There is documentation to show that bed bugs have pestered us since ancient times. For most of us, bed bugs were extinct pests that our great-grandparents battled. In the early 1900s , it was a rare American indeed who had never been bitten by or at least seen a bed bug. Bed bugs were pretty
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I keep finding these white worms crawling on my kitchen walls. I thought they were fly maggots but they look more like little caterpillars, about a half inch long. I can’t imagine what they’re doing in the kitchen. Could they be coming in from outside? P. D., Sandown, NH Whether or not they could be
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The name western conifer seed bug might be confusing since this insect is an important pest in the Northeast. It was first described in the western U.S. where it is a native pest, but in recent years it has been gradually moving eastward and is now common across the northern United States and into Canada.
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We keep finding these tiny, jumping insects in different places in our downstairs. They’re mostly in the laundry room but also in the family room. Our extension agent told my husband that they were springtails. Where are they coming from and why are they in my house? L.L., Epsom, NH Springtails (sometimes called Collembola) are
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I’ve been unpacking my family’s sweaters and other winter clothes that were stored in the attic. When I opened one box of sweaters, I saw a couple of what looked like tiny beige moths running around inside the box. I’m assuming that these were clothes moths since, sure enough, I found holes in some of
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Our house keeps getting invaded by those gray roly-poly bugs that curl into a ball. When we were kids, we called them pillbugs, but when I looked them up on the Internet, I found “sowbugs” instead. Whatever they are, how can we get rid of them? A. G., Deerfield, NH Pillbugs and sowbugs are actually
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If you’ve had trouble in the past with insects spending the fall and winter in your home, now is the time to take steps to keep that from happening again. What Kind of Pests Are We Talking About? Fall invaders are crawling pests such as crickets, millipedes, and earwigs that are normally found outside around
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I’m trying to figure out why we suddenly have a bunch of house flies inside. Every day for the last week we’ve killed 20 to 30 flies, mostly in the dining room. J.R., Boston, MA For an accurate diagnosis, you really need to have the flies identified. If they’re the size and shape of house
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We have chiggers in our house! I thought they were outside pests but we’ve seen dozens of them crawling on our draperies and living room walls. They’re reddish and look like they’ve been sucking blood. My son reacts very strongly to chigger bites so I need to find out where they’re coming from. J. J.,
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