Category: pest news

There are few things as startling as turning around and seeing a zipper spider in your garden. Yikes! Fortunately, zipper spiders have no trouble creating webs out in the sunshine where you can easily see them. Perhaps this is why the zipper spider is the most photographed spider. It may also get photographed a lot […]

There are only a few tiny flies that get into Hendersonville homes and create a problem. Identifying which kind of flies you’re dealing with is an important first step as it will allow you to make the right decisions when it comes to getting control of your fly problem. Four Common Flies If you have […]

Powerful Ant Control When You Need it Most For many, the “dog days” in July and August evoke summer days that are so devastatingly hot that even dogs lie around, panting. Unfortunately, that is just not the case for pests. While ants are a year-round threat for home and business owners in Tennessee, the key […]

It can be scary to find bugs in your food. One of the bugs you may find crawling around (or wiggling) in your stored food products is called a rice weevil. This is a far too common pest in Brentwood. But, while extremely gross, and more than a little bit unsettling, rice weevils won’t harm […]

Springtails are curious little critters. In northern state they are often called snow fleas because these insects remain active even during the winter months. It is not uncommon to find them springing around onto snow and ice. But these insects aren’t fleas at all. They’re something altogether different. Here’s what every Brentwood resident should know […]

The simple answer to this question is no. Clover mites do not bite people—they feed on plants.  Red Stains If you crush a clover mite, you are going to create a little red stain. While this red stain resembles blood, it is only pigment from the body of a clover mite. Stains from clover mites […]

Ground beetles, known as carabids, are one of the largest insect families on the planet. In the United States we have over 2,000 species. Beetles are easy enough to find in Nashville—under rocks, beneath splash blocks and lawn debris, beneath planter pots and in garden soil.  Mostly, ground beetles are beneficial. It’s only when they […]

No one likes to find bugs in their food. But it can happen. You can open up a pantry product and find tiny insects crawling around inside. If you’re thinking, “Um…no thank you!” we’re with you. Today, we’re going to talk about weevils—common bugs that find their way into the foods we eat. But, most […]