PANTRY PESTS No one enjoys unexpected moving meat in his or her oatmeal breakfast! Sorry! There are pantry products which may contain pests and products which may become food sources to pests. I spent 30 years helping people eradicate pantry pests from their homes. First, products which most often introduce pests to your home: 1. Bird seed. Birds …
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GUEST POST from Don: Earwigs & Silverfish
EARWIGS AND SILVERFISH They are not closely related.Some reporters will tell you that neither are a big problem, but both can be. Let’s start in alphabetical order. EARWIGS They don’t wear wigs and I’ve never heard of one getting into someone’s ear. These are those funny insects with pincers for tails. You may have already noticed that some …
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GUEST POST from Don: Helpful Pests
HELPFUL PESTS [Note: This is NOT the usual Guest Post. Unlike my other works, this is mostly a re-telling (like a book report) from the mentioned podcasts (below). I found this fascinating and thought one or two others would, too. However, I have included a few thoughts of my own at the end.] Rob Dunn, PhD. is Senior …
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GUEST POST from Don: Bigger Problems
This pest means you have a bigger problem… Having engaged in pest control for 3 decades, I know how most customers think: “Ick. I have creepy things in my house. Kill them.” However, THESE critters are in your house BECAUSE you already have a much larger problem. You have a leak, had a sewage backup, gaps and holes, a …
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GUEST POST from Don – Insect Oddities*
*Warning: Some of this is gross! As I have previously mentioned, I have some experience in pest control. You learn a ton of useless facts doing that (like the Latin names for various critters…which almost ZERO customers care to know I know). However, some things are really neat, like the following scraps of info, some of which …
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