Category: Household Insects
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Bee Sting Care – Quick First Aid
Bees and wasps are common summer visitors around your gardens and flower beds. You could inadvertently get stung while working outside as bees busily collect nectar or pollen. Wasps, such as yellow jackets and hornets, are more aggressive and will sting repeatedly with the slightest challenge. If you or a family member do get stung, take quick action with these first…
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Honey Bee Infestation is Not a Sweet Deal
Honey bees are a valued part of the food chain, but they can cause a serious problem if they take up residence in the walls or attic of your home. Their nests can last for years without treatment, as one couple recently discovered. They just concluded a three-year battle with honey bee infestation in their…
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Five Fun Facts About Stink Bugs
You might think that a name like stink bugs tells you everything you need to know about this pest. But as with most living creatures, there’s more to their story. Brown marmorated stink bugs are native to the Far East countries of Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan. They’ve been growing in numbers since they first allegedly…
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Ripe Summer Fruit Attracts Fruit Flies to Monmouth County Kitchens
If you find a cloud of tiny flies buzzing around your kitchen counter fruit bowl, something in the bowl has probably turned. Fruit flies are attracted to overripe and fermenting fruit and vegetables. These miniscule flies feed on the high sugar content found in decaying fruits and vegetables and use the surface of spoiled produce…
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Five Fun Facts About Box Elder Bugs
The term “elder” usually applies to someone worthy of respect. That certainly doesn’t apply when it comes to box elder bugs. These distinctive-looking red and black insects more accurately qualify as an annoyance. Unlike many other pests, box elder bugs don’t transmit diseases or cause significant structural damage to a home. That doesn’t mean they’re…