If you see mouse droppings, or a mouse, it is time to take action: Trap, Block, & Clean Up. Trap: Set up traps inside. If you are uncertain where your mice may be, focus on warm areas, like under the refrigerator where the compressor keeps the area warm. Block: Try to block mice from getting in. […]
January is the month for catching up with cleaning, organizing, blogging. The space after the hectic end of year allows time for planning the new year and organizing to make sure those plans happen. How many times do you think about taking advantage of the change in the calendar to make changes to your environment? […]
Celebrate National Houseplant Day on January 10th by buying a houseplant from your local florist. Remember to rotate your houseplants so they get light evenly on all sides. -Lauren Greenhow, General Manager, GreenHow, Inc. GreenHow.com. Effective Organic and Low Impact Solutions, Lawn Care, Pest Control and Termite Control in Newton and Metro Boston.
Adult Winter Moth Early this morning winter moth males were seen flying around lights in metro Boston in Belmont, Watertown and Newton. This moth will mate and the female who cannot fly will lay her eggs in the cracks of bark on trees. Those eggs will hatch in the spring and the larva will climb […]
Termites active in Sentricon AG (above ground) station. Dow announced that Recruit HD bait was given a patent. They credit the rapid adoption of the HD bait in helping get patent protection. We switched all our existing bait stations to HD as soon as it was available and unlike other companies that offer ESP and […]
They are here and ready to go out! Let us know if you are interested a free copy of the calendar from us while supplies last. Follow this link to the UMASS Garden Calendar page for more information or to get a copy if we are out of the free ones. -Lauren Greenhow, […]
A study done in Florida in 1968 found that termites exposed to rock music ate wood faster. But abandoned social responsibilities like taking care of the queen. The research indicated that the termites would consume more wood. The behavior would endanger the colony because the termites neglected the other worker duties. Those neglected duties included […]
The Harvard Museum of Natural History is bringing its great bugs exhibit back: Exploring Science Together: Bugs! on Saturday, July 18, from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm. Past bugs exhibits have been great hits with kids. The program has hands-on activities including digging in the dirt, touching live invertebrates, and outside bug collection.There is also […]
The Harvard Museum of Natural History, admission is free to Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning (year-round) from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and on Wednesdays from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm (September through May) has a observation honeybee hive. The exhibit is called Honeybees in Action and is located in the Arthropods: Creatures that rule […]
Very few topics about urban pest control get people more upset than asking them not to feed the birds. A huge number of, in the neighborhood of 1 in 6, Americans feed the birds. Generally the biggest challenge is trying to stop bird feeding when rodents are an issue. It may seem miserly not to feed birds […]