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The end of summer marks the end of the egg-laying season for field crickets and the time when they try to find their way indoors. Crickets are usually black in color, but some can have a brown-ish tinge to them, have six legs, antenna and range in size from half an inch to an inch …
The Brown Dog Tick is uniformly reddish brown and is normally an 1/8 of an inch long when it is not engorged with a blood meal. Females have a “shield-like” area that remains unchanged. When a female takes a blood meal her body stretches and changes from red-brown to blue-gray, and her body size increases …
Ladybugs are valuable insects that provide numerous benefits to our ecosystem; however, during the winter, ladybugs like to seek shelter inside, which can turn them into pests. These fascinating, little creatures can be found all around the world, with more than 450 species in North America. During the summer, ladybug populations flourish because of the …
Earwigs are weird-looking creatures that received their name from an old European myth that the pest would literally crawl into someone’s ear and eat their brain. Fortunately, this is not true and there are no documented cases of this ever happening. Here’s what is true about earwigs. They can grow up to about an inch …
Various pests can damage a home – termites, ants, earwigs, to name a few. In fact, termites alone cause more than $5 billion in home damage every year. But, once the damage is detected, what role does insurance play? Do homeowners policies cover pest damage? In addition to reviewing the property’s insurance policy, it’s also …
Japanese Beetles are an invasive species that is highly destructive to plants and does not have a natural enemy in the United States. They feed on leaves, fruit, flowers and more than 400 different species of plants. The pest arrived in the U.S. in 1916 in New Jersey and has since spread throughout the east, …
There are social wasps and then there are solitary wasps. Solitary wasps may look big, nasty and scary, but they’re actually great for the environment, controlling other pest populations and would rather hunt for their next meal versus annoying humans. Although social wasps can grow up to two-inches in length, and have a stinger on …
Mosquitoes are one of summer’s most irritating and pesky pests, and they can be difficult to get rid of if the proper precautions are not followed. From keeping your grass trimmed, planting certain plants, setting traps and attracting natural predators, there are several ways to reduce or eliminate the threat of mosquitoes. It’s important to …
Like many ant species, odorous ants are found in Alabama and can be a nuisance. While smaller than traditional sugar ants, this species is known for its rotten food smell when crushed. What do odorous ants look like? Odorous ants are usually black, but sometimes brown, in color. The average lifespan is 30 to 85 …
There are four common types of social wasps found in North America, the paper wasp, yellowjackets and bald-faced hornets. Each of these species lives in colonies similar to ants and termites, where there is a queen, workers and males. Each social wasp colony only lasts about one year, and a new colony is built from …
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