For Property Owners: page 8
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TermitesWhat Does a Termite Nest Look Like? Subterranean, Drywood, Formosan
Most termite nests are never seen. Here is what subterranean, Formosan carton and drywood nests look like, the signs each leaves, and why treatment does not...
October 18, 2026
Bed bugsDo Bed Bugs Bite Every Night? How Often They Feed
A single bed bug feeds once every 3 to 7 days, so nightly bites depend on population size, and about 30 per cent of people never...
October 18, 2026
Damp-loving pestsAre Centipedes Dangerous? House Centipedes vs Giant Centipedes
House centipedes rarely bite and are harmless; the giant redheaded centipede of Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona gives a painful bite. What the case data show, pets,...
October 18, 2026
CockroachesCan a Cockroach Crawl Into Your Ear? What the Case Reports Show
Cockroaches do crawl into ears, usually at night, but they get trapped in a 2 to 3 cm canal and are removed within hours. What hospital...
October 18, 2026
Flies, moths and pantry pestsWhy Do Flies Rub Their Hands Together?
A fly's hands are front feet loaded with taste sensors and sticky pads. Rubbing them is cleaning, in a fixed order, and it explains why flies...
October 18, 2026
CockroachesWhy Do Cockroaches Die on Their Backs?
Most dead roaches lie on their backs because nerve-acting insecticides cause spasms and destroy the coordination they need to roll back. What that, and where the...
October 18, 2026
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