Lately when I’ve been working at the back of our yard, I’ve been noticing some strange-looking poop that must be from some wild animal. That’s not a problem, but I’ve also seen what might be a burrow behind the shed. I think it might be a raccoon. How can I tell whether it’s nesting there…
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What does carpenter ant damage look like? Just in the last few days, we’ve been seeing large black ants in our house that we’re worried might be carpenter ants. Then my son found a piece of wood trim in the basement wall that was kind of dark and mushy and just fell apart when he…
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You knew it was coming. Researchers here in the Northeast are now warning us to expect more ticks than usual this spring. The University of Rhode Island Tick Encounter Resource Center lists a high tick encounter index across the Eastern U.S. That means they found more ticks than normal (see Where do Ticks Go in…
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Our office manager at work told us someone found a bed bug in one of the offices down the hall. Now everyone is freaking out, worried about getting bitten or that we might take bed bugs home. Could that happen? V. B., Deerfield, NH First, I hope that your office has contacted a professional exterminator…
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What are termite bait stations? Termite baits are made up of a cellulose food, either wood or something similar, that is treated with a slow-acting toxin. The treated wood is placed inside plastic bait stations (monitor tubes) which are inserted into the ground around the perimeter of your home at regular intervals, or near problem…
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