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Identification guides, what treatments cost, and what the public records say about pests and the companies that deal with them.
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Mosquitoes and ticksHow Long Do Ticks Live? By Species and Life Stage
Ticks live about two to three years but feed only a few times. How long they survive without a host, indoors, on dogs and on clothes,...
October 18, 2026
Spiders and scorpionsBlack Widow vs False Widow: How to Tell Them Apart
Black widows are glossy with a red hourglass; false widows are purplish brown with no red. How to tell them, and the brown widow, apart, what...
October 18, 2026
For Property OwnersWhat Attracts Earwigs Into Your Home and Garden
Damp mulch, boards, dense ground cover, white lights and other earwigs draw them to a house; dry or hot spells push them indoors, where they soon...
October 18, 2026
Mosquitoes and ticksWhat Attracts Ticks to You and Your Yard
Ticks follow carbon dioxide, body heat and skin odours, and reach yards on deer and mice. Most live in woods and the unmown edge, not the...
October 18, 2026
Mosquitoes and ticksWhat Eats Mosquitoes? Bats, Dragonflies and the Myths
Bats, birds, dragonflies, fish and spiders all eat mosquitoes, but larval predators do most. Where the 1,000-an-hour bat claim came from and what works better.
October 18, 2026
CockroachesWhat Do Cockroaches Eat? Almost Anything, and Why It Matters
Cockroaches eat almost any organic matter, including glue, hair, droppings and each other. What extension and NC State research says about their diet and why bait...
October 18, 2026
CockroachesDo Cockroaches Hibernate? What Cold Does to Them
House cockroaches do not hibernate. German roaches keep breeding indoors, American roaches die in sustained cold, and Oriental roaches sit out freezing weather under stones.
October 18, 2026
Mosquitoes and ticksWhere Do Mosquitoes Go in Winter? Eggs, Basements and Drains
Culex and Anopheles females hide through winter in cellars, culverts and storm drains, while tiger mosquitoes survive as eggs on container walls. A winter biter indoors...
October 18, 2026
Flies, moths and pantry pestsWhere Do Flies Go in Winter? Cluster Flies, House Flies and Gnats
Most flies spend winter as maggots and pupae in manure and compost. Cluster flies and face flies hide as dormant adults in walls and attics, and...
October 18, 2026
Spiders and scorpionsWhere Do Spiders Go in Winter? Why You See More Indoors in Autumn
Most spiders spend winter outdoors as eggs, young or dormant adults under snow. The ones indoors were already living there, and putting them out often kills...
October 18, 2026
Fleas and biting bugsCan Fleas Live in Carpet? How Long, and How to Clear It
Fleas live in carpet mainly as eggs, larvae and cocoons. What each stage needs, how long it lasts, and why vacuuming kills adults but misses most...
October 18, 2026
Bed bugsDo Bed Bugs Jump or Fly? How They Actually Get Around
Bed bugs only crawl: no jumping, no flying. How fast they move, why smooth surfaces stop them, how they really spread, and which jumping bugs get...
October 18, 2026