Seasonal Disturbances Every spring and fall, woodpeckers cause disturbances on homes throughout New England. Their loud drumming wakes up families and can irritate at any time of day, though mornings are most common. Drilling into your trim and siding is unsightly and lead to more serious problems. Many of us are concerned about woodpeckers signaling…
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Winged and Swarming! Winged and flying insects swarming in or around your home is seldom a comforting experience! Our minds quickly turn to destructive pests such as carpenter ants or termites. Alternatively, too many of us sweep up insects and put it out of our thoughts without knowing what they were. How do we know…
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When it gets chilly outside, Mice come in for a meal and more! Every year in the fall we receive an increase in calls for mice in the home. Often, the caller will explain how they have already tried seemingly everything to curtail the invasion – from box store poisons and traps to inventive remedies…
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Autumn is welcome, pests are not! New Englanders love the changing of the seasons, especially going into the fall. The leaves are beginning to change colors, the night air is getting crisp and refreshing, and fall sports are in focus. With school children finding their school year routines, what other changes can we expect? Autumn…
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Because clover mites are very tiny, because they tend to “swarm” over surfaces in large numbers, and because the immature mites are reddish in color, people think the worst. To many, the mites’ red color implies that they suck blood (they don’t), so they are misidentified as chiggers, ticks, bed bugs, bird mites, and so…
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