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How Insects Use Their Senses to Evade

How Insects Use Their Senses to Evade

Small. Intelligent. Industrious. It seems there should be no contest in the battle between man and insect. We're a million times bigger and can easily crush any bug, but that's only if we can catch it. Despite their tiny size, insects have all five senses and use them...

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Seasonal Pests in Maryland

Seasonal Pests in Maryland

Short-Term Nuisance. Learn How To Spot Them And Keep Them At Bay. Although average high temperatures in Maryland can be 10 degrees lower in Oakland than in Columbia, the state enjoys a humid, subtropical climate, and in the summer this means one thing: pests. The fact...

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Tiny. Busy and Invasive

Tiny. Busy and Invasive

Spring is Here and So are the ANTS Ants in Maryland often find their way into people’s houses, causing irritation as they come by the hundreds to invade food stores. In this post, we discuss how to recognize an ant invasion and what you should do about it. The Life...

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The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug is BACK!

The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug is BACK!

We're starting to get reports that the brown marmorated stink bug is making its presence known in Howard County.  The average migration trigger date for central Maryland is September 22.  Stink bugs migrate to homes in the fall to overwinter. While they don’t do any...

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HORNETS are at their PEAK

HORNETS are at their PEAK

Bald faced hornet and European hornet colonies are well on their way to peak numbers in Columbia, Ellicott City and central Maryland. Have you seen them? Bald faced hornets have markings on their head that are black and white and they build nests covered in a paper...

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Summertime Means Pests that STING

Summertime Means Pests that STING

Yellow jacket colonies are now in full swing in Howard County and central Maryland.  They are considered the most dangerous of the social wasps and hornets due to their sheer numbers and aggression. Yellow jackets eat other insects but are attracted to sweet smells...

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The Queen’s are Nesting!

The Queen’s are Nesting!

The Queens are looking to NEST! The past week has seen an increase in calls about wasps from customers in Howard County, especially in the Ellicott City and Columbia zip codes.  Again these are just the overwintering queens starting to look for nesting sites. ...

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