Termite Swarmer Identification Termite swarmers are flying reproductive male and female termites. Termite swarmers are easy to identify once you have seen one. They are distinctive with their infestations from other insects in many ways. Usually they are confused with flying ants. Distinguishing Characteristics include wings, waist and antennae. First, the wings. If all you […]
Narrow down the source of a pest noise.
Onions sprouting inside a restaurant kitchen? Yes when they hit the ground and roll under kitchen equipment. The heat and moisture leads to two things. First, the sprouts, which really don’t matter. Second and most important, the wet organic matter around the onions leads to fruit flies in restaurants. Adult fruit flies are a pest […]
Can I use a wildlife camera for rat control? The answer is yes. A wildlife camera is handy rat inspection tool. There are lots of great reasons to use a wildlife camera. Here are two of them. Patience is the first reason to use a wildlife camera. A wildlife camera has a motion sensor to […]
The key to a good compost is what you put into it. The result is quality compost. You may have heard the terms brown and green. Brown materials are things like leaves. If you don’t have any leaves, substitute corrugated cardboard, shredded paper, or paper towels for the leaves as your brown. Green materials are […]
Some minor pest issues are easily resolved with a ready to use pest control product. We have organized a list of common products to solve pest problems at the source at this Amazon page to make them easy to find. Follow this link to our recommended products page if a technician referred a product and […]
On nice sunny fall days we get calls for flying ants, often suspected as termites, inside homes or adjacent to them. Inside they are often in the basement near a furnace. Usually the culprit is: Citronella Ants. Crushing the ant between your fingers will release the characteristic odor of citronella that gives this ant its […]
Make plans to get to the 2017 Boston Flower and Garden Show. It is March 22 to 26 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. When in the neighborhood, stop by La Casa de Pedro’s newest location 505 Congress St, Boston. The theme this year is Superhero’s. -Lauren Greenhow, General Manager, GreenHow, Inc. www.GreenHow.com. […]
To the right you will see a section of bamboo floor with beetle exit holes marked with red circles. The large oblong circle also covers a difficult to see powderpost beetle frass. This was found by the owner of a Boston condo in a 6 unit 5 year old building. Traditionally, the treatment options were […]
Its the middle of winter and you are seeing little black ants. In Metro Boston, we see Pavement ants and White Footed ants showing up inside, especially in kitchens and finished basements and also around fireplaces and furnaces. The solution is simple, clean the areas of food, and use an appropriate bait along the ant […]