My daughter was just stung by two yellowjackets in our yard! Isn’t it a little early for this? We normally don’t have yellowjacket problems until late in the summer. K. V., Lee, NH It’s not too early for yellowjackets to be out and about, but it is early for them to be interacting much with…
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As public health officials in the U.S. gear up for the expected arrival of the Zika virus, the Centers for Disease Control has issued an updated map (as of March 2016) showing the occurrence of the two Aedes mosquitoes that transmit the disease. Aedes aegypti, known as the yellowfever mosquito, has now been reported from…
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We live behind a restaurant that clearly has a rat problem centered around their overflowing dumpster and overgrown backyard. On more than one occasion we have seen rats enter our yard but we haven’t found any burrows. What can we do? G. F., Boston, MA Obviously the first step is to attempt to permanently solve…
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We just moved into a new house. Our old home always had all kinds of pests in the garage. We found mice, spiders, camel crickets, and even food moths, among other things. How can we keep the same thing from happening in this new place. I don’t know what it is about garages. N. L.,…
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How far can mosquitoes fly? Most mosquito species have a flight range of 1 to 3 miles. Certain large pool breeders in the Midwest are often found up to 7 miles from known breeding spots, and saltmarsh mosquitoes have been known to migrate up to 100 miles. Mosquito species that are adapted to people and…
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Worcester, MA 01604
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Hooksett, NH 03106