No, we’re not talking about holiday pests like your cousin Lou. You’re on your own with that one! But we can offer some tips to help keep your holidays pest-free.
VIEW MOREQ. Is it true that you can predict how bad the winter is going to be by the colors on the woolly bear caterpillars? I heard that the narrower the rust-colored band in the middle, the more severe the coming winter will be. In that case, this winter should be a doozy based on the woolly bears I’ve seen!
VIEW MOREQ. I am totally freaked out by this thing that I found in my toilet! It looks like a very long worm, or worms, I can’t tell since it’s sort of a mass, and it moves. I managed to put it in a jar because I’m worried that it’s a tapeworm or something that came out of one of us! Have you ever heard about anything like this?
VIEW MOREQ. We’ve had an ongoing problem for about 4 months with little gnats. We see dozens at a time running across countertops and walls, mostly in the downstairs family room. I thought they were fruit flies but an extension agent said he thought they were phorid flies. We had a pest control company spray and the flies were gone for awhile but they soon came back. Can you give me any idea what they’re feeding on?
VIEW MOREQ. Okay, I know earwigs don’t actually get in your ears, but what do they do? What’s their purpose in life? And why do they end up in my laundry room?
VIEW MORE1. Fleas have several different life stages. Fleas are insects that go through complete metamorphosis. Just like butterflies and moths, fleas have 4 stages of life: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Each stage looks totally different than the others and has different habits.
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If you are planning structural repairs, renovations or major landscaping changes to your home, know that this could mean new pest problems. Repairs and renovations can flush pests out into new areas, destroy existing controls, or make the area more attractive to pests. Changes in foundation drainage can result in standing water and wet areas that can result in mosquitoes and other moisture-loving pests.
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