Each life stage of a hard tick (our blacklegged or deer tick, for example) must have a blood meal in order to molt to the next stage in its life cycle or to lay eggs. Each life stage generally feeds on a different host animal suited to its habitat and size. For example, the very
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Many of you are aware that there are indoor cockroaches that can take over your kitchen and make your life miserable. Did you know that there are even bigger outdoor cockroaches as well? In fact, they may be living around your home’s foundation at this very minute, just waiting for an opportunity to move inside.
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It’s pretty scary to think that you could have yellowjackets nesting inside your house and not realize it. That scenario seems to be happening with increasing frequency. In our area, there are at least two common yellowjacket species (German yellowjacket and common yellowjacket) that frequently choose to nest hidden in building wall voids, or ceilings,
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Everyone knows what a mosquito looks like (although we still confuse them with harmless midges). Once you’ve endured mosquitoes biting you, you tend to remember the enemy. But not everyone knows what the immature stages of mosquitoes look like. That’s important because, while the elusive adult mosquito flies around and can’t always be caught or
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been emphasizing tick control as the number of tick-transmitted disease cases continues to grow (see Annual Tickborne Disease Update). CDC says the best approach is to landscape your property to establish tick-safe zones and to have a pest management professional treat high-risk areas bordering your yard. CDC’S TICK-SAFE
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You’ve just discovered that your dog has fleas. The veterinarian has treated the dog, a very important first step, but is that all you need to do? Actually, there’s more. If you don’t also have your home inspected and treated by a pest management professional, fleas are likely to show up again, perhaps biting people
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Earwigs normally live outdoors in damp areas where they feed on live or dead insects and plants, sometimes damaging garden plants in the process. If you have earwigs entering your home it’s usually because (1) their outdoor environmental conditions have changed and are now too dry or too wet or too hot, (2) you may
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Never say never. There is always at least one way to address a pest problem, and usually several. I can give you a few suggestions that should cut down on visits from the Pennsylvania wood cockroach, Parcoblatta pennsylvanica. What you’re seeing are the male wood roaches that are very active during the mating season from
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There’s a confusing array of wasps and bees flying about, of all shapes and sizes. Which ones can you safely ignore and which ones could be a problem, now or in a couple of months? Solitary bees such as carpenter bees and digger bees are only around for a couple of weeks and won’t be
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Hooksett, NH 03106