Pest Control Blog
Pest Control Blog
What is a Stink Bug??
Its finally Fall here in Birmingham Michigan, and some of our customers have been calling because they have these strange looking bugs in their homes. It has been turning out that they have Stink Bugs!!!! What is a STINK BUG you ask? Well let me give you a little...
Box elder bugs-How to keep them out!
Do you have a Box elder, Maple or Ash tree in your yard? If you do you may start to see Box elder bugs outside and maybe even inside your house now that the weather is cooling down some. They typically live in the trees during the warmer weather months but when it...
Don’t let the Holidays BUG you!
It is officially Winter here in the Mitten, snow days on the West Side of the State, a couple of inches of snow for us in Oakland County. THANKSGIVING is NEXT week!!! If you haven't already it is time to start thinking about the upcoming Holiday Season. If you have...
Tips for Prevention When Spring Finally Arrives. -Farmington HIlls, MI
Everyone who is ready for Spring raise your hand!!!! This has been a rough winter here in Oakland County this 2013/2014 season. The weathermen are forecasting that in the near future we should be above freezing for a couple of days....only in Michigan do people get...
What is that little red bug? Is it a spider? An Ant? -West Bloomfield MI
Do you have little red bugs all over your side walk? Or on the side of your house? If you do, you could possibly have Clover Mites. What are Clover Mites? Clover mites are not insects but are in fact a relative of spiders and ticks, which makes them an arachnid. They...
Who knew earwigs had wings?? -Walled Lake, MI
WHAT IS AN EARWIG? Earwigs are characterized by the cerci, or the pair of forceps-like pincers on their abdomen; male earwigs have curved pincers, while females have straight ones. These pincers are used to capture prey, defend themselves and fold their wings under...
Wasps
Wasps The various species of wasps fall into one of two main categories: solitary wasps and social wasps. Adult solitary live and operate alone, and most do not construct nests; all adult solitary wasps are fertile. By contrast, social wasps exist in colonies...
Ticks
Ticks Tick is the common name for the small arachnids in superfamily Ixodoidea that, along with other mites, constitute the Acarina. Ticks are ectoparasites (external parasites), living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and occasionally reptiles and...
