Like other animals, insects require three things – food, water, and shelter. They look for a location that will provide all three. As with all animals though, the need for food generally outweighs the others. If you know what certain insects feed on, you can pretty much predict where they will be found in a
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There are a couple of different types of tiny powderpost beetles that can infest wood in homes, often hardwood floors or furniture. The anobiid powderpost beetle, however, is more likely to damage structural wood as it infests both softwoods and older hardwoods. These powderpost beetles require high moisture levels and most often attack unfinished wood
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Yes, it seems like it’s already been an extra cold, extra snowy winter, and we’re just getting started. With this kind of weather, we always hear hopeful comments from customers something like, “Won’t this mean a lot fewer mosquitoes (…or ticks, or yellowjackets, etc.) next year because the cold will have killed them?” You would
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I was cleaning the lower level of our home where we have a family room and laundry room and was surprised to find so many spiders there. I know we get spiders down there in the summer when insects wander in, but what are spiders feeding on in the winter inside? V. C., Groton, MA
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My son just noticed some tiny white, wormy things in the dog’s bed. This may be out of your specialty area but do you think these are some kind of intestinal parasite that came out of the dog, or could they be some kind of insect that is chewing on the fabric in the dog
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Lately when we’re watching TV downstairs, we keep seeing these little black gnats flying around or running on top of the side table where we keep potted plants by the window. We can’t figure out where they’re coming from. They’re only in that one room on the lower level of our house. It’s winter so
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Hello. I have a question about clothes moths. At the end of the winter, I’ve always stored my wool clothes in boxes to which I add some moth balls. This year when I took my clothes out of the boxes, I found some holes in my sweaters. My aunt says that moth balls don’t really
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They don’t just poop on surfaces, they also leave “fecal spots.” These brown, semi-liquid deposits from their rear end contain pheromones that attract other roaches to the site. You can find fecal spots in tight spaces and cracks and crevices where cockroaches hide such as behind pictures on walls or in the space along kitchen
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A short article in Garden Gate eNotes reminded me that maybe it’s time to remind you about the importance of looking closely at the label when purchasing a pesticide for home or garden use. Say you’re looking for a weed killer to treat that wild area behind the garden shed. You want something environmentally-friendly and
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