CAN LADY BEETLES BITE?

By Chris Williams on March 10, 2017

My granddaughter was visiting and was bitten by a lady beetle that she picked up. This was inside my house where I often have several beetles wandering around at any one time. I didn’t know they could bite, I thought they were the nice bugs. Are the bites serious? F. S., Nashua, NH Yes, lady…

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BATHROOM FLIES THAT LOOK LIKE LITTLE MOTHS?

By Chris Williams on March 9, 2017

We have a chronic problem with tiny flies in a bathroom. They’re dark and they look sort of like miniature moths. We seem to always see two or three almost every time we use the downstairs bathroom. I thought they were coming in from outside but we don’t see them in any other rooms. Do…

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Urban Pest lifestyles

By Chris Williams on March 8, 2017

I’ve been around this industry for over thirty years now, (how is that possible!) and the one thing that struck me today was that while the locations (same neighborhoods, same building complexes etc.) may be the same but the pests keep cycling back around.  What I mean is the same buildings that were infested with…

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WHICH BIRD IS BUILDING THAT NEST ON YOUR HOUSE?

By Chris Williams on March 7, 2017

On our roof, we have a strange little alcove where a couple of different roof angles meet and form a hidden corner. We’ve had birds build nests there in the past which wouldn’t be so bad except that nest material and droppings end up on our front porch. I already see a couple of birds…

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TERMITE SWARMERS INSIDE!

By Chris Williams on March 3, 2017

We just saw what I believe is a termite swarm – but it was INSIDE our house! It didn’t last very long and now all that’s left are some wings. Isn’t it too early in the year for termites to be swarming, or is this part of global warming? What should we do now? Y.…

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