Do Indoor Ants Leave in the Winter?

By Chris Williams on January 11, 2016

That is probably what it means. When you have ants in your house on a regular basis, there are two possibilities: (1) the ants are nesting outside and are just entering your house looking for food, or (2) the ants are nesting inside and are foraging in your house looking for food. In either case,…

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Can You Catch a Rat with a Mouse Snap Trap?

By Chris Williams on January 8, 2016

We get this question quite a bit, or we see the results after a customer tries to use a mouse trap to kill a rat. There’s quite a size difference between a mouse and a brown rat. A mouse weighs in at only about one ounce compared to up to 18 ounces for the rat.…

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When Did Ladybugs Get Attitude!

By Chris Williams on January 7, 2016

You’re right. When I was growing up, ladybugs were seen and appreciated only occasionally. Things began to change back in 1994 when we first noticed a new species of ladybug in New Hampshire, Harmonia axyridis, otherwise known as the multicolored Asian lady beetle (the “bugs” are actually beetles). Some say that the lady beetles arrived…

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Damage Caused by Woodchucks

By Chris Williams on January 6, 2016

You may know them as groundhogs (see Woodchuck or Groundhog – It’s the Same Pest!) or even “whistle-pigs!” Woodchucks can be a real problem in residential properties where they are responsible for more than one type of damage. All of the damage that woodchucks do is “big” because they are large animals (up to 12…

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New Years Pest Checklist

By Chris Williams on January 5, 2016

New Years Pest Checklist: Mice and various rodents form a common holiday cadre that also includes spiders, ants, pantry pests, flies, and wasps among others.  With traveling, shipping, baking, shopping, and decorating at a feverish pitch it is easy to overlook pest activity until it becomes a problem. Lets start with mice and rodents as…

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