Spring is in the air! Birds are chirping, some early spring flowers are starting to bloom, the last (hopefully last) snowfall of the season has come and gone. Aside from allergies for some folks, spring is such a great time of year! It’s like a new beginning, especially in the colder parts of the country …
Nobody who has pests likes their pests. It’s just basic human nature. We make our houses our homes and pests come in and steal some space and joy. Here are some tips to take back your space and joy and how to keep your home pest free!
Learn tips and tricks to keep pests out of your home or yard and how to prepare for peak season pests.
When I was younger, on Sunday dinner at grandma’s house I would find millipedes in her basement – the kind that curl up in a ball. I wasn’t afraid of them then, but sometimes things that didn’t scare you as a kid scare you as an adult. Millipedes aren’t as creepy to me as centipedes. Centipedes and millipedes are more than just nuisance pests.
You’ve probably heard of Charlotte’s Web, a children’s book and movie that animated a spider’s story and made her lovable. But if you ask me, anything with more than 4 legs is automatically creepy. This post gives you 5 types of spiders in your home and shows you how to manage them. As a bonus, this post shares tips and tricks and explains how pest professionals treat for spiders.
Picture this: you’ve set up your dinner table with the nice china for a special occasion. After months of speculation of whether you should have your in-laws over with COVID and everything, you make the plans with the intention of postponing or calling off if anything comes up. With a sigh of relief, nothing does, and you can have your dinner like normal.
Early summer this year, I had carpenter ants in the house I rent in Saint Paul. There were only a couple visible that I could see, but I’m sure there were more. My landlord set some bait to see how many would come to it, and thankfully the answer was: not that many.
Early fall this same year, I had some bottle flies