Because clover mites are very tiny, because they tend to “swarm” over surfaces in large numbers, and because the immature mites are reddish in color, people think the worst. To many, the mites’ red color implies that they suck blood (they don’t), so they are misidentified as chiggers, ticks, bed bugs, bird mites, and so…
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You may have seen in the news that Australia is currently experiencing a severe national outbreak of mice. A plague, if you will. Not just a few more mice than usual, but house mice running amok in every home and business, and devastating crops. Australia is a very big country but mice are everywhere. New…
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We are approaching the time of year when large black and yellow carpenter bees begin their nest building in wood, perhaps around your house or deck. The bee pair will be very busy and very visible for a short time. The female does the work chewing out a circular gallery opening, laying eggs, and provisioning…
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First of all, what you saw may or may not be yellowjackets. Some other wasps look very much like yellowjackets: European paper wasps make those open “umbrella” nests under the eaves (and elsewhere). They’re black and yellow but are distinguished by orange antennae and orangey wings. European hornets look somewhat like very large yellowjackets but…
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A recent online forum had a question relayed by a pest control technician. In one of his accounts, the staff veterinarian wanted to know if the cockroaches in residence in one room of an animal research facility could transmit parasitic pinworms to animals in another room. The answer is “yes” they could if the cockroaches…
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