tiny insects
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 […]
Pest control is something you should think about for every season not just the warmest months. I was recently sitting in an airport waiting for my flight when I struck up a conversation with a nice woman. She randomly ended up on a topic of having a rat in her home. She was explaining that […]
Usually when we think of pests, we think of things crawling on us or biting us in the middle of the night when we sleep. We think of rattling noises emanating from the attic or crawl space. But physical interaction with pests is just part of the problem. Like all living organisms, pests eat, drink […]
You’ve noticed a strange new insect mound in your yard. You can already tell it’s not an ant nest. It’s probably a termite mound. These little mounds start small but grow very rapidly and they get very large. You may have seen images of giant termite mounds which show up out west and in countries […]
You may be sweeping your home and notice that amongst the debris is a dead roach or two. You may also think to yourself “hmmm, that is weird” and move on with your day. A few weeks later you are sweeping again and see yet another dead roach. What is happening? Why are there dead […]
It’s springtime and that means windows and doors are open and the fresh warm air can flow through your home like nature wanted it to be. This also means other things will be flowing through your home as well: Pests! Specifically flying insects known simply as “flies” make their way into your home and annoy […]
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 […]
As long as there have been humans there have been what we consider to be pests. Critters that either invade our space or try to live on our food scraps have been a problem since the dawn of mankind. We have looked for ways to attack the pest problem since our earliest days on Earth. […]
Pests are more than just a common nuisance – they are intelligent when it comes to survival and evading humans. They’ve been this way for millions of years. Understanding how they operate helps us to attack them where they are most vulnerable. In this guide, we’ll uncover the secret lives of common household pests and […]
Pests come is all shapes and sizes. A pest is essentially an unwanted creature that has made entrance into your home or yard. They can be a mild nuisance or they can be a severe problem. Termites alone account for $5B worth of damage to homes every year in the United States. They affect over […]