Do Crickets Do Any Damage Inside? 

By Chris Williams on October 7, 2014

We have those shiny black crickets in our house again. They somehow get in every fall. My kids think they’re pretty creepy but I’m mostly concerned about whether they do any damage in the house. What do they feed on? M.S., Brookline, MA  The shiny black crickets that you refer to are called field crickets,…

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Which Termite Eats the Most? 

By Chris Williams on October 6, 2014

I’ve read that Formosan termites can cause a lot of damage to a home in a relatively short time. I’ve also read that we don’t have Formosan termites here in the Northeast. How worried do we really need to be about termite damage? C.C., Sutton, MA It’s true that Formosan termites are really bad dudes.…

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Avoid Bringing Pests in With the Houseplants 

By Chris Williams on October 3, 2014

If you haven’t already done so, you are probably making plans to move potted plants from outside to inside for the winter. Those plants have been enjoying the summer on your deck or porch and you probably haven’t paid a whole lot of attention to them. Now is the time to do a pest check…

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“How Can I Get Bats Out of My Attic?”

By Chris Williams on October 2, 2014

We hear this question a lot. We don’t recommend that you try to remove bats on your own for the following reasons: Bats are protected by federal (and often state) law. You are not allowed to kill or harass them. Bats can only be removed during a certain narrow window of time that varies from…

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Where Do Mice Nest? 

By Chris Williams on October 1, 2014

My daughter says she saw a mouse in her bedroom. As you can imagine, she’s freaking out and we are tearing the house apart trying to find its nest. Where do mice normally make their nests? T.Y., Loudon, NH Mice are very flexible about where they build their indoor nests. Their main requirement is that…

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