It’s happening again. When the weather gets warm, we start getting these tiny, annoying fruit flies (you know, the ones with the red eyes) in the house. I can’t enjoy my glass of wine anymore because they’re always hovering over it. What causes them to come out when it gets hot?–W. B., Atkinson, NH Blame
VIEW MOREFor the last couple of weeks, I’ve been bitten by fleas in my home. I don’t see them biting me, but every day I find a couple of new bites, on my arms mostly. How can I get rid of these fleas? –C. P., Londonderry, NH Fleas Bite People Only As a Last Resort If
VIEW MOREMy dog is scratching like he might have fleas but I can’t find anything on him. Do I need a magnifying glass to see fleas? What do baby fleas look like?–D. F., Rye, NH Adult Fleas Aren’t Easy to Find Fleas are not microscopic, they’re small but they can be seen with the naked eye.
VIEW MOREWe’re already getting complaints about both camel crickets and field crickets getting into homes. Field crickets drive people crazy with their chirping (see “That Annoying Chirping!”). Camel crickets are scary because they jump so readily, but at least they don’t chirp (see “The Annual Return of the Camel Crickets”). If you’ve ever tried to track
VIEW MOREI read somewhere that mothballs don’t really work to protect your clothes from moths. I’ve had a problem in the past with holes in my stored sweaters and wool blazers. What else can I use?–T. Y., Melrose, MA Mothballs Are Rarely Used As Intended It’s not that mothballs don’t work against clothes moths, it’s just
VIEW MOREI’ve treated my dog and cat for fleas before and things seem to be good for awhile, then I’ll notice them scratching again and sure enough, they’ve got fleas! Where did the fleas come from and why are they attracted to my poor pets?—J.P., Hudson MA Fleas Like a Warm, Hairy Body Fleas are attracted
VIEW MOREOutdoor Tick Question I’ve found a couple of little brown ticks on my kids and I found one crawling around downstairs. I’ve tried to get an exterminator to spray our house for ticks but no one will do it. Why? How are we supposed to get rid of them?—L. B., Boylston, MA Tick Control and Extermination
VIEW MOREOne reason that insects are so successful is that they are specialized. They even have mouthparts that are customized for their lifestyle and the type of food they eat. Some chew, some slurp, some pierce and suck. Piercing-Sucking Mouthparts Some insects have a mouth that is essentially a hypodermic needle. Mosquitoes, bed bugs, fleas, stable
VIEW MOREDespite its name, the wood-boring beetle known as the old house borer is not generally a pest of old homes. It’s mostly found in houses less than 10 years old. The old house borer is what we call a long-horned beetle (it has really long antennae) and its wood-boring larvae can be a serious structural
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