Preventing stinging insects from constructing hives in and around your home is difficult, especially when the locations they choose are inconspicuous or out of sight. House eaves, decks, playhouses, sheds, trees, shrubs, attics, underground, wall voids,...
You’ve probably noticed large, shiny, black bees hovering around your home in the spring. These are called carpenter bees, a species in the genus Xylocopa of the subfamily Xylocopinae. While the carpenter bee poses relatively no...
Overwintering pests… they stink, gather in clusters, and are anything but ladies. Not to mention a menacing character that goes by the name, Boxelder. Confused? Let me clarify. The weather is warming up causing thousands of...
Myth: Hanging a decoy nest will keep wasps away. Result: Busted. Barbeques and sweet-smelling drinks are a dinner bell for wasps. Swarming your backyard festivities and creating a frenzy is a wasp’s M.O. When they come around,...
Carpenter ants and termites are oftentimes mistaken for one another this time of year. It just so happens that swarmers (termites and Carpenter Ants with wings that are released from the colony when the colony matures)...
Hindsight may be 2020, but when it comes to pests in the year 2020, regional pest control provider Ehrlich Pest Control is looking into its crystal ball to help homeowners proactively defend their homes against pest...