I’ve been told that I have a sawtoothed grain beetle infestation in my kitchen cabinets. For months, I’ve been finding these tiny, dark beetles and it’s driving me nuts. I’ll throw out one box of food only to have the beetles turn up again several days later. Help! R.W., Plaistow, NH Sawtoothed Grain Beetles Are
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While most of the nation is readying for a possible onslaught of cases of Zika virus, we here in the Northeast need to be more concerned at the moment with diseases that are transmitted by ticks. We know we have the ticks, and almost everyone knows someone who has had Lyme or a related tick-transmitted
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What’s the deal with silverfish? I used to see one or two occasionally but now it seems like we’re overrun with them. They’re really creepy. How do we get rid of them? W. L., Londonderry, NH Silverfish are similar to cockroaches in habits and lifestyle. Because they are active mostly at night and hide during
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If you have an ash tree or two on your property, you’re justifiably worried about the emerald ash borer. This ½-inch long wood-boring beetle from Asia is decimating all types of ash trees across the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. It was first found in the Detroit area in 2002 and was later discovered in Massachusetts
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Lately I’ve been finding these small cocoon things in my kitchen cabinets in the corners of the shelves. When I smash them, they seem to be empty. Any idea what these are? M. N., Sterling, MA It’s really hard to say without an inspection or seeing one of the “cocoons.” If the cocoon is round,
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When we get a customer complaint about annoying little gnats flying about the house, we can usually narrow it down to four possible flies: fruit flies, drain flies, phorid flies, or fungus gnats (see Tracking Down Indoor Gnats). All of these are “wet gunk” gnats; they are associated with some type of organic “goo” and
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We have a problem with what seem to be fruit flies, but we don’t have any fruit sitting around in the house. I can’t figure out where they’re coming from but this has been going on for weeks. Any suggestions? L. K., Newburyport, MA First, you need to make sure that you are dealing with
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Why in the world would I have cigarette beetles in my dried herb jar? I’ve been seeing these little brown beetles in my kitchen and my friend who’s a biology teacher looked at them and said they were cigarette beetles! D. R., Boscawen, NH Despite the name, cigarette beetles are a common pest of packaged
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Old house borers are wood-infesting beetles that sometimes show up in homes. Infestations usually begin in newly cut wood, even before the wood is incorporated into a home. Female beetles lay their eggs in cracks in softwoods such as pine, fir, or spruce, often while it is stacked in lumberyards. Because only certain boards are
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