My 10-year old son has always been interested in bugs and actually knows quite a bit about them. He wants to make an insect collection for a school science project and I’m trying to get him started. Can you give us some basic advice? A. A., Millville, MA Your question brings back fond memories; I
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John Maher: Hi, I’m John Maher and today I’m here with Tim Chase of Colonial Pest Control. Tim is an entomologist and a pest control technician and today our topic is where do mosquitoes living in cities and towns come from? Welcome, Tim. Tim Chase: Good morning, John. Are Different Species of Mosquitoes Living in Cities &
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With all the news about Zika virus showing up in the U.S., I’m starting to freak out about the upcoming mosquito season. We’ve always had a bit of a mosquito problem on our property. Our neighborhood sprays but I know that’s not totally effective. What else should we do? F. L., Marblehead, MA Hopefully you
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I was up in our attic this morning to check for leaks and the place was full of house flies! There must have been 200 to 300 of them. They were bumbling around more than flying. Why would they be in the attic. Should I fog them? T. Y., Somersworth, NH They might have been
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Last night I found a giant mosquito on the wall in my bedroom. It must have been an inch long. Is this some new species of mosquito? It’s not the one that spreads Zika virus is it? L. S., Peabody, MA I can assure you that it is not the mosquito that spreads Zika virus.
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Our customers are starting to phone in about tiny, dark beetles crawling up their walls. Early every spring, adult carpet beetles make their appearance, responding to a primal urge to get outside to reproduce. As larvae, carpet beetles shun light but once they turn into adult beetles, they head towards lights and windows (they can
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Q: One of our tenants in a multi-unit building recently had an explosion of Indian Meal Moths. Neighboring tenants do not seem to have an issue, although we did notice a few of the adult moths in the hallway. Is this something that needs professional attention, or can we handle this with the “traps”? 02
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Q: We recently re-financed our property on the seacoast. During the process with the V.A., we were mandated to have several inspections. We had a home inspector come and check things out with no problems noted, our septic tanks and lines were all fine, and the radon tests were negative. We have never had any
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Why do we always have so many bugs in our basement? Seems like every time I go down there, I see some kind of bug running, so it’s gotten so that I don’t want to go down there anymore. We don’t have insect problems upstairs. L. J., Stratham, NH Basements provide several things that insects
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