Centipedes are not insects, although they are related to insects. One clue is that insects have 6 legs, centipedes have many more. Although they’re often called “hundred-leggers,” the typical adult centipede has about 15 pairs of legs for a total of 30. They have one pair of legs per body segment and actually add segments…
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Did you know that if you have a lot of yellowjackets around your property this summer, you’re likely to have even more next summer? That’s because in the fall each yellowjacket colony produces a number of “queens-in-waiting” as the rest of the wasps die off. These future queens spend the winter in a protective place.…
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The folks who know say we should expect a bad tick year in New England and that means a bad year for Lyme disease cases as well. Why the higher number of ticks this year? It may just seem worse in comparison. Last year was actually a lower tick year in New Hampshire and much…
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We live in Barrington, New Hampshire, do you know if we have chipmunks in this area? We have a section of an old stonewall in a back corner of our property and we had noticed a couple of holes along the base, then my wife saw what seemed to be a chipmunk there. We’ve never…
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I read on your website that you use a growth regulator for flea control. What is that all about? I don’t want them to grow, I want them gone! Bring on the pesticide! L. W., Beverly, MA We hear you. An insect growth regulator (IGR) is not an insecticide in the traditional sense but is…
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