usually referring to insect or spider
We cover a lot of ground when it comes to pests here at the site. We’ve written many hundreds of articles over the years about anything creepy and crawly which may get into your home or yard. We’ve written articles about spiders, snakes, rodents, bees, wasps, lizards… just about anything and everything. Today we are […]
The modern kitchen appliance helps us out in many ways. Your refrigerator keeps items cold, so they don’t spoil as fast. Your toaster heats up pastries and turns bread into toast. Your microwave heats and cooks food to your heart’s content. But these appliances are also responsible to attracting pests into your home. Have you […]
It’s been known for a year that mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide emitted from breathing mammals. However, it’s been suggested and observed that mosquitoes tend to swarm some people while leaving other people mostly alone. Now there is scientific evidence to back up this claim. Well, we should say “more evidence” anyway. That’s because […]
The tiny, multicolored insects known as ladybugs are often seen as a sign of good fortune. Unfortunately, even though ladybugs are harmless, their enormous swarms may be a real pain in the neck if they find their way into your house or garden. In this post, we will address the benefits and drawbacks of ladybugs […]
You have probably heard that our area is expecting very cold temperatures for Christmas. Some have even gone so far as to predict snow. The last time people here saw anything resembling snow was 19 years ago when a some flurries occurred on the coast of Brevard down to Vero. In 1977, there was a […]
This particular insect seems innocuous enough at first glance. It just looks like an oversized housefly. But this giant housefly packs a punch. Most everyone who lives in the United States knows what a horsefly is. Well, they know it is bad news at the least. This is because whether you are in Central Florida […]
These days it seems like viruses are all anyone can talk about. This, of course, is because the world was rattled with an epidemic called the Cov-19 virus. That particular virus is spread human to human. In this article we will be discussing the new “Heartland Virus”. It is a disease which gets into humans […]
If you live in beautiful Brevard County Florida, you have become accustomed to the great warm weather, beaches and natural trails with all the wildlife that entails. If you live in Titusville, Rockledge, Melbourne or all the way down towards Vero, you have also probably run across some of Florida’s most pesky critters as well. […]
You may have heard the hub-bub on the news about an invasive new spider called “the Joro spider”. Its described as a “palm-sized” or “huge” spider which “parachutes its way into your yard”. This spider originates from Asia and first made its way to the United States in a shipment of goods back in 2014. […]
You may see our trucks on the road when you are in the Melbourne area. This is because a large percentage of our customer base is here. We have been serving the Melbourne community since 1980. We have seen the waves of populations change from NASA employees to aeronautical company workers and now Space X […]