Answers at the end* The Uninvited Guests of Autumn As the last wisps of summer’s warmth dissipate, a new season of unwanted visitors arrives in New England. Autumn’s cooler temperatures and shorter days trigger a mass migration of pests seeking refuge from the cold. Your cozy home, with its warm nooks and crannies, becomes an… Read more »
As the weather cools down, a few unwelcome guests might be trying to sneak into your home to spend the winter with you. These pests can wriggle through tiny gaps, cracks, and crevices you might not even notice, making them tricky to get rid of once they’re inside. They’ll hibernate during the colder months, only… Read more »
You’ve probably heard people say, “Why do I need pest control? I have a cat!” Having a cat patrolling your home is an advantage to keeping pest activity low, especially mice and rats. But it’s not enough. Think of a large office building: they probably have a security guard, but they also have a security… Read more »
The Christmas tree is decorated and all the lights worked for once. The cats haven’t broken a single ornament and the dog isn’t drinking all the water meant for the tree. Even the lights that flicker are flickering. Presents are starting to accumulate on the tree skirt that grandma made. It’s like a Norman Rockwell… Read more »
When the weather begins to cool, there are some pests who will want to enter your home and overwinter there during the colder months. They will crawl in through gaps, cracks, and crevices that you might not even know existed in your home. And once they’re in, they’re hard to get rid of. Plus, they’ll… Read more »
Farmers’ Almanac Predicts a Cold & White Winter for New England The Farmers’ Almanac, that time-tested and generation-approved compendium of knowledge, has a rough prediction for the 2018-2019 New England winter: teeth-chattering cold lies ahead. “Contrary to the stories storming the web, our time-tested, long-range formula is pointing toward a very long, cold, and snow-filled… Read more »
Autumn – this is the time of year you can find everything flavored in pumpkin spice. Meanwhile, apples are being picked, foliage is peeped and weird bugs are sneaking into your house. That’s right, it is also the time when many pests start seeking shelter for the winter. You may have noticed infestations of ladybugs… Read more »
Most people might not expect to run into many wildlife issues in the dead of winter. And often you won’t. Especially, where much of the wildlife that we usually encounter are bunkered down for the winter, like skunks and bats. However, there are still several critters that go about their days in the winter, much… Read more »
As we head toward cooler weather in Manchester, New Hampshire and the rest of New England, we’re excited to say goodbye to the summer bugs that have pestered us for months. Of course, exterminators at Modern Pest will still get prepped for the usual round-up of local annoyances that peak in winter, like mice and… Read more »
The need for warm weather pest control is obvious to most, but as fall approaches and warm weather starts to wane, many homeowners mistakenly see less value in continuing with pest management efforts. If you terminate pest control services during the fall and winter months, you will likely find that the pests come back and you are right back to where you started.