Where do bugs go in the winter? Part III

Where do bugs go in the winter? Part III Spiders in house The spiders you find in your home in the winter have actually been there a long time. Outdoor spiders don’t seek refuge inside of buildings during the winter. Where Do Mosquitoes Go in the Winter? They look for just the right place! – […]

Where do Bugs go in the Winter? Part II

Where do bugs go in the winter? Part II HIBERNATION Like many other types of animals, some insects will go into one of two types hibernation to avoid cold temperatures. Called diapause, these hibernation-like states of torpor cause the insect to go dormant. This dormant period allows the insect to slow its metabolism and conserve […]

Where do bugs go in the winter? Part I

Where do bugs go in the winter? Part I These are the kinds of questions you may be wondering when you’re wiping ants off your kitchen countertop or spraying wasps that have accumulated in your window screen. For many insects, the change in temperature is a matter of life and death. Some have adapted to […]

Wasp Stings Articles II

Treatment For mild to moderate reactions: You can treat mild and moderate reactions to wasp stings at home. Wash the sting area with soap and water to remove as much of the venom as possible. Apply a cold pack to the wound site to reduce swelling and pain. Keep the wound clean and dry to […]

Wasp Stings

Wasp Stings About 10 percent of people have adverse reactions to wasp stings and insect bites that are called large local reactions. Pain, redness, minor swelling, and itching are common symptoms of a wasp sting. Washing the area with soap and water and applying a cold compress are the best at-home treatments. Symptoms of a […]

Powder Post Beetles Article II

Infested wood is honeycombed with tunnels filled with loosely packed whitish powder called frass. The latter is composed of very fine particles of undigested wood and fecal pellets. Frass often accumulates beneath infested material or on the surface of the wood below exit holes (Fig. 1). Unlike most other groups of wood borers, anobiids are […]

Powder Post Beetles

It is very likely that at one time or another many home owners surrounded by or their property lines are near forests; have seen evidence of powder-post beetle damage in the timbers of old barns, camps, outbuildings, or in stored furniture or other items built of untreated, seasoned wood. Recognition and proper identification of these […]

YOUR HOME; Eliminating Wasps and Their Nests

YOUR HOME; Eliminating Wasps and Their Nests SOME wasps sting and some do not. And while some stinging wasps do so only when individually provoked, others sting as part of a devastating organized assault upon their victim. It helps, then, to know which wasp is which, what to do when one is encountered and, most […]