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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All animals have two types of names – common names and scientific names. You don’t realize it but you already know the common names for many pests, like German cockroach, Norway rat, clothes moth, or bed bug – these are their common names. It’s not quite that simple though since many creatures have more than
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As winter is ending and we’re starting to feel hints of warmer weather, folks are getting worried about mosquitoes and Zika virus. Every time we hear a news story about Zika, it seems that it’s surfaced in yet another state and predictions are rampant. Zika virus is especially scary because one of its primary manifestations is birth defects in newborns.
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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 are ticks active in the winter? Welcome Tim. Tim Chase: Good morning, John. Are Ticks Active in the Winter? John: So Tim, what times of the year
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The expert who identified your beetles should have explained that these beetles are more often associated with mold than with stored grains. Actually the ideal situation for foreign grain beetles is old, moldy grain where they feed on the surface mold rather than on the grain itself. In homes, though, we see them more often
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Well what a difference year makes with an EL Nino weather pattern in place. Last winter featured record snow fall amounts in New England and un-relenting cold. (Also record setting in many cases) What little snow we’ve received in NH where I’m at is receding rapidly with mild temperatures for most of January and even
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Q: After a recent dusting of snow, I noticed little tracks all around my house, around the bushes, and all over the rock walls. What is making the tracks, and should I be concerned about animals in my house as well as outside? A: Although the winter of 2016 has note produced much snow in
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After several years of attending company outings/holiday parties at my wife’s place of employment, her colleagues know that I’m a ‘bug guy’, so quite often specimens will show up at her desk with notes like, ‘hey, could you have your husband take a look at these”? “I found them in my garage” or in my
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The Northeast got pummeled by Jonas for sure this past weekend but we got skunked in NH! Today is quite spring like outside in the upper 40s so I wouldn’t be surprised to start seeing springtails beginning to appear. What is a springtail you ask? Springtails, aka, snow fleas are tiny bluish gray or dark
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