So I arrived to do a termite inspection and was laughing as I left. I don’t think they missed much on their list. Except thin mints – still laughing…
See any they missed, comment below.
So you’re driving and something catches you off guard. You think or thought you saw something scurry across your vision. What was it, oh my gosh was it a spider, bee or a cockroach. This story out of New Zealand.
“Officer, the cockroach caused the crash.”
Don’t panic, drive or slow down and then get out. OK then you can panic….
Cockroach image by PPMA
I’m really impressed by the fact that bugs hide so well. I guess eon’s of time has programmed them to survive and hiding offers them the chance to do it and well.
Notice all adult stages, including instars and eggs in the pictures.
Travel well my friends!
BBQ grill not in use and overlooked for many months. As soon as the technician noticed this he brought it to the attention of the homeowner. Can you imagine what would have happened if the homeowner had just removed the cover?
They were Africanized and immediately became agitated and attacked, luckily technician was in his bee suit. Almost every inch of the grill was being utilized by this group of bees. WOW!
Not sure exactly what is going on but at first thought that the bees had found a way into the home by way of a crack or space in the light fixture.
Next morning no bees at all, so maybe they were distracted by the light at night and couldn’t find the rest of the swarm.
When in doubt, check it out and call a Pest Management Professional
Photo by Zacc Cooley
Earwigs and the real facts:
I remember as a kid watching the Twilight Zone and being freaked out by the Episode 60 where the earwing gets inside somebodies ear. (Not sure this link will work for everybody – Hulu) – I was scared to death with this story. Then came star Trek with that giant weird looking earwig thing being put into Chekov’s ear.
- Earwig received its name due to the myth the earwig would crawl into your ear if you slept on the ground.
- Those weird looking things on their tail are used as weapons, against smaller insects.They are practically harmless to humans.
- Noctural, hunting at night.
- Eat both live and dead plant material and insects.
- There is no real evidence that they transmit disease or harm humans or animals, despite their nickname pincher bug.
- Earwigs also have two penises! Both are larger than it’s body and if it needs the second one just in case one of them snaps off!
The spider problem continues to be really BIG out here in Arizona. But not to worry – ProBest Pest Management is here to stop those pests and spiders.
Call us today at 602-249-7378 or (623) 414-0176
Enjoy the Scariest Night of the year – Happy Halloween!
Grass eating termites love old decaying wood or cellulose. This can be cactus or just plain grass .
Normally speaking these seldom make their way into structures but keep an eye out for mud tubes on your foundations wall on inside on the drywall.
One of the scariest movies in my opinion, but let me assure you if my house started talking I would move. What does this have to do with bugs – “Spiders force family from upscale Missouri home“? Well this would have good enough for me to move out of my house, no questions.
At a civil trial in St. Charles County in October 2011, University of Kansas biology professor Jamel Sandidge – considered one of the nation’s leading brown recluse researchers – estimated there were between 4,500 and 6,000 spiders in the home.
Did he just say 4500 to 600- spiders – OMG, luckily there is a Pest Management Professional in town.
“There’ll be nothing alive in there after this,” said Tim McCarthy, president of the company hired to fix the problem once and for all.
Brown recluse spider photo by PPMA
“BedBugs force Portsmouth dispatchers to relocate” Bedbugs don’t care who you are, they don’t care if you are rich or poor. They don’t care if your a Firefighter or Policeman, so the key is that you are aware of their tenacious abilities at getting into your life.
One of the best things that I recommend are mattress and box spring encasements – such as CleanBrands
What I really like about these encasements is that they save your mattresses from the usual things:
- Accidental leakage – pets or toddlers
- Dustmites
- BedBugs
- Mitigates allergens