Why Rain Followed by Summer Heat Brings More Pests to Your Home
If it feels like you’re seeing more bugs after a week of rain followed by scorching temperatures, you’re not imagining it. North Carolina’s summer weather creates the perfect conditions for many common household pests. Heavy rain saturates the soil and creates standing water, while the hot, humid days that follow accelerate breeding cycles and force many insects to seek […]
How Weather Will Impact the Upcoming Pest Season in North Carolina
If this past winter and early spring felt unpredictable, you are not imagining it. And unfortunately, pests are noticing too. According to experts from the National Pest Management Association, weather patterns this year are expected to bring an earlier and more active pest season across the country. Changes in temperature, moisture, and storm activity […]
How To Keep Your North Carolina Home Ant-Free This Summer
Summertime in North Carolina means enjoying the sunshine and beautiful landscapes that can be found statewide. However, a great summer day can be soured quickly due to an ant infestation in your home. Whether they’re marching their way along your countertops or going to contaminate your food, an ant infestation can be a source of […]
Hitchhiking Pests: How to Prevent Pests From Entering Your Home on Firewood
Hitchhiking Pests: How to Prevent Pests From Entering Your Home on Firewood While you might think firewood can’t invite pests into your home, it’s unfortunately true. Many pests, such as termites and carpenter ants, make their homes in or on firewood. When the winter season rolls around and you’re looking for fuel to put on […]
What Do Carpenter Ants Eat?
Carpenter ants are indeed one of the several species that may be found infesting your homes or workplace. Unlike other insect pests, they are not harmful to health, but they can still pose a major structural damage risk. In the warmer months, the indoors and outdoors of your property can invite a rally of carpenter […]
Carpenter Ant Bites: Are They Dangerous?
While many of you might think of ants as more of an annoyance, carpenter ants can cause actual destruction and damage to your home. thus making these ants a far more severe threat. Carpenter ants are highly capable of damaging any wood in which they nest, and if you ever try to threaten carpenter ants […]
Carpenter Ant Queen: How to Identify
Are you frustrated with a colony of carpenter ants? If you’ve nodded in a yes, then do not feel alone. Every year, many homeowners in some parts of the world are forced to encounter the damage caused by hundreds of carpenter ants. These ants are capable of excavating wood as they generally form a tunnel […]
Carpenter Ant Vs. Termite Damage
Carpenter ants and termites may look the same to the untrained eyes, but make no mistake: they are two separate insects, both capable of damaging your home. Both critters are small, oblong insects with wings. However, while Carpenter Ants and Termites boast somewhat similar physical characteristics, there are still important differences to know between the […]
How to Get Rid Of Tiny Black Ants in Your House?
It’s next to impossible to figure out with accuracy how many ants exist on Earth. Tiny black ants can be found in almost every part of the world. Though they are one of the smallest creatures present on Earth, they can be a huge benefit to some natural habitats. Ants play a significant role in […]
Fire Ant Queen: What to Look For
Does your home or business suffer from fire ants? The fire ant queen may be to blame! Fire ant colonies, like other insects, rely on a queen to lead and multiply the colony. The queen is an integral part of the life cycle of a colony, as she is the only ant capable of producing […]