As a backyard gardener, and orchardist, I’m always interested in keeping up with new exotic insect species arriving and becoming established in the US, because sooner or later they’ll be showing up at my place. Two of the top four ‘most wanted’ (at least according to one researcher) are present in my yard. One is
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I shouldn’t be too surprised seeing ant activity in a home as we’re moving into late winter, but I sort of was. This observation occurred after some snow and seriously cold weather. Odorous house ant (Tapinoma sessile) is a very elusive and therefore troublesome pest species that I’ve only rarely found actually nesting in homes
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After mid-winter temperatures for most of last week this second full week of March is looking very mild temperatures in the 40’s and maybe even mid 50’s with rain later in the week. So long to my beloved xc ski trails for this season it seems. What kind of wasps are appearing? I got a
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I’ve been doing a lot of cross-country skiing of late, and with the warming temperatures, I thought I’d see some springtails (aka known as snow fleas) out on the snow. But, not yet. These primitive, odd little insects (and some would debate whether they should still belong in the insect class) can often be spotted
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It certainly could attract termites for more than one reason, and you’re right, it’s not a good idea. Subterranean termites live in and move through soil, searching for a wood food source. Installing those flower boxes can let termites bypass any soil termite treatment and instead gives them a direct route into your home. THAT’S
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Essential Oils (EO’s) as biologically active (bio pesticides) have potential great promise as effective alternatives to traditional synthetic pesticides. Many essential oils have been shown to have insecticidal, fumigant, antifeedant, attractive, or repellent activities (Mossa: J of Environmental Science and Technology May 2016) There are 1000’s of these compounds that have been isolated and identified
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The past ‘pest’ season (2018) seemed to be another banner year for yellowjackets. Ground nesting species and those that seem to prefer to nest within buildings were very troublesome from late summer right up until November in my territory. Wait- there are different species of yellowjackets? Actually, there are dozens of species of yellowjackets in
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I’m not quite sure what is going on, but rural rat issues are definitely on the rise. Residents of neighborhoods in my former home town of Dover NH in close proximity to commercial areas have certainly been having their share of problems over the past twenty-four months due to many construction projects. Demolition of existing
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Right off the bat, I have a few questions: (1) Who “determined” that they were drain flies? Was a pest management professional involved in the identification? (2) How did you clean the drain? Soap and hot water, Drano, or an enzyme drain cleaner? Did you use a scrub brush? (3) Did you check for any
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