Q. I read a local news story that says we apparently have rats living in our sewer system and that they can get into homes by following pipes! Yikes! Please tell me that isn’t true!
… VIEW MOREQ. Yellowjackets are driving us crazy! If we try to eat on the deck, they find us. They’re chasing the hummingbirds away from the feeders. My son has been stung twice already. How much longer will yellowjackets be active? I’d like my yard back!
… VIEW MOREIf you’re having an ongoing problem with snakes around your home, even getting into your home, your real problem might be rodents! The primary food of many snakes, especially the larger ones, is rodents (mice, voles, rats). When a property develops a healthy population of rodents, snakes can move in as well.
… VIEW MOREQ. We’ve had a problem with cockroaches. I don’t know if I’m seeing the same cockroaches that I started with or if these are new ones. How long do insects live anyway?
A. Some insects only live for hours; some insects live for years! There’s a huge range in life expectancy from one insect species to another. A German cockroach can live from 3 to 6 months (unless it meets up with an effective pesticide, or a predator, or a shoe!).
… VIEW MOREQ. A pest control company told us we had old house bores feeding on the wood in our house! We found some holes in our basement beams. How serious are these bores?
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Worcester, MA 01604
47 Thames Rd Ste 6&7
Hooksett, NH 03106