Already starting to think about spring and warm weather…and perhaps the bugs that warm weather brings? Well, we are. These days, public health pests such as ticks, bed bugs, and mosquitoes are more important than ever. If you’ve been reading this blog, you know that new diseases transmitted by blood-sucking pests, especially ticks and mosquitoes,
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It’s late September and you figure summer is over. You’re unpacking sweaters and putting away the sunscreen and insect repellent. Not so fast! As far as mosquitoes are concerned, there’s plenty of biting time left. You’ve no doubt seen items in the news about outbreaks in various states, especially Massachusetts, of Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus
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There are a variety of ways to control mosquito populations on your property. Zach Ciras, quality manager at Colonial Pest Control, discusses the variety of effective mosquito control techniques to try this summer. Listen or read more to learn about the most common summer pest: mosquitoes.
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Everyone knows what a mosquito looks like (although we still confuse them with harmless midges). Once you’ve endured mosquitoes biting you, you tend to remember the enemy. But not everyone knows what the immature stages of mosquitoes look like. That’s important because, while the elusive adult mosquito flies around and can’t always be caught or
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In the yard itself – 1. Move firewood piles away from the house – If you moved your firewood close to the house this winter for convenience, now is the time to get that wood farther away since firewood piles attract all kinds of pests and invite wood-feeding insects that could have an eye on
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Well, it’s time to welcome 2019 and begin to speculate on what our primary pest problems will be in the New Year. Much of it depends on what happens in the remainder of this winter. WINTER TEMPERATURES AFFECT PEST SURVIVAL Our weather will have an effect on the numbers of mosquitoes, and ticks, and flies,
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We pretty much knew it was happening and we had theories as to why. Now we have official government confirmation that diseases spread by ticks and mosquitoes have been increasing rapidly in the U.S. in the last several years. The Centers for Disease Control has just issued a new finding that illnesses from mosquito and
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It’s winter and maybe you are already thinking about next summer – anticipating the hot sun, bright blue sky, and…mosquitoes! Researchers at New Mexico State University may have some data that can help you prepare for the next mosquito season. They tested several popular mosquito repellents, including the newer “wearable devices” such as repellent bracelets
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Many people, especially those of us who deal with pest mosquitoes, are wondering what happened to the Zika virus this year. Even experts aren’t sure just how the U.S. has managed to get off so easy…or have we? Zika virus is a serious disease spread by the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti, or yellowfever,
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