Swoboda Posts Tagged ‘stink bugs’
So many people are trying to grow their own food now. Many of those are new to gardening and the problems that garden, and yard pest pose to home-grown crops. This blog touches on pest control for produce intended for human consumption. Can you Use Pesticides on Food You Intend to Eat? There are two […]
Inside your home is prime real estate for a long list of pests. Here is our list of nine pests that love your home. 1. The Cockroaches Cockroaches are one of the most common pests in kitchens and bathrooms. They will invade garages and basements, too, if there is food available. If you see one […]
Late fall and winter insect pests are not uncommon. Many have figured out ways to overwinter and remain active. Inside we list a few of those winter pests and signs you can look for to see if they are in your house. Cockroaches Always willing to share your house, cockroaches are active all year long […]
Hemipteran Bites – Worse than Wasps
Hemipterans are a large order of insects most of which we refer to as bugs and rightly so. This is the order of insects that are true bugs. A ladybug after all is not a bug, she is a beetle. A dragonfly is not a dragon, it is an orthopteran. Stink bugs, assassin bugs, ambush […]
What to Expect from Fall Pests in Bryan
The mild temperatures and the rain cause pests to look for shelter. One of the keys factors in the increase in biting flies is a drop or rise in pressure caused by approaching storms. Spiders, scorpions, mice and other ground dwelling pests begin to seek out shelter when the rains start. Squirrels and raccoons are […]
Lawn Damage in Bryan, Texas – Is it Chinch Bugs or Something Else
Chinch Bugs are small true bugs that are well known as the killers of lawns. True bugs are known to science as hemipterans which is a very large order of insects that also includes stink bugs, assassin bugs, and ambush bugs. Oddly, the ladybug is not a bug at all. They are beetles. Chinch bugs […]
Three Fall Pests Almost Every Bryan Home Has
Fall pests are opportunist that care little about who you are or where you live. What they want is a place to overwinter, raise their young, and have access to food and water with little risk or predation. Bryan and College Station homes and apartments fit the bill nicely. Here’s our list of the three […]
Stink Bugs, Fall, and Home Invasions
Stink bugs are hemipterans which are the order of true bugs. They are mostly garden pests, but as the weather starts to turn colder, they look for a place to overwinter. During their hunt for a winter home, they invade your home. While not particularly dangerous, nobody besides entomologists really wants to live with insects, […]
