Pets will often use their great sense of smell and hearing to locate visitors to your home. Customers often point to an area that a dog or cat will stare at indicating an animal, such as a mouse, in the area. I was just reading the Fall/Winter Issue of Sanctuary, published by the Mass Audobon Society. […]
At the Harvard Museum of Natural History on Thursday, November 29th at 6 pm, ecologist and author Aaron Ellison will give a lecture and have a booksigning for the new regional ant guide, Ants of New England. This event is free with free parking at the 52 Oxford St Garage. -Lauren Greenhow, General Manager, GreenHow, […]
In the fall, many customers call in about ladybugs swarming the sides of the house or infesting the windows. If you happen to see ladybugs, don’t be too alarmed, they won’t infest a structure, you don’t need pest control, they are more of a nuisance and can be simply vaccuumed up if they are causing […]
To the left in the photo taken by one of our technicians you can see a joist inset in a foundation wall, with a sharp, brown grease line that goes under it. That is a classic rodent rub mark, from years of rodents running along the sill, encountering the joist, and running quickly down the […]
The time has just ended for a round of winter moths flying around exterior lights in Eastern Massachusetts. There is no need for fall treatment sprays, the best idea is to either inject the trees in the fall or early spring with a two year control material, or wait until the leaf has unfurled and […]
What a change from last year! Starting April with snow is one thing. How about these other interesting differences year to year. This March ends with 12 Growing Degree Days (GDD’s) where last year ended with 20 GDD’s. So it has been much cooler (with the exception of March 18th). And much drier, Last March […]
These photos were from a customer site from Thursday, March 3rd. You can see snow mold in this photo where half the yard on the south side of the home was still covered in snow. This area was uncovered and green, but heavily marked with snow mold. Check out this fact sheet on snow mold […]
Pictured to the right is a picture of a perfectly round hole chewed into a carefully filled opening outside a customers residence. This opening around the air conditioner line runs inside and up to the attic. When the customer noted a return of a noise in the attic, we went straight to the formerly offending […]
Mark your calendar on Saturday, March 5th for the Harvard Museum of Natural History’s Insect Planet event. Running from 9 am to 5 pm with hands on activities to examine live insects and learn about the many insects that share this planet with us this is a great event for familys with children. Our children […]
This time of year, even with 12 degree nights and snow on the ground, rodents can be active around structures. Usually, they will exploit and make larger existing openings. A favorite is the opening that may be in between two doors, at the sweep level of an astragal seal. This photo shows a small gap […]