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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


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


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


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


It's Not A Spider, It's A Cricket
Learn more about camel crickets (aka cave crickets or spider crickets) in Virginia and surrounding areas

Mike Balas
Dec 18, 20242 min read


'Tis the Season... for Illness?
Learn more about insect-borne illnesses in Virginia and how to protect your family

Mike Balas
Dec 5, 20243 min read


Beetle Juice
Learn more about Japanese Beetles in Chesterfield and Richmond, Virginia. Are they harmful?

Mike Balas
Nov 19, 20242 min read


Mythbusters: Ladybug Edition
Learn more about ladybugs in Virginia and whether the things you've heard are true

Mike Balas
Nov 8, 20242 min read


Home is Where the Bugs Aren't
Tips and tricks to enhance your home pest control

Mike Balas
Sep 25, 20243 min read


How Are Wasps Different From Other Stinging Insects?
Learn more about wasps and their differences from other stinging insects

Mike Balas
Sep 15, 20243 min read


Do Stink Bugs Really Stink?
Learn more about stink bugs in Central Virginia

Mike Balas
Sep 5, 20243 min read
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