Clover mites can end up inside homes in fall, late winter, and early spring. Find out how to control an invasion of clover mites.
VIEW MOREMy wife is not really fond of insects, and on our recent trip I was reminded of this fact once again. After I tore apart our room at the resort and pronounced the all clear for bedbugs, that didn’t mean there were not insects in the room. There were some, but I just didn’t care about
VIEW MORE“Snow Fleas” are Springtails Once the ravages of the Northeastern winter begin to subside, insects of all types begin to emerge from their long sleep. Springtails, sometimes called “snow fleas,” are often some of the first to wake up and be noticed. Belonging to the Order Collembola, springtails are some of the most primitive and
VIEW MOREThe ‘annual’ snowfall to usher in spring streak (two years straight) seems to have been broken at least in my neck of the woods (NH) but we did get a dusting on the first day of spring. Oh well, we might get a bit of a warm up this week. The cold has not stopped springtails
VIEW MORELots of people are afraid of spiders. But you might not expect that group to include entomologists, who study insects and handle all sorts of creepy bugs.
VIEW MOREIf you’ve had trouble in the past with any of these insects in your home – lady beetles, stink bugs, cluster flies, paper wasps, seed bugs, elm leaf beetles, or boxelder bugs – then you probably already know that this is the time of year when they make themselves known. All of these insects are
VIEW MOREMosquitoes are not just a summertime pest. Spring mosquitoes can be a real problem in certain areas. The Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project says that by mid-March, they are already checking and treating wetland areas for mosquito larvae that hatched in late February! Mosquitoes don’t just die off in the fall. They spend the winter
VIEW MOREAre you starting to think of spring cleaning around your property? Maybe not with this winter we’ve had! But, those of us in the pest control business know that, no matter what, the pests will still show up pretty much on schedule. Hard to believe that in less than a month, we’ll be getting the
VIEW MOREAll of us warm-blooded creatures have our winter coats. Whether it be fur, feathers, a jacket made with those materials or some hi tech-insulating fiber, we need our coats to stay warm during this extremely cold weather. But how do insects survive the cold weather? Insects have an advantage in that they are already cold-blooded animals
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