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. ...

Spring is here! And so are the ants…

Spring is here and with it are the stirrings of a number of pest species. One of the most invasive pests by far is the odorous house ant. It is a small brown to blackish ant, only 1/8 inch in length, and has a noticeable odor when crushed. Although they don’t cause...
Howard County Pest Report : Late Spring

Howard County Pest Report : Late Spring

It seems some of the normal household insects seen during the spring in Howard County have gotten off to a late start. Odorous house ants and carpenter ants have been fairly active but carpenter bees and paper wasps have been slow to develop and are now just becoming...