How Ants Replaced Cockroaches As The Most Commonly Controlled Indoor Insect Pests
Before the commercial pest control industry began servicing homeowners throughout the US during the mid part of the last century, Americans were completely defenseless against indoor insect pests. During the first half of the 20th century, both impoverished and...
The Most Commonly Encountered Insect Pests In Kitchens, Where To Look For Them, And How To Control Them
The kitchen is comparable to Heaven when it comes to insect pests. It’s got food, water, plenty of places to hide, and garbage to breed and feed on. What more could an insect want in life? Of course, this makes kitchens a nightmare for the human residents that...
Do Carpenter Ant Infestations Often Go Unnoticed For Long Periods Due To Their Well Hidden Indoor Nesting Sites?
Ants are the most commonly encountered insects within and around homes, and most ant species that are known pests are capable of establishing indoor nests. Indoor nesting ant pest species in Massachusetts include Pharaoh ants, odorous house ants, little black ants,...
In Which Situations Does Spider Control Become Necessary?
It is often said that the most common phobia is arachnophobia, but actually, ophidiophobia (fear of snakes) is even more widespread. A recent study revealed that more people fear scorpions than spiders, but of course scorpions are also arachnids. More than 30,000...