drain flies. They’re sometimes called moth flies because of
VIEW MOREInsects often develop resistance to the insecticides that we use against them. When that happens, the insecticide becomes less effective until sometimes we can no longer control the population with this insecticide. Sometimes we can switch to a different insecticide and get results. But sometimes that resistance is broad spectrum, severely limiting the number of
VIEW MOREIn this blog space just a year ago we reported that pest control companies had been noticing fewer subterranean termite swarms in the last few years. When swarms did occur, they were much smaller in size. In the Northeast, the usual springtime panic phone calls were way down. For most people, the sight of termite
VIEW MOREAre you still using loose rodent bait pellets in your home? Maybe in one of those little yellow boxes that you pop open and stick in a corner of the kitchen. Did you know that EPA outlawed the sale of that kind of rodent bait almost two years ago? In a fall 2012 survey of
VIEW MOREIt was full-fledged winter just a couple of days ago with cold temperatures and snow. Then overnight, the high winds, heavy rain, and fog pretty much wiped everything out! Ugh, what’s a winter lover to do except hope things improve for February and March. I’m intrigued by the Winter moth’s appearance on the scene in
VIEW MOREAll my life, I’ve been a weather watcher, but perhaps now much more so since I’ve become a homeowner and a very serious gardener. I’m also a winter sports enthusiast too and this winter so far has been a disappointment. There is lots of cold, dry, bare ground outside right now. It may change soon
VIEW MOREAll I can say is wow. After a ‘green’ Christmas followed by a bit of snow at years end and a big warm-up for most of January I thought we were in for a repeat of last year. That brown ground sure was depressing to look at in late January. The calendar turns to February
VIEW MORE1. Regular pest control service will protect your biggest investment. For most people their homes represent one of the biggest investments in life. Because pest activity can lead to costly damage and devaluation, regular pest control service is essential. 2. Pest control services are designed to prevent pest problems before they occur. Termites, and ants
VIEW MOREWay back in the late seventies when I was an undergraduate entomology student (geez I’m getting old!) I took a class in ‘economic entomology’. It gave a basic overview of the economic impact of insects to human beings in terms of crop losses, property damage, and human health. It was the first (and last) time
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