Occasional Invaders It’s a great big world of critters all around us! The more one looks around, the more insects one will see. Some insects observed are small pollinators, some are garden insects who control pests which may be harmful to your plants, and some are true pests to your home and family. All have
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Tap, scratch, crinkle, and crunch… There’s little more annoying in life than a persistent, unreachable noise coming from inside your walls or ceiling. It may be at night or during the day, but the question remains: What is it!? And once the agent of the noise has been determined, how to make it stop? Let’s
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In the last several years, reports of rats in suburban neighborhoods has certainly increased. That’s no surprise, as the overall rat population is decidedly on the rise. Global rat populations are increasing as well. Some experts have marked major increasing since around 2005, and despite dips in their population since then due to a variety
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In Massachusetts and New Hampshire, spiders are everywhere! In fact, worldwide they are everywhere! Worldwide, over 40,000 species of spiders have been identified and named, and likely more than three times that number are still yet to be named. In North America, around 3,700 species occur, but only a small portion of these actually are found
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A fly buzzing around your home is often a nuisance unparalleled by almost any other annoyance. While the kids may enjoying fluttering around the house with swatter in hand, the novelty usually tires before the flies do. And when the family is resting, but the stridulation from our two winged nemesis persists, one three-lettered word
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It sounds like you are seeing a couple of different dermestid beetles. Dermestid beetles, also known as Skin Beetles, are a family of beetles who vary in their behavior, but are commonly considered to be scavengers. These beetles feed on dead vegetable and animal matter, often infesting hides of animals and beneficially removing the material.
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March is the month of the official start of spring. In new England, that means we keep one eye open looking for the next storm of the century, as many have occurred in the first part of March, and one eye on the Crocus and Daffodils peaking through the soil, signaling the upcoming new life
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We have been hearing it all mouse season. “It’s never been this bad before,” or some variation of that. Folks who were used to managing one or two mice caught on traps in the fall are now inundated. Homeowners who never saw mouse activity in their house feel like they’re fighting a never ending battle.
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Cold and snowy New England winters affect us all differently. We humans will often spend more time inside, cuddled up with hot cocoa streaming TV, just waiting for the days to get longer and the temperatures to get warmer. As for mice, they do what they are so adept at doing: adapting! Mice are and
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