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Red Spotted Lanternfly: Virginia Residents Act Now!
Red spotted lanternflies are a risk for Richmond homeowners and growers. Learn more about the risks and the ways to help curb these destructive pests

Mike Balas
1 day ago4 min read


Chiggers = Ouch
Chiggers are small insects in Virginia that can cause a lot of problems. Learn more about them here

Mike Balas
Jun 263 min read


Mythbusters: Cicada Edition
How many of the things you hear about cicadas are actually true? Find out here

Mike Balas
Jun 184 min read


Suddenly Seeing a Bunch of Small Black Beetle-Like Bugs in Richmond?
There are reports of increased presence of black vine beetles in Central Virginia. Find out more about them and if you should be worried.

Mike Balas
Jun 114 min read


Can You Hear The Ants In Your Walls?
Learn more about the expensive damage that carpenter ants can do to your home and how to protect against them

Mike Balas
Jun 34 min read


Are There Different Kinds of Mosquitoes?
Learn more about mosquitoes in Virginia and how to protect your home and family from them

Mike Balas
May 163 min read


Disagreeable or Deadly?
Learn more about brown recluse spiders in the Chesterfield, Glen Allen, Short Pump, Midlothian, Bon Air, Mechanicsville, Chester and Richmond Virginia Areas

Mike Balas
May 63 min read


What's Eating Your Lawn?
Learn more about the annual bluegrass weevil in Central Virginia

Mike Balas
Apr 252 min read


Watch Your Step
Pavements ants are everywhere in Virginia. Learn how to keep them away from your home.

Mike Balas
Apr 153 min read


What Are Treehoppers?
Learn more about the strange Treehopper bugs we have in Virginia

Mike Balas
Apr 72 min read


How to Keep Carpet Beetles Out Of Your Carpets (and everywhere else)
Learn more about carpet beetles, something we have a lot of here in Richmond, Virginia

Mike Balas
Mar 263 min read


If You've Seen One, You HAVEN'T Seen Them All
Learn more about brown banded roaches and how to keep them out of your Virginia home

Mike Balas
Mar 143 min read


Spider Mites
They might be so tiny that you can barely see them, but their destruction will be very visible. What Do Spider Mites Look Like? Are...

Mike Balas
Mar 72 min read


What Is That Bug Hiding in Your Food?
Learn more about the bread beetle in Richmond, Virginia and surrounding areas.

Mike Balas
Feb 253 min read


What is a Spittlebug?
You may not have know what they were called, but chances are good that you've seen them around Richmond. Spittlebugs, also known as...

Mike Balas
Feb 142 min read


Creepy Crawlies - Centipedes Around Town
Learn more about the varieties of centipedes in the Central Virginia area

Mike Balas
Feb 52 min read


How Do Bugs Survive The Winter?
Learn the answers to: how do insects survive in the winter and how can you protect your home, even in the cold.

Mike Balas
Jan 243 min read


Silverfish - Nuisance or Destroyer?
Learn more about silverfish and the damage they may cause in your Richmond Virginia home

Mike Balas
Jan 162 min read


A Thousand Legs?
Learn about millipedes in and around the Central Virginia area

Mike Balas
Jan 62 min read


Not a Creature Was Stirring... Except The Squirrels
Learn more about squirrels in the Greater Richmond Virginia area

Mike Balas
Dec 26, 20242 min read
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