Crickets occasionally invade homes and become a real pest. They are harmless, but the monotonous chirping sound they make can be so loud that it will keep you up all night. The sound is created by running the top of one wing along the teeth at the bottom of the other wing...
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Spiders are one of the most feared home invaders. There are more phobias about spiders than any other pest, and understandably so. If you get bitten by the wrong spider - a black widow or a brown recluse - and you have a bad reaction to the venom, you can end up in the hospital.
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The Norwegian rat, also known as the brown rat, common rat, sewer rat, or wharf rat first came to America on-board Colonial sailing vessels. Norwegian rats now occupy every major city in the US and Canada. During fall and spring they begin to reproduce and at the same time they start coming indoors.
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Breaking the cockroach's breed cycle is key to controlling this insect. Roaches require an integrated approach. We will often spray fog and use baits. We also use something called an Insect Growth Regulator (IGR). Young roaches growing up in an environment filled with IGRs will not be able to reproduce.
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Fall is baby black snake time. Eggs that are laid in the spring often hatch in the fall. Black snakes usually lay approximately 2 dozen oval shaped eggs in mulch and they often hatch in early October. Warm Indian summer days bring them out and then as soon as it cools down they go straight into hibernation.
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Fall is baby black snake time. Eggs that are laid in the spring often hatch in the fall. Black snakes usually lay approximately 2 dozen oval shaped eggs in mulch and they often hatch in early October. Warm Indian summer days bring them out and then as soon as it cools down they go straight into hibernation.
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Noises in the attic can often indicate that you have squirrels move in. This time of year squirrels look for shelter and find it in house attics. They can damage electrical wires and cause house fires. Squirrels infestation is a serious problem and must be addressed as soon as possible.
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View the gallery of bed bug bites photos that can help you determine if you got bed bug infestation in your home
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Fungus to the rescue! Now there may be hope for non-heat treatment for bed bugs. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania recently developed a break-through treatment for bed bugs - a microbiologist and an entomologist cultivated spores of a fungal disease that is deadly to bed bugs.
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What to do if your neighbors have bed bugs and do nothing about it?
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My name is Marc Cohen and I was born here in Baltimore. I attended the University of Maryland and graduated with a BS in zoology and science education. Animals have always been my first love. Upon graduation I taught life science at the Jemicey School in Owings mills. I left Jemicey to start a business called Safari Party...
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