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What a ghost ant looks like - How to get rid of ghost ants - HowToPest.com
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Ghost Ants, the Spooky Invaders!

What is a ghost ant and how to get rid of it! Now that we are in spooky season, I feel it only fitting to talk about ghosts….ghost ants that is! Ghost ants are tiny ants that measure about 1.3

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Top 5 Most Damaging Pests - HowToPest.com
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Top 5 Pests That Do the Most Damage to Your Home.

Ever wondered what creatures could be gnawing away at your beloved home without you even realizing it? It’s not a pleasant thought and even less pleasant to your pocketbook.  But, knowing what to keep an eye out for can save

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Ant Bait Comparison Blog
Pest Blog

Ant Baits, Which One Should You Use?

So, you have ants, now what? You go to Google and type in “best ant bait” and voila! 7,560,000 results! What the! How in the heck do you know which ant bait to choose? The good news is HowToPest.com has

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4 Things to know about German Cockroaches
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4 Things to Know About German Cockroaches.

German cockroaches are the most common species of cockroach found worldwide that are known for their ability to adapt and thrive in human environments. If you have had German cockroaches in the past, you know unsettling it can be, when

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Bed Bug Identification Guide - HowToPest.com
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What Do Bed Bugs Look Like?

Your Bed Bug Identification Guide. If you have ever had bed bugs then you can agree, it can be a very distressing experience! So, what if you have never had bed bugs before and waking up with bug bites is

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What you need to know about earwigs-HowToPest.com
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Earwig Control: What You Need to Know!

Earwigs (aka pincer/pincher bugs) are a common pest that can be found in many homes. Fun Fact: Earwigs got their name because of the “old wives tale” that they would crawl in your ears and lay their eggs on your

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Common Spring Pests - Slugs
Pest Blog

Say Goodbye to Common Spring Pests!

Spring is a time of rebirth and renewal, but it can also be a time of pest invasions. From small insects to larger wildlife, pests can quickly turn a pleasant spring day into a nightmare. If you want to keep

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Here Comes The Bloodsuckers - Ticks and Mosquitoes - HowToPest.com
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Top 2 Pests Of 2023.

Here Comes the Bloodsuckers! For most of us here on the west coast, 2023 has already been a memorable year! We are experiencing record amounts of snow and rain and our lakes and reservoirs are full! It has been several

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What Is The Difference Between a Cockroach Vs. Water Bug - HowToPest.com
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Is It a Water Bug or a Cockroach?

Your guide to proper identification, it is not what you think! You may be shocked to hear that this pest pro. (in my early years) did not know the difference between water bugs and cockroaches! Yep! Just like most people,

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You Can DIY Pest Control
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Can I Do My Own Pest Control? Um…Ya!

If you have found your way to our HowToPest.com website, then you are most likely having some sort of pest control issue. Hopefully it’s not 2 a.m. and you are on the internet frantically searching “how to get rid of

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What Bagworm Cocoons look like - HowToPest.com
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What are Bagworms and How Do I Get Rid of Them?

What is a bagworm? If you have ever dealt with a Bagworm infestation, you know that they are no joke! Bagworms while mostly prevalent in the Eastern United States are highly destructive and can cause permanent damage to shrubs and

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Why Do I have So Many Spiders - HowToPest.com
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Why Do I Have So Many Spiders?

It never fails, come June/July, the spider calls come rolling in like clockwork. So, if you are reading this and wondering “Ya, why do I have so many spiders in my home?” Well, HowToPest.com is here to answer all your

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What is a Stink Beetle - Pinacate Beetle - HowToPest.com
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The Stink Beetle, Pinacate Beetle

If you live in the Southwest region of the United States, you most likely have come across the Pinacate Beetle or Stink Beetle. They are a very common addition to most walking trails; in fact I can pretty much guarantee

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How To Get Rid of Fleas and Ticks - HowToPest.com
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How To Get Rid of Fleas and Ticks

I remember when I was a kid, I was sitting on the carpet in the den. I felt a sting of sorts on my ankle, I gave my sock a rub and continued what I was doing. A couple of

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How To Get Rid of Grasshoppers - HowToPest.com
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Patience, Young Grasshopper.

If you grew up in the 60’s and 70’s you know exactly who the young Grasshopper is! For those of you youngin’s, there was a show in the early 70’s named Kung Fu. Man, that show was awesome! I’m not

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Springtime Pests
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HTP’s Guide To Springtime Pests🌼

Being on the west coast, we don’t really have a clear division between Winter and Spring. We don’t get snow or even much frost for that matter, so my best indication for when it is Spring…when I can smell the

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When Do Termites Swarm - Termite-Tornado-HowToPest.com
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Termite Tornado. Termite Swarming Season.

‘Round here, every year around springtime is what we like to call termite tornado season, or for the “lay folk” termite swarming season! Termite swarming season is where the winged adult termites come out in swarms to mate and form

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What Is An IGR (Insect Growth Regulator) and Why Do You Need It - HowToPest.com
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What Is An IGR and Why Do You Need It?

If you are like me, when I decide to take on a project, I will research the heck out of it! I will find out every which way to do that specific task. Well, pest control is no different! If

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Top 10 Cities for Bed Bugs - HowToPest.com
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Bed Bugs and The City. Top 10 Cities for Bed Bugs

Guess who’s baaaaaack? While the pandemic stopped most travel for 2020, and there was a “short” reprieve in bed bug cases, it did not stop the dreaded bed bug. They were still breeding faster than Samantha Jones on a Friday

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Valentine's Day, Baby Season for animals - HowToPest.com
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Valentine’s Day! Baby Season.

Ahh parenthood, one could say there is no greater blessing. Fun fact, February 14th or Valentine’s Day is the 3rd most common day of conception. So, if you are born at the beginning of November, you are most likely a

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How To Get Rid of Ticks - HowToPest.com
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What Makes a Tick…Tick?

If you are losing sleep at night because you have so many unanswered questions about ticks, well, we’ve got you covered. As tick season quickly approaches, HowToPest.com has everything you wanted to know about ticks but were afraid to ask.

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What is a Carpenter Bee - HowToPest.com
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Close To You. Carpenter Bees

Ahhh, The Carpenters, if you grew up in the 70’s then you know The Carpenters! “Why do birds suddenly appear, every time you are near….”. It brings a tear to my eye every time. A song about just wanting to

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What a Mole Cricket Looks Like - HowToPest.com
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Mole Crickets. Have You Ever Heard of Such a Thing?

Thankfully, here in California, we don’t really see many mole crickets. They tend to be in the southeastern states but are definitely making their way out west. I’m not gonna lie, in my opinion, mole crickets are adorable. Just look

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Pests in Apartments
Pest Blog

The Ant, The Roach and the Apartment

Nowadays modern apartment living can mean evening socials, happy hours, book clubs and pool parties…who wouldn’t want that! We have a friend that sold her house and moved into an apartment that provided all those things and is loving life!

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Milli-Vanilli...Millipede Blog
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Milli-Vanilli…Millipedes

I often am confused at why, when people say that something is “vanilla” they are referencing something that is boring? One, I love vanilla, it is delicious and two, vanilla is a near perfect flavor that is added to most

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Much-Ado-About-Termites
Pest Blog

Much Ado About Termites.

It is a very common story in the pest control business. A customer calls because they are seeing tiny grainy droppings similar to sawdust, in their window sill or doorways or patio cover. If you think you’ve got termites, then

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Sleep Tight? Yah Right. Bed Bugs
Pest Blog

Sleep Tight? Yah Right. Bed Bugs

I know, I know we keep talking about bed bugs. Well, unfortunately the bed bugs are out in force this time of year and good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite is an all to familiar reality.

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What Pests To Watch For In The Winter - Winter Pests - HowToPest.com
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Baby It’s Cold Outside…Winter Pests

Think you are safe from pests in the winter? Think again. Winter pests are far more common than you think. While there might not be mosquitos feeding on your limbs and ruining your backyard bar-b-cue, there are plenty of other

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How To Get Rid of Boxelder Bugs - HowToPest.com
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Listen To Your Elders! Boxelder Bugs

There are elders with wisdom, some have great stories and sound advice. There are some elders that are just plain old (like uncle Bob) and then there are boxelders, bugs that is. If you have boxelder bugs, you know they

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How To Get Rid of Spiders - HowToPest.com
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Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner? Spiders

Have you ever had someone unexpectedly drop in at dinner time? As parents this was a frequent occurrence in our home. Sometimes it would be friends but sometimes it would be the dreaded boyfriend. This was a great time for

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How To Get Rid of Sugar Ants - Them! - HowToPest.com
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The Horror! Them Sugar Ants

Ok, I may be dating myself but if you grew up watching The Family Film Festival with host Tom Hatten you will surely remember one of the most terrifying movies of that time. THEM! Basically, atomic testing in New Mexico

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How To Get Rid of Fruit Flies - HowToPest.com
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The Struggle is Real…Buy Wine! Fruit Flies.

Being in the pest control industry you can imagine we have had hundreds of calls from customers dealing with fruit flies. Their stories rarely differ, “They came out of nowhere”, “They are everywhere”, “They showed up overnight” etc. After a

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How To Get Rid of No See Ums, Ankle Biters, Aedes Mosquito - HowToPest.com
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Head, Shoulders, Knees and Ankle Biters?

If you are reading this blog, you are most likely well aware of the dreaded Ankle Biters! Aka, the Aedes Mosquito or the Container Breeders, the Ankle Biters are here and they are out for blood! I’m sure you can

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Is it Ghosts or Rats- The Haunted Attic - HowToPest.com
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The Haunted Attic? Getting Rid of Rats

Over the years we have investigated many of rodent infestations, but since we are in “Spooky Season” I feel it only befitting to write about one of our favorite encounters. It was a morning just like any other, we received

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Preventing bed bugs while traveling
Pest Blog

Checking In? Bed Bugs and Traveling

With holiday travel right around the corner the spread of bed bugs is at its peak. Here at HowToPest.com, we want to give you all the tools to keep you safe along your travels. There is a sense of security

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How to get rid of cockroaches - HowToPest.com
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The Roach, The Roach

Sing with me all you peeps who grew up in the 80’s and 90’s… The roach, the roach, The roach is on the wall, We don’t need no Raid, Let the mother flipper crawl. Crawl mother flipper, crawl. I had

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How to get rid of spiders in my home - HowToPest.com
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Spiders: Just Like Us

What is the deal with all these darn spiders? It seems like they are showing up everywhere in my house. I’ve found them in corners, along door frames, getting comfy and cozy on my baseboards, living the high life in

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How to get rid of house crickets - HowToPest.com
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Crickets For Sale..House Crickets

We’ve all heard them. Most of us have seen them. But only a few of us know there is big business in them. And I’m talking BIG business, if you are into that sort of thing, and if you have

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How to get rid of cicadas - HowToPest.com
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Cicada Serenade…Cicadas

When it comes to romance, you’d be hard pressed to find another creature, human or otherwise, that could compete with the cicada. Now, I know this sounds crazy and you are probably thinking this bug blogger has lost her marbles

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Asian-Tiger-Mosquito-Blog
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White Stripes. Asian Tiger Mosquito

What has stripes, has origins in Southern Asia, lives off blood, and can be a big fat biting pain in the butt year round and during all daylight hours? The super-popular carnivorous Asian zebra? The blood-sucking Japanese bumblebee? A rabid,

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Kissing Bugs Blog
Pest Blog

K-I-S-S-I-N-G. Kissing Bugs

When it comes to kissing, I am guessing the last thing that comes to mind is a nasty looking bug. It is definitely the last thing that comes to my mind. There is not a chance in heck that I’d

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Dog has cat fleas - What are cat fleas - HowToPest.com
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My Dog Has Cat Fleas?

It sounds like a joke but the fleas you are seeing on your dog are most likely the Ctenocephalides felis, or cat flea. This is the most common type of flea, and it doesn’t really care if it hitches a

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How to get rid of mosquitoes - mosquitos in the united states - HowToPest.com
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Born In The USA…Mosquitoes

So, let’s set the scene… It’s late afternoon, the sun is moving toward the west, and the temperature is perfect. You head outside with the book you have been dying to read, and you stretch yourself out on the lounge

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top summertime pests - howtopest.com
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Hittin’ The Que. Summertime Pests

Bugs got you down when you’re trying to get your summertime grilling on?  I don’t know about you, but for me, summertime means firing up that grill and getting busy with some serious bbq action. No matter what is on

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How To Get Rid of Rats
Pest Blog

Oh Rats!

Besides humans, a plethora of insects, (yes, this bug blogger used the word plethora!), and a host of other pests, want to know what else is more active in the summer months? Rats. Those nasty, beady-eyed, long-tailed, disease-carrying creatures that

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How to get rid of scorpions - HowToPest.com
Pest Blog

Meerkats For Sale? Scorpions.

It is no secret that scorpions can be quite terrifying. They appear to be a nightmarish mix of spider and crab, have a stinger that can pack a serious punch, can grow up to 9 inches in length, and are

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Red-Imported-Fire-Ant-Blog
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Pants on Fire…Fire Ants

The summer sunshine doesn’t just bring on the heat, it brings on the fire! Fire ants, that is. And they definitely aren’t the type of heat you want to have around. Red Imported Fire Ant Identification Red imported fire ants,

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How to get rid of moths - HowToPest.com
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Moth-er Fricking…Moths

Got moths? There are a couple types of moths that like to get comfy and cozy inside your home, pantry moths and clothes moths. Both of these moth-er fricking types of moths can be quite destructive in their own way

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How to get rid of flying ants - HowToPest.com
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Love Is In The Air…Flying Ants

Just when you thought ants couldn’t be any more of a pain, enter the flying ant. Yes, an ant that has wings and flies. Sounds like fun, right? Not so much. So, how about a little flying ant Q &

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What is the difference between a gopher and a mole - Howtopest.com
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Tunnels of Love…Gophers, Moles or Voles

Not sure what is causing destruction in your yard? Can’t decide if you’ve got a mole problem, a vole problem, or a good old Caddyshack-like gopher digging holes and tunnels and mounds in your perfectly manicured yards? Well, lucky for

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Get Rid of Deer-Tick-Blog
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Oh Deer, Ticks That Is…Deer Ticks

It is tick season, peeps, and you know what that means, don’t ya? It means the ticks are out in full force. Actually, depending on the tick species, there can be tick activity year-round, but like many of their other

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How To Get RId of Mosquitoes - Blog
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Little Flies…Mosquitoes

Some call them “little flies,” since this is the literal translation of their name, Bear Grylls calls them “mossies,” and I call them blood-sucking little turds that serve no purpose on this planet. Ok, I might have gotten a little

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Pest Blog

Aardvarks Anyone? Termites

They say guilt will damage you the way termites eat away the wood, no damage is visible until it’s grave. Wow, that was deep. But the point of all that depth is oozing with truth. The damage done by termites

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Yellow Jacket - Meat Bee Blog
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Where’s The Beef…Yellow Jackets

As soon as that juicy steak, or burger, or hot dogs, or any other meat hits the grill of your barbeque, all the meat bees in the vicinity will be asking this question: Where’s the beef? Then they’ll use their

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Springtail-Blog
Pest Blog

Wait For Me!…Springtails

It’s springtime peeps, and with that, pretty much every pest known to man wants to come out and play. And they do. With so many bugs to choose from, this bug blogger thought a little springtail Q & A would

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Pest Blog

Burning Down The House…Spiders

I saw a spider in my bathtub, so I grabbed a tissue and then very, very carefully burned the house down. Hold up. Wait a minute. No need to burn down your house. Yes, it is springtime and spiders seem

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Pincher-Bug-Blog - How To Get Rid of Earwigs
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I Like Big Butts…Earwigs

I like big butts and I cannot lie… That’s what the song says anyway, but I am pretty darn certain that this is one big butt you would not like. At all. Not even a little bit. Earwig Identification This

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Pest Blog

Where The Magic Happens…Fleas

Fleabag motels, flea markets, bed fleas, fleas, fleas, and more fleas. They seem to get around, those fleas. But if their gettin’ around means getting into your home and in particular, your bed, well, now they have gone too far.

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Aphids-Blog
Pest Blog

Party Crashers… Aphids

Well, there’s a party going on right here, a celebration to last throughout the year…oh wait, you weren’t invited. And, even though it is taking place in your backyard, and more specifically in the garden that you spent countless hours

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Pest Blog

Where The Sidewalk Ends..(Pavement Ants)

Where the sidewalk ends is where you’ll find the headliner for this bad a$$ bug blog. Actually, that isn’t the only place you’ll find them. They are found throughout the United States in cracks in driveways, under sidewalks, in walls,

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How To Get Rid of Bird Mites - Insecticide - HowToPest.com
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Not Just For The Birds. (Bird Mites)

Even though their name suggests otherwise, bird mites aren’t just for the birds. So, what exactly is a bird mite? Bird mites, also called chicken mites by their close friends and family, are parasites that love a meal of some

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How To Get Rid of Ground Squirrel Blog
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Getting Squirrelly. Ground Squirrels

Just when you think this is the year that you are going to have a lush garden that produces a bounty of all of your favorite fruits and vegetables, enter the dream killer, also known as the ground squirrel. Ground

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Chigger Choo Choo Blog
Pest Blog

Chigger Chigger Choo Choo

What in the world is a chigger, and what do they have to do with trains? Well, to start, chiggers are teeny tiny mites that have an exclusive membership to the arachnid family club, and they have absolutely nothing to

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Crazy-Ant-Blog
Pest Blog

Crazy Ants vs. Crazy Aunts

Who knew that motivation for bug blog writing would come from home and car insurance commercials? But alas, here we are again! This time, it is the battle of crazy ant versus crazy aunt. We’ve all heard about crazy aunts,

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Spring-Time-Pests-Blog
Pest Blog

Spring Cleaning. Springtime Pests

Oh, that wonderful time of the year when the chill is no longer in the air and there is evidence of new life everywhere we look. Flowers are in bloom, grass is lush and green, trees are bursting with new

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Furniture-Beetle-Blog
Pest Blog

I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Furniture Beetles

Even though they might want to hold your hand, it is safe to say that you would not want to hold theirs. Not to be confused with The Beatles, the English rock band that took the world by storm in

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Horse-Fly-Blog
Pest Blog

Black Beauty’s Buddies. Horse Flies

Black Beauty, Secretariat, or the Black Stallion, it makes no difference to horseflies. In fact, you don’t even have to be a horse to get the attention of these blood-sucking insects. Cattle, horses, and humans are the objects of their

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Camel-Spider-Blog
Pest Blog

One Hump or Two? Camel Spiders

What is a camel spider? An eight-legged dromedary An arachnid with one or two humps An arachnid that isn’t actually a spider but is called a camel spider because people believe they like to feast on the stomachs of camels.

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Carpenter-Ant-Blog
Pest Blog

From one Carpenter to another… Carpenter Ants

From one carpenter to another carpenter ants While they won’t be taking orders to build custom wood furniture any time soon, carpenter ants get their name from their unparalleled ability to work with wood. And by work with wood, I

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Pocket-Gopher-Blog
Pest Blog

Sweet Cheeks Stew…Pocket Gophers

If you are standing in your kitchen trying to decide what you want to make for dinner and you happen to glance out the window and see small piles of loose soil in your yard, well, I’ve got some good

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Centipede-Blog
Pest Blog

The Pedes. Centipedes

What has between 30 to 354 legs, can be found in just about every horror movie ever made, and wanders your house at night while you are sleeping? If you guessed the house centipede – chances are you’ve either watched

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Black Fly Blog
Pest Blog

Swipe Right. Black Flies

Black flies, aka black gnats, turkey gnats, and buffalo gnats, can be found throughout the world in all climates from the warmest of warm tropics to the coldest regions of the Arctic Circle. All they need for survival is clean

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House Fly Blog
Pest Blog

Perhaps She’ll Die…House Fly

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly I don’t know why she swallowed the fly Perhaps she’ll die I am not quite sure what they were thinking, or perhaps, smoking, when they busted out this weird little ditty

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Wolf-Spider-Blog
Pest Blog

Hungry Like The Wolf Spider

Back in the day when Duran Duran was singing about being hungry like a wolf, it is quite possible they were singing about the appetites of wolf spiders instead of the four-legged canine variety. And the appetites they were singing

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Carpet-Beetle-Blog
Pest Blog

“I Can Show You The World” (Carpet Beetles)

🎵Sing with me!🎵 I can show you the world Shining, shimmering splendid Tell me, princess, now when did You last let your heart decide? I can open your eyes Take you wonder by wonder Over sideways and under On a

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Pest Blog

Stop! Hobo Time!

Hobo time! Why does that make me think of MC Hammer in his gold lamé parachute pants? Hobo time, buh duh da dum, hobo time! It is actually pretty catchy. So, what does Mc Hammer have to do with hobo

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Yellow Jacket Blog
Pest Blog

Latest Fashion Trend? Yellow Jackets.

Contrary to their name, yellow jackets have nothing to do with the fashion industry. You won’t be seeing them walking down the runway with their pouty faces and long legs showing off the latest fashion trends. That’s not their jam.

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Drain Fly Blog
Pest Blog

Drain Flies

What is small, round, has a fuzzy body, wings like a moth? That would be the Drain Fly. Also known as a moth fly or sink fly, I prefer to call them annoying as @#$%. Drain flies are about the

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Cigarette-Beetle-Blog
Pest Blog

Q & A with a Cigarette Beetle

What in the world is a cigarette beetle? A beetle that smokes A cigarette made of beetles A beetle that has a fond love of tobacco If your answer was “a,” you might be smoking more than tobacco. If your

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How to get rid of aphids - howtopest.com
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Mary, Mary, quite contrary…Aphids

So, after harassing her husband to build her some beds for her garden and mapping out what she wanted to plant, how many plants she wanted to plant, where she wanted to plant, setting up the water system, and fertilizing,

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How To Get Rid of Silverfish- HowToPest.com
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School of Silverfish

Ahoy Matey! Silver, yes. Fish, no. This isn’t a bug blog about some slimy variety of fish, it is a bug blog about those funky looking silver bugs that sometimes make their way into your house. And when I say

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What is an Ironclad-Beetle - HowToPest.com
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Ironman the Beetle?

If there was an Ironman for the beetle species, this would be it. As its name suggests, the Ironclad Beetle is one of the toughest insects around and trying to kill them is no easy task. In fact, since they

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What a dust mite looks like - HowToPest.com
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Mighty Mites!

This might not be what you want to read, but mites are pretty much everywhere and pretty much everyone has them, especially since there are even mite species that can only survive on human skin. Try not to think about

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How To Get Rid of Wasps- Insecticides - HowToPest.com
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Paper Wasps…

Origami? While their name might make you think of small strategically folded pieces of paper, paper wasps are actually a real thing, and they are definitely not made of paper. They were given this name because they build their nests

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How To Get Rid of Moles - HowToPest.com
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Holy Mole-y

What the heck are Moles anyway… Moles are small, burrowing mammals that also happen to be world-class diggers. In fact, if there was a digging event in the Olympics, I wouldn’t bet against them. Unfortunately, it is their gold-medal digging

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How To Get Rid of Scorpions - Insecticides - HowToPest.com
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Scorpions, the arachnid (not the band)

So, they might not be able to rock you like a hurricane, but if you get stung by one, it’s going to hurt like a mother. Yep, I’m talking about scorpions, the eight-legged variety, not the heavy metal band. With

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What a Pantry Moth looks like - How to get rid of pantry moths - HowToPest.com
Pest Blog

Peter Piper Picked a Pantry Pest?

What if, instead of pickled peppers, Peter Piper picked a peck of pantry pests? What a difference two words can make. So, what if Peter Piper wanted to make his parents’ pumpkin pie recipe and went to the pantry to

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What are Argentine Ants - How To Get Rid of Argentine Ants - HowToPest.com
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Don’t Cry For Me Argentine Ant!

While Argentina won’t be crying for you, there’s a good chance you might cry for (or curse) Argentina for sharing the Argentine ant with you. Native to Argentina, hence the super-creative name, Argentine ants stowed away on a cargo ship

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How To Get Rid of Ticks - Insecticides - HowToPest.com
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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Ticks!

If you have ever lost sleep at night because you have so many unanswered questions about ticks, well, we’ve got you covered. HowToPest.com has everything you wanted to know about ticks but were afraid to ask. Q & A How

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What a cricket looks like - How to get rid of crickets - HowToPest.com
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Jiminy Cricket!

If all crickets could give advice and dress like Jiminy Cricket from Disney’s Pinnochio, they’d be far more welcome than the house crickets that make their way into our homes or chirp the night away outside our bedroom windows Lifecycle

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The (Fire) Ants Go Marching…

The nursery rhyme about the ants that go marching one by one and then two by two is very sweet and all, but if those ants happen to be Red Imported Fire Ants, you are in for a rude awakening.

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The Monks of the Spider World..Brown Recluse Spiders

While appropriately named due to their preference for living in seclusion or isolation, the arachnologist, a fancy name for someone who digs spiders in a big way, who was in charge of naming the brown recluse spider on spider-naming day

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Earwigs…Pincher Bugs? Which is it already?

Let’s see, they are strange-looking, they stink, and they crawl into your ears and eat your brains. But don’t worry, they won’t eat your brains until after they burrow in and lay their eggs in there. At least that is

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Mosquitos…Covid 19, You Are NOT The Father!

Ahhh, who doesn’t love Maury Povich! While mosquitoes are known to father other bacteria and diseases, thankfully Covid-19 is not one of them. The Center for Disease Control has reported that it is not possible for Covid-19 to be spread

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The Hitchhiker…Bed Bugs

Good night, sleep tight, and don’t let the bed bugs bite. If you have bed bugs, you know that having a good night and sleeping tight aren’t going to happen. Sneaky little suckers, bed bugs make their way into your

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Murder Hornets….Seriously?

What are Murder Hornets? It seems like something that you’d read about in the Book of Exodus in the Bible as one of the plagues that affected the Egyptians. But alas, murder hornets are alive and well and are just

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Got Termites?

If you think you’ve got termites, you probably do. So now what? Well, here’s everything you wanted to know about termites but were afraid to ask.While there are hundreds of termite species throughout the world, all species fall under one

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Can I Do My Own Pest Control?

do my own pest control So you’ve decided you have a pest problem but in this day and age of Covid 19, you don’t know whether or not you want to have an unknown person in your home. Doing your

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Lord of the (Fruit) Flies

Contrary to their name, fruit flies aren’t attracted only to fruit. In fact, they aren’t picky at all and are attracted to all decomposing foods, trash, dirty drains, and even spills that haven’t been cleaned. They should probably be called

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Born in the USA.. Mosquitos

So, let’s set the scene… It’s late afternoon, the sun is moving toward the west, and the temperature is perfect. You head outside with the book you have been dying to read, and you stretch yourself out on the lounge

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My Dog Has Cat Fleas?

What the….. It sounds like a joke but the fleas you are seeing on your dog are most likely the Ctenocephalides felis, or cat flea. This is the most common type of flea, and it doesn’t really care if it

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A Nightmare on Elm Street? Cockroaches…

I’m willing to guess Freddy Krueger likely wasn’t the only nightmare on Elm Street. It is said they were here long before us, and they will be here long after us. Cockroaches. Now, you need to get rid of the

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Not a Creature Was Stirring…Wait, What Was That?

Think you are safe from pests in the winter? Think again. Winter pests are far more common than you think. While there might not be mosquitos feeding on your limbs and ruining your backyard bar-b-cue, there are plenty of other

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Bugs and The BBQ! Summertime Pests.

Bugs got you down when you’re trying to get your summertime grilling on?  I don’t know about you, but for me, summertime means firing up that grill and getting busy with some serious bar-b-que action. No matter what is on

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