Much information (and misinformation) has appeared in recent years about house dust mites. Virtually invisible to the naked eye, house dust mites are nevertheless real. It has been shown that, like cockroaches, dust mites and their feces can become airborne and are one of the most common indoor... more
Category: Insects
Insects and your House Plants
With the cold weather and bugs heading indoors what does that mean for your house plants? It means you need to take extra good care of them! These are just a few insects that feed off of house plants, Scale Insects, Mealybugs, Aphids, Whiteflies and Spider... more
Looking to Buy a Home?
If you are looking to buy a home to move into for the New Year make sure you get it fully inspected! You don’t want to move in January to find out in the spring it is infested with rodents or... more
Overheard on CNN.com: Much ado about six-legged stowaways
A North Carolina couple is suing AirTran because they say they saw cockroaches during their flight.
November 16th, 2011
04:27 PM ET
Editor's note: Readers have a lot to say about stories, and we're listening. Overheard on CNN.com is a regular feature that examines interesting comments and... more
Holiday Events in our Massachusetts Cities
Here are a Few Holiday Events that will be happening in the next week in some cities in Massachusetts:
Holden, MA
THE HOLDEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ANNUAL HOLIDAY GATHERING
Thursday, December 1, 2011, 6 – 10 PM
Wachusett Country Club, 187 Prospect Street , West Boylston,... more
Do You Have House Crickets??
Everyone remembers Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket, the friendly house cricket who sat by the fire keeping toasty warm. But what is a house cricket? Do we have them in our homes?
Crickets will accidentally invade homes, but only rarely will they reproduce there. The usual point of entry is through... more
Bug-Free Pine Cones
If you have any time left tonight before the guests arrive tomorrow morning try making a beautiful Thanksgiving Centerpiece. Have the kids grab some Pine Cones from the yard and slow roast them. Slow roasting/drying Pine Cones will kill off any bugs that may have been living inside and preserve... more
Bugs in your Cupboards
Time to make one last run to the grocery store before Turkey day tomorrow? First double check what you have, maybe you have flour and sugar… Sometimes our cupboards get so disorganized we don’t know what is in them. With Thanksgiving a day away and guests coming to your homes you might want to... more
Holiday Weekend Visitors
It’s a holiday weekend and lots of people will be visiting family members, but this year may be a little different than last. Maybe last year you didn’t have to open your doors to ALL of your family, but this year you may be doing just that! With bed bugs still taking control in hotels some of... more