FAQs About Mice
Mice can get into homes and become a real problem – building nests, contaminating food, causing damage, and spreading disease. Mother Goose didn’t like them and neither should you.
Ecofriendly Cold Weather Hacks
As humans populate any area, we tend to mold it to be more comfortable for ourselves. We have lots of food on hand, access to water sources and warm housing. We also create an exorbitant amount of waste. These comforts that we need for our own survival have also created a very hospitable environment for unwanted critters. Here are the top 4 reasons rodents love Virginia.
Top 4 Reasons Rodents Love Virginia
As humans populate any area, we tend to mold it to be more comfortable for ourselves. We have lots of food on hand, access to water sources and warm housing. We also create an exorbitant amount of waste. These comforts that we need for our own survival have also created a very hospitable environment for unwanted critters. Here are the top 4 reasons rodents love Virginia.
Why The Wasp Stings
Did you know that only “social” wasps sting? Most of the 20,000 species of wasps in the world are solitary and solitary wasps do not sting, so the wasps that most humans are more familiar with are social wasps who live in complex communities and that are normally very easy to spot. Very few social wasps, such as paper wasps, mud daubers, yellow jackets, hornets, and umbrella wasps, create homes near human dwellings. So why is it that most humans have been stung at some point or another? This blog will hopefully give you insight into the dreaded wasps and who the wasp stings.
Tips To Keeping Your Home Pest-Free
Sometimes it is frustratingly easy for pests to enter our homes and wreak havoc on our lives. They manage to get in through places we never would have thought of. Central Virginia’s hot and muggy summer has kept them really happy outside for a while, but the cooler Fall and Winter weather will soon be here and the influx of pests will be looking for a way IN.
Termites – Destructive Little Buggers
It’s been written that at any given moment, a billion billion bugs are besieging the earth.
Tips To Escape Summer Pests
It’s been written that at any given moment, a billion billion bugs are besieging the earth.
Mosquito Biting Season
Nearly everyone knows the awful sensation, the quiet buzz, then the irritating little sting. It means mosquitoes have arrived, and they’ve found whatever skin you’ve left vulnerable. Many people may not know much about mosquitoes except how they wreak havoc on your backyard barbecue or even the short walk to your front door. We will explore how Virginia’s hot and humid weather equals mosquito biting season, so you can be better prepared.
Bring On The Bugs
Warm weather is here and so are the pests it brings. We are seeing a big increase in insect issues due to our mild winter and wet early Spring. More termite swarmers, carpenter bees, spiders, wasps, and ants. Even mosquitoes, ticks and fleas are making an early resurgence. Bring on the bugs, Mother Nature, because Holistic Pest Solutions is ready.
Mosquito Facts
90% of the time, if you’re bitten by a mosquito in Virginia, it will be from an Asian tiger mosquito. Before we tell you how we can help get rid of mosquitoes around your home, Holistic Pest Solutions has even more interesting mosquito facts to share.