How to Keep Bugs From Crashing Your Thanksgiving Dinner
You’ve got a house full of guests set to arrive for a Thanksgiving dinner, but there could be a few more visitors you weren’t expecting – pests. Give thanks for a bug-free holiday by following these tips. Check All Food and Decorations Before Bringing Them Inside You carry bugs right into your house more often…
Read MoreEdible Insects: Which Bugs Are Eaten and Where
People eat some weird things, but nothing is quite as strange as edible insects. Yep, the creepy crawly things you try to keep out of your house are a regular item on some people’s plates. There’s even an official name for insect eating – entomophagy. At one time it would have been unheard of to…
Read MoreKeeping Pests From Becoming Houseguests This Winter
We have previously discussed where insects go during the winter. And unfortunately one place they migrate to is your house. From ladybugs to stink bugs to spiders, there are a wide variety of bugs that get active in a home while others are hibernating outside. Keep Up With Your Regular Pest Control Just because there…
Read MoreAre Bugs Using Holiday Decorations to Get Into Your Home?
Last post we talked about how your outdoor holiday décor can invite pests to celebrate the season at your house. But that’s not the only way they like to worm their way into the celebration. Bugs can also hitch a ride right inside when you transform your interior into a winter wonderland. Tips for Keeping…
Read MoreHow Bug-proof is Your Outdoor Holiday Decor?
Your holiday decor is meant to draw attention to your home, but is it catching the eye of un-welcomed guests? Dressing up your indoor and outdoor spaces with the flora and fauna of the season can encourage bugs of all kinds to hitch a ride onto and even right inside your home. Make things festive…
Read MoreWhat to do When an Alabama Black Widow Bites You
Almost no other symbol in nature is as chilling as the red hourglass on the underside of a black widow spider. It’s as if this creepster spider is saying the clock is ticking when I bite. Recently one of our own team members was unfortunate enough to come across a black widow while weeding. Just…
Read MoreHalloween Candy and Bugs
Kids aren’t the only ones looking forward to all the treats this Halloween. Creepy crawly bugs are lurking in the shadows waiting for their chance to indulge in the candy kids are collecting. Just the slightest hint of sugary sweetness is all they need to send them into a frenzied search for a stash of…
Read MoreEvil Villains in Your Books
Being an old school type of person means you like fresh, self-prepared meals. You only have a computer to get email and do research. None of that social media stuff for you. And you probably have something called a library. That’s a place where actual hard-and soft-cover books are kept. Sounds weird to the Kindle…
Read MoreInsects You Find In Alabama Part 2
Last time, in Part 1, we forgot to mention that insects are nomads. Whether they fly beyond their boundaries or are imported by human transportation, their location can change. In the past we’ve had insect invasions from other countries and states that have…
Read MoreInsects You Find In Alabama Part 1
First the numbers. Across the globe there are, give-or-take, about 900 thousand different kinds insects that we’ve figured out so far. From a species standpoint, this means that bugs compose around 80% of the world’s species. However, that’s a conservative estimate. Those who study insects say it could be as high as 30 million. So…
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