Now that the Thanksgiving rush is over and your extended family and friends have left the house do you feel a sigh of relief? The problem with that much food in and around your house during the holidays is you tend to draw a few other “unwelcome” guests to your home. Some say these guests are only […]
10/28 – Fall Festival Trunk or Treat off Live Oak Church Rd – 6:30pm – 8:30pm – Trick or Treating, face painting, assorted fall games. Located at Childcare Network #268 at 4798 Live Oak Church Rd, Crestview, FL 32539. More info here. 10/29 – Outdoor Festival on Main Street, in Historic Downtown Crestview, FL. 1pm –6pm. Free admission […]
From a purely practical perspective, the earwig does have the ability to crawl into someone’s ear. At first glance, the ear canal seems to fit the type of location an earwig would find hospitable. Just to clarify, earwigs enjoy small places to hide that are moist for them. They are most active at night when they […]
Sometimes we come across little known facts about local pests that we feel a need to share it with everyone. This blog post isn’t about creating more fear, it’s just to keep the public aware of local pests and their unknown abilities. After reading today’s short post you will also be able to differentiate between Asian […]
My kids and I love buying grapes at the grocery store. Sometimes we are little impatient and nibble on the grapes while driving home. A teacher from West Fargo was surprised earlier this month, when she got home and opened up her grape package to reveal some spider webs and a recently deceased black widow. Thank goodness the black […]
Have you or your children been bitten by fire ants? – This post describes how they bite & how to quickly stop the pain, swelling, & itching they cause with an inexpensive household remedy. These ants don’t just sting once, if you let them they will attack 7-8x. While biting you they use their mandibles to hold on […]
Formosan termites swarm typically from May to June in the southeast, including Crestview, FL. They are the type of termites that swarm at night and are easily seen around large light fixtures in parking lots, street lights, tennis courts, or football fields. The swarms can be monstrous, so it’s likely you’ll see some flying around on warm […]
Mosquitoes….. The oldest specimen was found in a piece of amber dated back to 79 million years ago. This artifact was made memorable by appearing in the first Jurassic Park movie. Why do these little guys have a reputation of causing such panic and death over their history? That answer is a little more complicated than this post […]
A recently released study by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers predict termites will dramatically increase their impact in the next two decades in areas of Florida. In fact, UF/IFAS entomologists estimate subterranean termite activity will expand, meaning half the structures in parts of Florida alone will be at risk of infestation by […]
We have received several calls already this week alone in our Crestview, FL office about termites swarming. We would like to warn residents that termite swarm season is earlier than expected this year. Subterranean termites generally start to swarm when the weather begins to warm, and for the state of Florida, warmer temperatures are experienced […]
