Not very common at all. In fact, brown recluse spiders do not occur in New Hampshire or in any states nearby (see Brown Recluse Spiders Do Not Occur in the Northeast: Q&A). The range of the brown recluse spider covers a few states in the south central and lower Midwestern U.S. That’s not to say
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First thing, you should collect and save a couple of the flies and some of the “shells.” Second thing, give Colonial Pest a call and ask for one of our technicians to come out for an inspection and pest identification. HAVE YOU NOTICED A BAD SMELL FROM A DEAD ANIMAL? The big flies you mention
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Picture it. Two sets of hooks, each with three barbed fingers pushing in and pulling, swimming into your skin in a sort of breaststroke to get a good purchase. This is how a tick’s mouthparts work. These backward-facing teeth have been described as mini-harpoons or looking like a chainsaw. Once the barbed mouthparts are securely
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We’re getting into the time of year when we get calls like this. That’s because we’re nearing the end of the breeding season for little brown bats, the bats most commonly found roosting in homes. In our region, the young are born in May to June and remain with their mother for several weeks while
VIEW MOREThere might be a single product that would kill all of the pests you mention but the problem is timing and application site. A pesticide applied to control springtime-invading pests like millipedes may not remain very effective when you need it to kill pests that appear months later in the fall. It’s a fact that
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We occasionally get an anxious call when someone has seen a bed bug in an office setting or other workplace. As you would expect, word travels fast among employees. Soon everyone is itching or finding “bites” on their bodies. Sometimes they are able to capture the suspect bed bug for verification, but more often we
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If you spend a lot of time working or playing outside or if you live in an area with a lot of tick activity, maybe you’ve considered wearing permethrin-treated clothing to keep ticks from attaching and biting. While repellents containing DEET are still the main recommendation for use on exposed skin, the insecticide permethrin is
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Not too early. A yellowjacket queen starts her nest in early spring and it grows in size and number of individuals throughout the summer. As the queen lays eggs, more workers are produced to search out insects and feed developing larvae. A successful late season yellowjacket nest can have up to 4,000 wasps. See How
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People are often surprised to find out that they have flying squirrels in their neighborhood, and even more surprised to find out that it’s flying squirrels that are making that mess in their attic. Flying squirrels are very cryptic, almost never seen except by those who make an effort. That’s mostly because, unlike other squirrels,
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