Category: pest news

There are many spiders that commonly get into our Spring Hill homes. They’re so common, in fact, that they’re referred to as common house spiders. There are other spiders that don’t commonly get in but when they do they can be a serious threat, such as brown recluse spiders and black widow spiders. These spider […]

There are two types of stinging insects: There is the stinging insect you find near its nest and there is the stinging insect you find away from its nest. This is an important distinction because the stinging insect you find away from its nests is much less likely to sting you. As long as you […]

If you’ve seen a brown spider in your Nashville home, you probably want to know what kind of spider it was. A brown spider could be a brown recluse spider, and there are many reasons to not want brown recluse spiders around. Do you know what a recluse spider looks like? Can you tell the […]

If you’re seeing tiny, springing insects in your yard, it is likely that you’re seeing springtails. It is rare to find fleas springing around in the yard. A flea will wait in a cocooned state for a host to pass by, and then break free from its cocoon to jump on the host. It is […]

Do you have brown recluse spiders in your home? If you do, you may not know it. These spiders can come and go from your home without ever giving you a warning sign. All they need is an entry point—and an entry point used by a brown recluse is often in a secluded location such […]

One of the first questions that must be considered when discussing termite control and protection is just how harmful are termites in Tennessee? After all, if you don’t believe termites are a threat to your College Grove home, why would you consider controlling them? To answer this question we must look at two factors: which type […]

The following post Bed bugs have been around longer than we thought appeared first on Bedbugger.com. The big bed bug news this week is that researchers have found that bed bugs have been around much longer than we thought. We’ve previously been told that the earliest Cimicidae had bat hosts, and eventually moved on to […]

Every spring, something important happens: Ants in Lebanon take to the air. Well–they don’t all grow wings and take to the air. Just some of them. These ants are often referred to as alates because “alate” means to have wings or wing-like appendages. If you see alates landing on your home this spring, you should […]

You may have noticed the word “yard” in the title of this article. Did you find that curious? Some people do. It is common to think of fleas as an indoor pest. But, before fleas get inside your home, they’re likely to be found around the outside of your home in moist, shaded areas that […]

Would you know a camel cricket if you saw one? The use of the word “camel” helps a little. Camel crickets have a rounded back that sort of looks like a camel’s hump. This has led some to call it a humpbacked cricket. It is also referred to as a spider cricket, or spricket, because […]