Tag: winter

Rodent Control: Mice Are Most Active in the Winter

Winter is the season where rodents are most active. Rodents are still coming in and are active in the winter. To inspect for rodents, listen for noise in the walls and look out for droppings or chewed food wrappers found in rooms where you didn’t leave food. Areas that are most likely to have... more
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Don't Ignore House Insects in the Winter

By Stephen Gladstone Most people live under the assumption that termites and carpenter ants only come in spring with warming weather. While it's certainly true most termites and carpenter ants will go dormant in colder weather, if you have a warm basement (or crawlspace), they can go on damaging... more
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Billings Farm & Museum's January Sleigh Ride Weekend

WOODSTOCK, VERMONT... Horse-drawn sleigh rides, sledding with jack jumper sleds, and programs and activities for all ages will be featured at the Billings Farm & Museum's Sleigh Ride Weekend on January 14, 15, and 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Climb aboard the horse-drawn sleigh and enjoy a... more
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Daddy Long Legs Spider

Daddy Long Legs inhabit a fascinating area of spider and non-spider worlds. Because this is a "common name", there are actually two ENTIRELY different sets of creatures which are called this. It is sort of like how you can call a tiny minnow a "fish" and also call a giant whale (mistakenly) a... more
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Common House Spider

If there's a spider that has an easy to understand name, it's the Common House Spider! It's a common spider, you find it in the house :) It has striped legs that are tan and darker brown. The main body is dark brown with tan designs on it. The common house spider, or Parasteatoda tepidariorum, is... more
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Cobweb Steatoda Spider

The Cobweb Steatoda Spider is a Cobweb Spider and just as with the Cobweb Spider they make the little flimsy corner-of-the-room type of webs. That's different from, for example, the solid spiral webs - "Charlotte's Web" web - that orb spiders make. This spider is in particular a Steatoda borealis... more
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Cobweb Spider

Cobeweb spiders are part of the Theridiidae family of spiders. But wait, you say, don't all spiders make cobwebs? That's not true at all! Many spiders leap on their victims, and other spiders create other sorts of webs. Cobweb spiders specifically make the little flimsy corner-of-the-room type of... more
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Spiders in Massachusetts

I know that some people are afraid of spiders. Spiders are wonderful creatures! They catch bugs for us. They eat annoying flying gnats. We should all treasure and appreciate spiders. Many Native American cultures have wonderful stories about spiders and how they help nature. Massachusetts spiders... more
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Enchanted Village in Hyannis, MA | Ants, Termites, Bees, Bed Bugs

 Enchanted Village at the Cape Codder Resort & Spa Now through January 2, 2012- The Cape Cod Enchanted Village features a magnificent display of more than 100,000 lights, a Santa's Village, animated reindeer stall, snowmen and a bonfire (weather permitting) every night.  Lights on display... more
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Get Rid of House Ants in the Winter

By Mary Ylisela If you live in a climate where the temperatures get cold during the winter, you may have unexpected guests in your home when ants invite themselves in from the cold. Left alone to populate your home, ants may start in one room and end up all over the house. Getting rid of house ants... more
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