Category: Insect Identification
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Camel Crickets – Scary But Harmless
Camel crickets might look scary, but there’s no reason to fear them. While these insects resemble large spiders, they have the typical legs of a cricket, which allows them to hop around from place to place. Camel crickets come out at night and prefer to live in areas that are damp and dark, such as…
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What Damage Does the Boxelder Bug Cause
If your landscaping includes boxelder, maple, or ash trees, chances are, you’ll have boxelder bugs residing in your yard. The dark brown or black bugs with red colored wings and stomach feed on the seeds of these types of trees. Boxelders are considered more of a nuisance than a problem. They don’t damage the trees…
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Do You Know Your Bedbug? Insects that Look Like Bedbugs
With bed bug infestations increasing, it’s important to be able to accurately identify these tiny pests and have them taken care of as quickly as possible. Bed bugs are brownish or reddish in color and have an oval-shaped body, but several other types of bugs have a similar appearance. The following bugs are sometimes mistaken…
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How to Control Hornets – Best Get the Allison Experts!
Hornets are highly aggressive pests that can deliver painful stings. If you see a hornet’s nest on your property, you might be tempted to get rid of it as soon as possible, but that can be a very dangerous task to do on your own. Hornet nests, which are usually found hanging from bushes trees…
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Insect Identification? Leave It to the Experts at Allison Pest Control
You are likely to encounter an insect every day. Comprising an estimated 80% of the Earth’s species, there are an estimated 10 quintillion individual insects and 200 million for every human. With that large quantity, they can become pests very quickly. Being able to identify, locate and exterminate them can be key in helping any problems they…
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What Do You Know About the Powder Post Beetle?
The name sums up this tiny wood-boring beetle pretty well. They are capable of turning large sections of wood to powder and undermining the structural integrity of floors, cabinets, furniture and other wood. Only the tireless termite is responsible for more damage to wood in American homes. They are more destructive than other wood-boring insects…