Question Last fall we had our entire lawn redone. They took it down to bare dirt and then reseeded. It looks fantastic right now, lush and green, but it seems to be full of tiny red mites or ticks. My daughter was covered with them when she laid on the grass. I’m also finding them
VIEW MOREQuestion What’s the difference between a sowbug and a pillbug? We have one or the other in our basement almost every spring. Answer Sowbugs and pillbugs are kissing-cousins that look almost identical. Despite the names, they’re not bugs, they’re crustaceans, more closely related to shrimp and crayfish. Since they both have the same habits, there’s
VIEW MOREQuestion Every spring we get these bugs in our house. The Extension Service says they are elm leaf beetles. Do you know why they are getting into our house and where they are coming from? Answer I don’t believe that the beetles are getting into your house in the spring. They have probably been in
VIEW MOREIt’s not too early to start thinking about tick prevention. In fact, blacklegged tick adults have been active all winter, feeding on deer. The blacklegged tick (formerly known as the deer tick) is the most important tick in our region since it transmits Lyme disease, as well as the diseases anaplasmosis and babesiosis. Overwintering tick
VIEW MOREFor many of you, fleas maybe never went away. But those of us in the pest control business remember years ago when fleas were a serious pest problem and a big part of our business. Then along came all of the “on-animal” flea products that customers could get from their veterinarian. The emphasis shifted from
VIEW MOREWe usually don’t think about early spring being mosquito time. But, female adult mosquitoes that overwintered are out now, looking for a blood source so they can lay eggs. The mosquitoes that you see outside now actually spent the winter hidden around your home—in your shed or crawlspace, or nearby in animal burrows, under bark,
VIEW MOREQuestion Now that the weather is finally warming up, I am getting ready to store my wool sweaters and other clothes, and a few blankets, until next winter. What should I do to make sure they don’t get infested by moths? Are moth balls a good idea? Answer Woolens and wool blend fabrics can be
VIEW MOREInsects love mulch. Burrowing under mulch provides wonderful protection from the elements and from predators. Mulch retains moisture, vital for most insects, and remains cool in summer and warm in winter. Many insects feed on decaying vegetation, and that’s basically what decomposing mulch is. If you’re a predatory insect, the mulch environment provides easy food
VIEW MOREInsects often develop resistance to the insecticides that we use against them. When that happens, the insecticide becomes less effective until sometimes we can no longer control the population with this insecticide. Sometimes we can switch to a different insecticide and get results. But sometimes that resistance is broad spectrum, severely limiting the number of
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