Pest control blog: page 9
Identification guides, what treatments cost, and what the public records say about pests and the companies that deal with them.
Articles
Mosquitoes and ticksHow Long Do Mosquitoes Live? The Life Cycle, Stage by Stage
Adult mosquitoes live about 2 to 4 weeks and males only a week or two, but egg to adult takes just 7 to 10 days in...
October 11, 2026
TermitesWhat Do Termites Look Like? Workers, Soldiers and Swarmers
Termite workers are pale and rice-sized, soldiers carry big amber heads and swarmers are dark with four equal wings. Sizes for every caste, and what termites...
October 11, 2026
Fleas and biting bugsCan Humans Get Fleas? Why They Bite You but Do Not Stay
Fleas bite people but do not live on them. Why bites start after a move or a holiday, what flea-borne typhus data show, and how to...
October 11, 2026
Fleas and biting bugsWhat Do Fleas Look Like? Size, Colour and the Flea Dirt Test
Adult fleas are 1 to 3 mm, reddish brown and flattened side to side. How to recognise every stage, run the wet paper test and rule...
October 11, 2026
Flies, moths and pantry pestsHow Long Do Flies Live? The House Fly Life Cycle by Temperature
An adult house fly usually lives 15 to 25 days, far longer when cool and only 2 to 3 days without food. Life spans for fruit,...
October 9, 2026
Flies, moths and pantry pestsMaggots in the Trash Can: Why They Appear and How to Stop Them
Fly eggs on unbagged food waste hatch in under a day in summer. Why weekly pickup does not always break the cycle, and the boiling-water, wash...
October 9, 2026
Wasps and beesCicada Killer Wasps: Huge, Scary and Almost Harmless
The giant wasps patrolling your lawn in July are cicada killers: stingless males and gentle females. How to tell them from giant hornets and when, if...
October 9, 2026
Wasps and beesMud Daubers: Harmless Wasps and How to Keep Them Off the House
Mud daubers hunt spiders, not people. How to identify the three common species, remove nests without spraying, and stop them building in vents, grills and garages.
October 9, 2026
Wasps and beesGround Bees in the Lawn: Leave Them or Remove Them?
Those small holes and low-flying bees in spring are solitary pollinators that rarely sting and leave within weeks. How to confirm it is not yellowjackets, and...
October 9, 2026
For Property OwnersBugs That Make Noise at Night: Chirps, Clicks and Scratching
A sound-by-sound guide to night noises: crickets, katydids, mole crickets, deathwatch beetles and mosquitoes, plus the mammals behind scratching in walls.
October 9, 2026
AntsAnts in the Bathroom: Why They Are There and How to Stop Them
Ants in the bathroom are usually after water and nesting in nearby walls. Which ant you have, what it means, why spraying backfires and the step...
October 9, 2026
Lawn and gardenJune Bugs: Why They Hit the Window and How to Get Rid of Them
Why May and June beetles swarm lit windows, how to keep them away with lighting, and when their lawn grubs are worth treating. Plus green and...
October 9, 2026