Our local wildlife are finally warming up and leaving their winter dens. For most mammals, that means looking for food and a mate, not necessarily in that order. At this time of year, you may find unwelcome visitors on your property. If you are feeding the visitors, either accidentally or on purpose, you could have…
VIEW MOREQuestion: My house is covered with thousands of these tiny red ‘bugs’. They’re even inside on the windowsills, walls, and on the floor, too! What are they? Answer: It sounds like it could be clover mites. While these ‘bugs’ are more closely related to ticks and spiders than they are to insects, the good news…
VIEW MOREBecause winter just won’t go away, I was moving some firewood into the house in case of a power loss. We really haven’t used much firewood this winter since we got a new furnace so I was surprised to find that my firewood pile seems to have been overtaken by big black ants. Some of…
VIEW MOREThe community room of our condo building is on the lowest level near the parking garage. On more than one occasion when we’ve been having a board meeting there, we’ve seen really large reddish-brown cockroaches. I think they’re coming in from the parking garage but the others think they’re migrating from the bakery next door.…
VIEW MOREGuess What? It’s Termite Awareness Week (March 12-18), sponsored by the Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA). If you’re digging out of snow right now, you may be saying “Whaaaa?” Does it seem too early to think about termites when it doesn’t even feel like spring yet? That’s exactly how termites hope you feel, they don’t…
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