All cockroaches need to survive and reproduce is food, a little water, and plenty of hiding places. First of all, do what you can to keep them out of your apartment in the first place by sealing openings where cables, electrical conduits, and pipes enter walls. Block openings around hallway doors and be careful about
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Zack Ciras, quality manager at Colonial Pest Control, discusses pest control in Wrentham, Massachusetts.
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Zack Ciras, quality manager of Colonial Pest Control, discusses pest control in Nashua, New Hampshire.
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Zack Ciras, quality manager at Colonial Pest Control, discusses pest control in Framingham, Massachusetts.
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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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Various types of ants will nest in firewood piles, usually just for the protection in crevices. Chances are, though, that your ants are carpenter ants that are actually living in and excavating the wood (see Are These Carpenter Ants?). Ants, termites, and other insects that call a woodpile home are usually lured by damp wood,
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It’s August, maybe too early to think about getting out the wool sweaters but not too early to think about fall-invading insects. By that we mean the various insects that don’t die when the weather gets cold outside, but instead move into your home for the winter. They don’t wait until winter either, they’ll be
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Yes, the early ant season is well underway with calls about trailing ants that have suddenly appeared indoors and seem reluctant to leave. People say they’ve never had to deal with ants like this. Perhaps…but the fact that people are home more than ever now and bonding with their environment could mean they are noticing
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