Aside from the recent cold snap, the calendar tells me that spring is here. Spring always makes me think of sitting on the porch at my parent’s old farmhouse, and listening to the overwhelming buzz of the bees as they did their work on the rose bushes surrounding it. Now, more than ever, the… Read more »
Like so many homeowners in the Northeast, you probably can’t wait for the spring to arrive and bring in warmer temperatures. However, once the winter fades away, the spring gives rise to pest insects and terrible home infestations. Mosquitoes wait around the corner, and stink bugs congregate on your windows and doors. With humid seasons… Read more »
You see it coming from a distance, a swarm that grows larger the closer it gets. You can see the tiny winged beasts approaching like a black cloud, forcing you indoors to take shelter from the coming storm. Though you may have seen this happen each year in Boston, you might not understand what you’re… Read more »
Throughout January, February and March, business is painfully slow for Needham, Massachusetts, restaurants. The only significant boost comes on Valentine’s Day. To help bolster interest, cities like nearby Boston participate in Restaurant Week, which Boston now calls Dine-Out Week. Master chefs, samples of local fare and special deals abound during the celebration. In 2016, Dine-Out… Read more »
Beginning in late March and lasting throughout the summer, armies of tiny insects rejoice in nibbling houses and other buildings into dust. Termites can cause thousands of dollars in damages to a single home. As termite season approaches in Raymond Maine, you can expect to see an influx of swarms in and around the area,… Read more »
Tenants in Nashua New Hampshire, don’t have to let bed bugs control their lives. To help prevent the spread of bed bugs in New Hampshire, new legislation concerning the management of bed bugs by landlords and tenants was enacted in 2013 and 2014. Under the new laws, landlords are required to take action within seven… Read more »
When winter arrives in Burlington, Massachusetts, you may think that your pest control issues are over until next spring. Most insect pests die out or hibernate during the snowy season, but there’s one pest that can survive the harsh weather to destroy your garden. It’s called the winter cutworm. Here’s more information to help you… Read more »
During winter a little under ten years ago, in four separate areas of New York, scientists noticed something odd about an alarming number of hibernating bats. The nocturnal creatures were taking daytime flights, and huddling up near the brightly-lit entrance to their caves. Then they started turning up dead. Hundreds at first, soon thousands and… Read more »
About 70 years ago, a lifetime for many, a man named Howard Stevenson spent his days going door-to-door selling this and that to neighborhood folks in Woburn, Massachusetts. When he heard about a new rodent exterminator that had just hit the market, he jumped on the chance to be one of the first to offer… Read more »
You always hear about how bugs can’t survive the winter and die in droves as the temperatures dip in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and the surrounding New England area. But what actually happens to pests when the weather outside is frightful? What does it take to lower the population during next year’s thaw? Exactly how does weather… Read more »