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While ghost ants don’t wear white sheets and say “boo,” they’re still just as elusive. Little white apparitions that suddenly appear and just as suddenly disappear are not Halloween ghosts, but rather Ghost Ants. Found inside or outside a home, they are often seen in bathrooms and kitchens where there is plenty of moisture. These…

It’s that time of year again, a time when the sound of hands slapping mosquitoes during the family barbeque is common. Why is it that mosquitoes are attractive more to one person than another? The answer comes down to two words: genetics and smell. According to the Web MD, genetics account for a whopping 85%…

Ann was getting ready to bake cookies when something moving caught her eye on her usually clean counter. “Oh, no! ANTS” she yelled. She had previously experienced infestations of tiny ants on her counter and had tried a variety of methods to no avail. Her trusty son-in-law said he could “take care” of the problem….

Mouse math is simply the calculation of how many young mice one pair of mice can have over a year. Mice can produce 6 to 8 babies per litter, sometimes as many as ten and to make matters more complicated, they have many litters each year. One male and female mouse alone can produce up…

Among its numerous luxurious, design and different charms, New Orleans has an alternate notorious, uncelebrated one: a huge energetic cockroach population. They’re here year round, the American cockroach can be seen making its way around your home, fluttering on walkways at nightfall, and scaring the populace. We’ve collected the three biggest things you may not…

John and Mary were awakened one night by the sound of scratching in their ceiling. It sounded like a big creature was running very fast back and forth. They lay awake for hours wondering what could have invaded their home. The next morning, John decided it must be a squirrel. Off to the hardware store,…