Gnats Indoors in Winter?

By Chris Williams on January 5, 2017

Here it is January, it’s frozen outside and we have these tiny flies flitting around inside. I can’t figure out where they could be coming from. Any ideas?  V. B., Everett, MA The first thing you need to do is have a professional exterminator inspect your home to identify the flies and find the breeding…

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How New England Wildlife Spend their Winter

By Chris Williams on January 4, 2017

Ever wonder what our local wild animals are doing during the winter months? Are they hunkered down, hibernating, half asleep, just waiting for spring? Some are, some aren’t. Out of all the different wildlife species in New Hampshire, for example, only seven sleep the winter away to some degree. Three of these (bats, woodchucks, jumping…

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How Come Spider Webs Keep Reappearing?

By Chris Williams on December 30, 2016

I am so tired of always cleaning up spider webs in my house. Seems like they’re everywhere I look. Why are there so many in the winter when there don’t seem to be any bugs around for the spiders to feed on? F. M., Lee, NH It might not necessarily be that you have so…

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Guess What’s Coming For Dinner?

By Chris Williams on December 29, 2016

Picture it. A plateful of holiday cookies made with mealworm flour, or a crunchy cricket taco, or an afternoon snack of “Chirps Chips” featuring cricket flour (especially good for those who are going gluten-free). Utilizing insects as a food source is not a new thing for much of the world but it’s still a long…

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Why You Should Call a Professional for Squirrels in Your Attic

By Chris Williams on December 23, 2016

We discovered that we had a squirrel going in and out of our attic. It was making a lot of noise. My husband finally found the opening where it was getting in and sealed it up. What should we do now to make sure it doesn’t happen again. C. F., Allenstown, NH First of all,…

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