Fun Facts for Kids About Bugs
Kids, especially young boys, seem to have a thing about bugs. Maybe it’s because they’re so into dinosaurs. After all, insects — the non-biting kinds — look so otherworldly. Sure, there’s the errant child who enjoys burning ants with a magnifying glass, but most young ones love what we used to call “creepy crawlies.” Wanna…
Read MoreHow did Bed Bugs Get to the New World
That’s another thing the Europeans thrust on the Natives of this fair land. Before the explorers came to North America, there were no such things as bed bugs biting the people who lived here before we dropped in. Thank the early colonists. When you go back and read the history of our invasions, there were…
Read MoreProtecting Babies from Bug Bites
It’s cruel and inhumane to keep your baby and children in giant, plastic containers whenever you take them outside during the summer months. Bubble-boys are so ’90’s. The deal is, how do you keep your little loved ones from getting bitten by bugs when they’re outside during the insect season? Your favorite Alabama pest…
Read MoreThat Smell
Anyone who loves classic southern rock, when they hear those two words the first thing that pops into their minds is a song that came from an old Lynyrd Skynyrd tune. A portion of the lyrics are: Ooooh that smell Can’t you smell that smell Ooooh that smell Frankly, this article has something that slightly…
Read MoreGnats in my Mouth — Extermination – A primer on the “fungus” gnat.”
You’re walking on a beach. Maybe a lightly wooded trail. Perhaps even down your sidewalk to visit a friend. Not paying a heck of a lot of attention, suddenly you run into a cloud of bugs. Little insects. Gnats. Having an infestation? The longer you wait to deal with the problem the worse things will…
Read MoreUltraviolet Pest Control
The Ultraviolet we’re talking about is NOT the character played by Milla Jovovich. However, it was a great flick! No. Today, we’re getting into ACTUAL ultraviolet that you’ll find in light bulbs, used for fly traps. However, just in case you missed the movie, UltraViolet (SPOILER ALERT!) The Plot: A group of genetically engineered humans…
Read MoreKeeping Pests Away from Your Picnic
With the wacky weather we’ve been experiencing, it may be hard this year to call Memorial Day “the unofficial start of summer.” Monster tornadoes, snow in some parts of the country in May and your un-basic weirdness from Ma Nature. But we’re Americans. We don’t let stuff get in the way on the day we…
Read MoreStable Flies
We’re not talking about flies that have to go to a psychiatrist for mental health issues. Buzzers that are so normal, other insects think of them as mentors because they’re stable in the brain department. Nothing like the menacing ones that are always lounging around in the head shrinker’s chair, grousing about how they were…
Read MoreThe Trouble With Grubs
A Grubpocalypse is coming! And with the Grubageddon other creatures are about to invade your outdoor space. Moles, mice, rats, birds, armadillos, shrews, gophers, badgers, possums, muskrats and the dreaded, gaseous skunk. A Pest Control Army’s nightmare! They feast on these infants. While grubs have a scorched Earth policy, the critters they bring with them…
Read MoreFlying Ants and Termites
That buzzing which flew-by your ear has just interrupted your favorite TV show. Your eyes focus on the critter. Sneaking-up on it like a Navy Seal, you discover it’s a flying something. Karma is busted. The worst fear has come to mind. “That’s all I need is a termite infestation!” Not so fast, viewer. There…
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