Question I heard on your website’s podcast that your company uses an insect growth regulator to treat for fleas. What is that? Is it better than regular pesticides? Answer An insect growth regulator, also called an IGR, is used in conjunction with regular pesticides. It’s a chemical that, when applied, affects the growth and development
VIEW MOREThis is something we hear pretty often. Of course we don’t have the answer but lots of researchers and other non-science types have speculated as to why mosquitoes seem to be more attracted to some people than others. A guy may never be bothered by mosquitoes, while his wife gets eaten alive. Maybe the guy
VIEW MORE[theme music] Katlyn Graham: Hello, I’m Katlyn Graham here with Tim Chace, a pest control technician with Colonial Pest and entomologist. Welcome Tim. Tim Chace: Good morning. Katlyn: Thanks for joining us here. We’re talking about fleas today, an area of your expertise. You’ve dealt with a lot of fleas in your lifetime. I’m sure
VIEW MORESometimes we use insects’ attraction to light to our advantage. In commercial kitchens, food warehouses, and restaurants, insect light traps are used to intercept and trap flies and other flying insects before they can contaminate food. Backyard “bug zappers” work because midges and moths are attracted to the bright light. But that same attraction can
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Question We keep finding fleas in our house, they get on us mostly in the living room. We don’t have any carpet, except for one 5X9 area rug in the living room. I thought fleas lived in carpet, so where are they coming from? We do have a cat. She had fleas last summer but
VIEW MOREThe Environmental Protection Agency wants to remind people that it’s time to once again think about tick protection. If you think ticks don’t really get going until the weather gets much warmer, you’re wrong. There are about 80 different tick species in the U.S. and the Centers for Disease Control has reported that seven species
VIEW MOREMassachusetts and New Hampshire residents beware. Lyme disease is very common around our parts.
VIEW MOREKatlyn Graham: Hello, I’m Katlyn Graham, here with Tim Chase, a pest‑control technician with Colonial Pest and an entomologist. Hello, Tim. Welcome. Tim Chace: Thank you. Katlyn: Thanks for joining us. Today, we are talking about fleas ‑‑ an area of your expertise, I hear. Tim, what are fleas? Tim: Fleas are very small insects
VIEW MOREDo you see millipedes popping up around your home in New England? Find out where they are coming from.
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