Tag: Tennessee Pest & Termite Control
Spring Cleaning & Spring Pest-Proofing Go Hand-in-Hand
While spring cleaning is a great time for homeowners to de-clutter and spruce up the home, this seasonal tradition is a doubly beneficial time to tidy up in order to prevent undesirable, springtime pests such as ants, termites, mice, and fruit flies. To help the public maintain pest-free homes this spring, the National Pest Management…
Read MoreThe Insect Food Trend Could Save Our Bodies, the Planet, and Decrease Poverty
While Americans clearly need to be wooed into jumping on the insect food bandwagon…or shall say bugwagon…many people in the U.S. are welcoming the trend as the benefits it has for the entire planet keep increasing in number and this food is looking more and more like it could be the answers to many of…
Read MoreFossil Shows Insect Jumping Out Of Its Skin
A stick insect and a mushroom were both found encased within a chunk of amber near the Baltic region of Europe recently. Although this find may not sound too exciting, entomologists are fascinated with it because the fossil reveals a little known defensive mechanism that is not shared with many insects alive today. The fossil…
Read MoreThe Loudest Insect On Earth
Cicadas are known be extremely loud, and their sounds tend to annoy most people. So it should be of no surprise that Cicada’s are on record as being the loudest insects in existence. The European Mole Cricket was previously believed to make the loudest sounds of any insect. The European Mole Cricket can be heard…
Read MoreWhich Bugs Bites You Should Worry About
For the most part bug bites are just an annoying nuisance. They itch like crazy, and you might get a swollen red bump, but you’re not going to die. However, there are some insect bites you do want to avoid, especially with the increase in insect population that came with the warm and humid summer…
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