WILL PESTS BE WORSE THAN USUAL THIS SUMMER?

By Chris Williams on April 18, 2017

The National Pest Management Association has rolled out its “Bug Barometer” to make its regional pest predictions for the coming season. And…drum roll, please…the prediction for the Northeast is for a bad tick and mosquito season! Ta-dah! According to NPMA, (1) the unseasonably warm winter could mean that fewer ticks died from extreme cold, and…

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The Black Legged Tick

By Chris Williams on April 17, 2017

The Black Legged Tick, formerly known as the deer tick, is the main vector in the spread of Lyme Disease.  Lyme disease is a disabling and difficult to treat problem effecting millions of people and pets in the North East.  The Black Legged tick has a 3 host life cycle that includes small rodents and…

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BABY ANTS RULE!

By Chris Williams on April 14, 2017

We always assumed that ant adults were responsible for the care of the colony and that the helpless baby ants depended on adults to feed and protect them. Research has suggested that, instead, baby ants may be the ones responsible for the success of the colony. BABY ANTS ARE NOT ADORABLE AT ALL! For the…

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8 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT MILLIPEDES

By Chris Williams on April 13, 2017

They don’t really have a thousand legs. Millipedes are sometimes called “thousand-leggers,” while the similar centipedes are called “hundred-leggers.” Millipedes actually have two pairs of legs per body segment. They add body segments, and legs, as they grow, so most adults end up with 30 to 90 pairs, but one species has over 300 pairs…

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What Does a Carpenter Ant Nest Look Like?

By Chris Williams on April 12, 2017

Carpenter ant nests vary greatly in size, location, and structure.  Many factors determine what a nest will look like.  Moisture conditions and rotten wood differ from a nest in a dry location.  Carpenter ants will take advantage of rotten wood, and easy places to start the nest, but as the nest grows, the larvae who…

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