What Are Clover Mites? Clover mites are small not insects even though they are very close relatives to spiders and ticks. While they are a nuisance, they are not able to bite and therefore not dangerous to humans or pets. Appearance An adult clover mite is about the size of a pin head, oval in […]
Continue readingWhen you have a mouse or mice in your home, it can cause problems. Mice will go into your cabinets and relieve themselves in your pots and pans and in your dishes. They will get into your food and help themselves. Some mice will even chew on wires in the walls causing serious problems with […]
Continue readingOf all the bugs that can infest your home, German cockroaches are among the hardest to eliminate. Thee little pests have a way of hiding within walls and hunkering down during treatments, so you can wind up sharing a domain with them indefinitely. It’s often said that the roach can survive nuclear fallout. While this […]
Continue readingCarpenter ants are given their name due to their salacious appetite for wood. They are often found in areas where trees and decayed lumber are readily available. However, this ant can also find its way into the average household too. Unlike termites, they do not eat wood, but they use the chewed out, dead timber […]
Continue readingAs a homeowner, you love to share your house with family, pets, and guests on occasion. The last thing you want is an infestation of creepy crawlies lurking inside too. One of the more common insect problems in a home is the carpet beetle. Although not as insidious as cockroaches, ants, or bed bugs, these […]
Continue readingThe Dilemma They’ve been invading us since we stood up on two feet and walked out of the primordial muck. Insect pests love the cozy habitats and food supplies that we humans provide. Some even consider us their food. Since the invasion began, we have been trying to eliminate bugs from the places where […]
Continue readingIf you’re seeing small, gray or silver-blue insects that resemble shrimp around your home or noticing odd damage to your books and clothes, look out: you might have a silverfish infestation. Though silverfish aren’t directly harmful to humans like bedbugs are, these agile, nocturnal insects can damage food, clothing, wallpaper, and books with their […]
Continue readingFlipping on the kitchen light to see a multi-legged insect beast scurrying across the floor is alarming at best. Fortunately, the pest isn’t going to attack you outright. It is likely a house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata species). They have an elongated body with 15 pairs of legs (less on juveniles). On the front are long […]
Continue readingImage By Mohammed A. Hannan, Abdulaziz S. Alqarni, Ayman A. Owayss, Michael S. Engel – http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=2861&element_type=12, CC BY 4.0, LinkHow To Get Rid Of Carpenter Bees Inside And Outside The House? An infestation of carpenter bees inside or outside of your home can be a cause of concern, but not because they are aggressive. The […]
Continue readingFacing a Brown Recluse Spider Infestation? How to Control and Eliminate Them Completely One of the spider that is feared by many in the country is the brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa). This spider is also known as the brown fiddler, fiddleback spider, or violin spider. People fear them due to their venom that has […]
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