Nov 8, 2019
A surprisingly high proportion of indoor insect infestations start due to outside conditions surrounding a home. An abundance of vegetation, especially dead vegetation, surrounding a home provides food and shelter for both insects and spiders during the warmer months....
Nov 5, 2019
The most common cockroach pest in the northeast is the German cockroach, followed by the American and Oriental cockroach species. While all three of these cockroach species are capable of spreading disease-causing microorganisms within homes, the American and Oriental...
Nov 1, 2019
In the past, pest control professionals relied largely on insecticides to combat insect pests both indoors and outdoors, but due to increasing awareness concerning environmental hazards and public health threats associated with indiscriminate and liberal insecticide...
Nov 1, 2019
Several cockroach pest species invade homes in Massachusetts frequently, and two species in the state inhabit the nooks and crannies of homes all year long. The most common cockroach pest in the northeastern states is well known to be the German cockroach, which can...
Oct 21, 2019
The eastern subterranean termite inflicts a substantial amount of property damage in the northeast United States every year, but termites are not the only insect pests in the region that pose a threat to timber-framed structures. Insects like carpenter bees and...