Every spring we have a problem with woodpeckers pecking at our house. They make an annoying racket and end up digging holes in the boards along the roofline. Trying to chase them away doesn’t work. Is there anything else we can do to discourage them? P.W., Greenland, NH The one thing you can’t do
VIEW MOREJohn Maher: Hi, I’m John Maher. Today, I’m here with Tim Chace of Colonial Pest Control. Tim is an entomologist and a pest control technician. Today, we’re talking about noise in the walls. Welcome, Tim. Tim Chace: Good morning, John. First Steps After Hearing Noises in the Wall John: Tim, someone calls and says, “I
VIEW MOREMy buddy and I have a bet riding on this. There’s a woodchuck that has a burrow in my backyard. I haven’t seen him around lately and I say he’s in his burrow hibernating and he’ll be out again when the weather gets warm in the spring. My buddy says that woodchucks are active outside
VIEW MORERaccoons sometimes choose a cozy attic or chimney for their winter den. Learn the signs of raccoons in your attic such as noise, tracks, damage, and more.
VIEW MOREThe answer to this question seems obvious to me. Why do we spend more time indoors in the winter? It’s cozy, dry…and warm. Pests like that, too. They’re perfectly happy staying outside when the weather is nice and there’s plenty of food. But when it’s miserable outside, pests look for warm, dry places to spend
VIEW MOREResidential garbage is a perfect pest food. It’s varied, offering a well-balanced pest diet. It’s conveniently found in one location, and it is accessed with very little effort. Far too many people don’t see the connection between the way they handle their garbage and their pest problems. Their garbage cans are overflowing and missing lids
VIEW MOREWe’ve seen a raccoon in our yard on occasion. What do raccoons do in the fall? Will it leave our yard and hibernate somewhere for the winter? M. R., Stowe, MA Contrary to popular belief, raccoons don’t actually hibernate. They do hunker down, however, when the weather gets cold. But before that happens, they will
VIEW MOREA customer who was having trouble with skunks tearing up his yard was wondering whether this was going to go on all winter, or were the skunks getting ready to hibernate. Striped skunks don’t actually hibernate in winter, but they will slow down. During the very coldest part of the winter, they will stay in
VIEW MOREEvery fall, we have the same problem with these brown bugs that appear out of nowhere and climb up our house to get inside. Every year we call an exterminator but it doesn’t really do much good. We’ve been told that they’re some kind of seed bugs, and since they come from the trees in
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