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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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Row of older brick apartment buildings with fire escapes on a New York residential streetBed bugs

What 722,000 New York Bed Bug Filings Show

New York landlords must report bed bugs every year. The reported rate fell three quarters between 2019 and 2025, and the filings expose how often treatment...

September 21, 2026Open kitchen cupboard with plain glass jars and paper bags of dry goods on the shelvesFlies, moths and pantry pests

Pantry Pests: Which Ones Chew Into Sealed Packets

Warehouse and drugstore beetles chew through boxes, bags and foil; sawtoothed grain beetles use openings that already exist; weevils arrive sealed inside the grain. Finding the...

September 19, 2026Dim unfinished basement corner with exposed joists, a cardboard box and a damp concrete floorAutumn invaders

House Cricket or Camel Cricket? The Silent One Explained

Camel crickets are wingless, humpbacked and silent, and in a continental survey 88 per cent of households sending in a specimen had the Asian species rather...

September 19, 2026Burrow entrance in a lawn beside a concrete patio edge with fresh soil pushed out around itWildlife

Chipmunk, Groundhog or Ground Squirrel? Read the Burrow

A groundhog entrance is 10 to 12 inches across with a mound of soil; a chipmunk entrance is 2 inches with none at all. Plus the...

September 19, 2026Domestic vegetable garden bed in summer with staked tomato plants and some chewed leavesLawn and garden

Why a Pest Control Company Will Not Spray Your Tomatoes

If your crop is not named on the pesticide label, you cannot legally treat it. The same bifenthrin product waits one day on tomatoes and twenty-one...

September 19, 2026Front door of a suburban house seen from the path, closed, with a doormat and a potted plantFor Property Owners

Your Pest Control Guarantee, and What Happens When It Fails

Guarantees buy re-service, end when the plan ends, and are capped, in one case at six months of fees. What a state regulator can do about...

September 19, 2026Dark inside corner of a kitchen cabinet with a small plain white bait disc against the back edgeCockroaches

Gel Bait or Spray for Roaches: Why Delivery Decides It

The same laboratory tested both against the same cockroaches. Every bait killed at least 80 per cent in 14 days; every consumer spray killed under 20...

September 19, 2026Kitchen worktop with a plain amber glass spray bottle, a dish of white powder and fresh mintFor Property Owners

Do Natural Pest Control Products Work? What the Testing Shows

EPA does not review minimum risk products for efficacy. CDC testing put cedarwood tick sprays at 5 to 6 per cent and a registered product at...

September 19, 2026Suburban front lawn with an irregular brown patch of dead grass spreading across green turfLawn and garden

Lawn Pests: Who Is Actually Licensed to Treat Them

Turf sits in a different pesticide applicator category from structural pest control. The extension thresholds, the two field tests, and why the damage shows up after...

September 19, 2026Damp concrete basement floor meeting a painted block wall with a dark water stain along the baseDamp-loving pests

Woodlice, Sowbugs and Pillbugs: What They Are Telling You

Woodlice are crustaceans with seven pairs of legs, they die indoors within days, and a steady trickle of them is a moisture report on the ground...

September 19, 2026Potted houseplants on a bright windowsill, one with yellowing speckled leavesLawn and garden

Houseplant Pests: Fungus Gnats, Spider Mites, Scale and Mealybugs

Fungus gnats at 1.5 to 3 mm, spider mites at 1.3 mm and scale from 1 to 6.4 mm, with the watering and removal fixes that...

September 19, 2026Unmade bed with rumpled white sheets in morning light with curtains half drawnFleas and biting bugs

What Bit Me? Why Bite Patterns Are Weak Evidence

About 30% of people never react to bed bug bites and reactions can take up to 14 days to appear. What bite patterns can narrow down,...

September 18, 2026