The spring sun is ushering in brighter and greener days. You can practically smell those garden flowers blooming. Or taste the tomatoes. The problem is, so can the pests. You know the garden grazers I'm talking about: deer, rabbits and elk. Not to mention the...
While the folks of Massachusetts and other areas of New England heartily welcome the spring season after a relentless winter, they are finding a very unwelcome problem emerging from the brutal snow: serious damage to trees and plants from the Winter Moth Caterpillar....
Pigeons have long been a part of urban landscapes. Romanticized images of older folks feeding them from park benches and children chasing them into the air by the flock, will forever be icons of inner city living. But, pigeons live in many geographical areas and can...
The eggs are hatching and the insects take wing. Their target: your blood. With the warmer months come droves of blood-sucking mosquitos, relentless and fast-breeding. The pest prevention industry has always introduced new weapons in the war against this especially...
Since the Rapture didn't happen, I guess we can all go back to fighting the day-to-day battles that challenge us in this mortal life on Earth. Like the battle against bed bugs. We've done our fair share of covering of this topic, including the EPA-issued report last...
Got a termite problem? Make sure your exterminator picks up after himself. In this frightening tale of contractor forgetfulness, a mother of three kids discovered that her hired exterminator left behind a Loony Toons sippy cup that he had been using as a bait...
If you have bedbugs in your house, you might be desperate to get rid of them by any means possible. But be careful — the cure for bedbugs is sometimes more harmful than the little pests themselves. The EPA issued a report last week cautioning homeowners against a...
Everyone knows Orkin. Especially pests. That red diamond "Orkin" logo is like a harbinger of doom for ants, termites and biting/eating/gnawing insects everywhere. Orkin recently released a list of helpful tips for a successful BBQ. Not surprisingly, the tips had...
With warmer weather upon us, homeowners are readying their homes' defenses against the multitude of infiltrating pests. Be it termites or ticks, spiders or squirrels, the home can sometimes feel like a castle under siege. To prep your home for the fight against pests,...
I love when science gets put to good use for the benefit of homeowners. If it's not putting space shuttle technology into our walls, it's finding better ways to kill ants. Nature-Cide's latest line of natural insecticides might not be a triumph of the latest...
