January 31, 2018
The cold hard reality about bed bugs is that they are not going away anytime soon. In fact, according to a recent survey conducted by the National Pest Management Association, one in five Americans have had an infestation or know someone who has encountered bed bugs at home or in a hotel. In this post […]
November 10, 2017
When available, the house mouse prefers seeds and nuts, but this opportunistic feeder will eat almost anything available. When the temperatures outside drop, house mice begin searching for a warmer place to live. Attracted by the smell of food and the warmth of a structure, the house mouse can use as little as a ¼” […]
October 17, 2017
When rodents enter human habitat, they are known as commensal rodents, defined as “sharing one’s table.” These rodents live among and are dependent on humans for their survival needs, such as food, water and shelter. Rodents, from the Latin rodere, “to gnaw,” are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of […]
September 12, 2017
With cold weather fast approaching, pests are seeking a suitable place to spend the winter. Don’t let your cabin be their Caribbean vacation home. The most common pests that spend the winter in cabins around the Upper Midwest are cluster flies, Asian lady beetles, box elder bugs and of course mice. Following these seven simple […]
August 28, 2017
As the days get shorter, nighttime temperature start to fall. To some pests, it’s a signal that it’s time to find a suitable place to spend the winter. These pests include cluster flies, Asian lady beetles and box elder bugs, and the Midwest will likely soon see the brown marmorated stink bug. As fall approaches, […]
August 1, 2017
If you haven’t already seen these odd-looking creatures, you most likely will soon. Native to China, Taiwan, Japan and Korea, the brown marmorated stink bug is thought to have inadvertently entered the United States in shipping containers in the mid-1990s. First noticed in Pennsylvania, they were initially mistaken for a native stink bug species. Strong […]
