The Biggest, Baddest Looking Wasps In New England

By Zachary Ciras on July 25, 2022

The biggest, baddest looking wasps in New England may not necessarily be the most harmful, as it turns out. Aggressive wasps species that we regularly deal with are not the largest. YellowJackets and Bald Faced Hornets are typically the two types of aggressive wasps that cause bodily harm to humans in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.…

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Why do I have flies every summer?

By Zachary Ciras on July 21, 2022

A fly buzzing around your home is often a nuisance unparalleled by almost any other annoyance. While the kids may enjoying fluttering around the house with swatter in hand, the novelty usually tires before the flies do. And when the family is resting, but the stridulation from our two winged nemesis persists, one three-lettered word…

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Early Summer Insect Activity I

By Zachary Ciras on June 2, 2022

With Memorial Day just behind us, we have unofficially begun Summer. The official start of summer is a few weeks away, but the insect populations are coming out to play like it’s summertime and the living is easy!  The recent hot weekends have really pushed the lifecycles into full drive, and folks all over New…

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Spring Beetles

By Zachary Ciras on April 18, 2022

It sounds like you are seeing a couple of different dermestid beetles. Dermestid beetles, also known as Skin Beetles, are a family of beetles who vary in their behavior, but are commonly considered to be scavengers. These beetles feed on dead vegetable and animal matter, often infesting hides of animals and beneficially removing the material.…

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Lions and Lambs – Changing Pest activity in March

By Zachary Ciras on March 14, 2022

March is the month of the official start of spring. In new England, that means we keep one eye open looking for the next storm of the century, as many have occurred in the first part of March, and one eye on the Crocus and Daffodils peaking through the soil, signaling the upcoming new life…

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