Category: Insect Identification
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Don’t Risk Your Health on Do-It-Yourself Bed Bug Treatments
Attempts to self-treat bed bug infestations could place your family’s health at risk, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns. After one death and 129 health problems linked to home use of bed bug pesticides were reported between 2006 and 2010, the federal agency issued a national health advisory “alerting the public to…
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Is It Winter Itch Or Fleas Attacking You and Your Pets?
As with humans, pets too can suffer from skin problems during the winter months due to the cold and dry air that they encounter. Many people do not realize that there could be another reason that their own skin and that of their pet’s skin can be red, irritated and itchy. Despite the cold New…
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Cave Crickets…What Are They?
Unlike crickets that find themselves trapped inside of the wall of your home, keeping you up at night as they chirp away, the cave cricket is a strange type of cricket. Cave crickets are also known as “spider crickets” and “camel crickets”. All three of their names fit them perfectly because of their appearance as…
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5 Tips on Identifying Bed Bugs
If you have woken up in the morning with some new bites on your body, you probably instantly think you have a bed bug problem. However, before you blame your bites on bed bugs, it’s important to properly identify them before administering proper bed bug control. Here are a few tips to help you easily…
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Crickets – the Nuisance Pest That Can Drive You Crazy
Did you know that in many cultures, and even for some Americans, having crickets in your house is a sign of good luck? The fact is, crickets rarely come indoors, however when the weather gets colder, they do frequently accidentally hop inside a window or door because they’re attracted to the warmth. If you’ve been…
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Pantry Pests Can Spoil Your Holiday Baking
The holiday season will soon be under way and people from coast to coast will dust off those favored family recipes that only tend to appear at this time of year. Sweets like cookies, cakes, chocolates, and pies are an essential part of decorating the holiday dessert table. Lurking in the confines of pantries near…