Florida is an amazing place to live if you love a variety of animals and insects. While many people complain about all the “pests”, many are quite remarkable, even worms on my citrus tree. If you have citrus trees in your yard sooner or later you are going to notice a few damaged leaves and…
Grub control starts with you stopping the grubs from eating? Southwest Florida grub season normally begins in September. Grubs are the larval stage of the beetle. You may not know that you have a grub infestation until it has decimated a portion of your lawn. During this stage of their development is when they do…
Bedbug myths can keep you awake at night. Most people don’t like creepy insects crawling around in their home, let alone their beds while they are sleeping! Worse yet is when you do a little searching online and you read stuff that just isn’t true. Do you remember as a kid saying lice could jump…
In the vibrant landscape of Florida, two notorious arachnid residents command both intrigue and trepidation: the black widow and the brown widow spiders. The brown widow (Latrodectus geometricus) has gained notoriety for its distinctive tan-to-brown coloration, accompanied by a telltale hourglass marking on its abdomen. Although less venomous than its infamous cousin, the black widow,…
We have 5 spider myths to share with you. Have you noticed how spiders are everywhere in Halloween festivities, from costumes and decorations, to scary movies? Many people possess a deep-rooted fear of these mostly harmless arachnids, known as Arachnophobia. Let’s examine spider myths and take a closer look at our eight-legged friends, and debunking…
One of the most common problems that people have in their Florida home is that they find cockroaches inside. The good news is that there are a lot of things that you can do to stop cockroaches from coming into your home. So here are 20 tips that you can use to make your home a place where cockroaches don’t want to be.