Question My mother just moved into a new townhouse about 14 months ago. In the last two weeks, she has been finding tiny holes in a couple of her hardwood stairs. In some cases, there are little piles of sawdust underneath the holes. We haven’t seen any termites. What else could be tunneling in the
VIEW MOREQuestions I read somewhere that EPA says you can hurt your pet if you use those over-the-counter flea treatments that you apply directly onto your pet’s hair. I’ve been ordering mine online. Are the ones that my vet sells safer? Answer You’re talking about flea and tick products called “spot-ons” because they are applied to
VIEW MORENow that school is back in session, questions are coming in about head lice and whether or not homes or schools should be treated to kill the lice infesting children. The short answer is “no,” treating a home or school will not affect head lice and will just expose people to pesticides unnecessarily. Head lice
VIEW MOREIn rare situations, that Christmas tree that you bought on the lot can come with ready-made holiday pests. There are two types of Christmas tree pests: those that actually feed on the tree and that are pests for the tree growers, and those that are just hitchhiking on the tree or seeking shelter. The two
VIEW MOREThere’s no one answer to what happens to insects in the winter. In more temperate parts of the country, like Florida, insects remain mostly active year round. As long as they still have food and warmth, they keep on keeping on. 1) Some Pass the Torch to the Next Generation For many adult insects, fall
VIEW MOREQuestion I thought bug season was finally over, but we’re finding these black and red bugs all over the south side of our house and some of them are getting inside. What are they and why are they active now? Answer Sounds like you have boxelder bugs. Although it’s late fall, this is a prime
VIEW MOREQuestion I’d like to build a small log cabin that will be used mostly as a weekend retreat and hunting cabin. In my research, I keep reading horror stories about log cabins infested with wood borers. Is that really a concern? Should I treat the wood with something first? Answer Most log home pests infest
VIEW MORENot everything that feels like a bug bite is a bug bite. Sometimes you feel like you’re being bitten, yet a pest control company cannot find live insects or mites that bite. There are only two possibilities: The biting pests are present and more investigative work has to be done to find them. Something else
VIEW MOREQuestion We recently had a terrible infestation of carpet beetles in our home, but they weren’t infesting the carpets or any woolens that we could find. We never did find where they were coming from. I’d like to find the source so we could prevent a reoccurrence. Any ideas? Answer Tiny carpet beetles (dermestids) feed
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