Nonporous surfaces like glass, glazed tile, or stainless steel don’t soak up insecticide so more remains on the surface where pests can come into contact with it. The downside is that pesticide that remains exposed on a surface is susceptible to evaporation and removal by cleaning or wear. If there’s dust , oil, or grease on the application surface, that will cut down on the effectiveness of the insecticide as well.
VIEW MOREThe house centipede is dirty yellow in color with 3 darker stripes down its back. While other centipedes have legs that are all of the same size, the house centipede has 15 pairs of legs that increase in length from the front to the back of the body. It actually uses its back legs to lasso and capture prey. It’s only about 1 to 1-1/2 inches long when full grown, but the long legs and very long antennae make the house centipede appear much larger. If you attempt to smash or capture a house centipede, the legs break off easily and will continue to twitch!
VIEW MOREMost U.S. cases of Lyme disease still occur in the Northeastern and upper Midwestern states. In 2013, 14 states accounted for 95% of all confirmed cases of Lyme disease. What’s changed is that even more areas within these states are now considered high risk for catching the disease.
VIEW MOREFortunately, fungus beetles can be one of the easiest pests to control. For small infestations, if you simply dry out the site where the mold is growing to kill the mold, the beetles will either die or move on. Drying the site might mean repairing roof or plumbing problems, or correcting drainage or condensation problems. In some cases, simply removing the moldy material (for example, wet cardboard boxes) will get rid of the pests.
VIEW MOREIt’s true that the blacklegged ticks that transmit Lyme disease are hard to see, even on people. They are some of our smallest ticks, particularly when they are in the larval or nymphal stage. Engorged ticks that have fed are larger and easier to see and remove on a dog, but they may have already transmitted disease when feeding.
VIEW MOREMosquito season in Massachusetts, and in every other state, takes place whenever there is standing, stagnant water that mosquitoes can lay eggs in. Any warm weather month, week, or day can be mosquito season if conditions are right. In most areas, mosquito “season” happens when there has been extended rain creating puddles and filling containers.
VIEW MOREAssuming garbage management is not a problem, the next best guess is an animal carcass somewhere in your wall voids, attic, or some other unfrequented or inaccessible part of your home. When a rat, squirrel, bird, or other animal dies, it doesn’t take long for a blow fly or house fly to zero in on the carcass where she proceeds to lay eggs. The eggs hatch and the larvae develop very quickly as they feed on the rotting flesh. The full-grown larvae pupate and shortly after, adult flies emerge.
VIEW MOREWe have three types of crickets in our region that get into houses: field cricket, house cricket, and camel cricket. The dark brown to black field crickets that you’re talking about will feed on most anything. Outside, they are feeding on decaying vegetation, including garden fruits and vegetables, and insects, among other things. Inside, they will eat garbage, or any people or pet foods they can find.
VIEW MOREDon’t delay in removing an attached tick. The longer the tick is attached, the greater the chances that it will transmit a disease such as Lyme. After 24 hours, the chance of Lyme disease transmission from an attached blacklegged tick goes up significantly, and is even higher after 48 hours.
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