Insect Bites: How to Identify Them and Which Ones to Worry About
It’s itchy. It’s sore. Your limbs might be a little achy. Or you could just generally be feeling a little off. You know that something has had its teeth into…
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Everything You Need to Know About Termite Swarming
OK, so it’s January. Not a time when many of us worry about termites. But the weather has been pretty warm recently and spring is just around the corner. Forewarned…
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Pest Control: Is it Safe When You Have a Baby in the House
It’s one of the greatest quandaries for parents: what to do about pest control when you have a baby, or young children in the house? Because a pest infestation can…
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Ladybug Infestations: What You Need to Know
Ah, the ladybug. It’s one of the garden’s most colorful and welcome visitors. The slayer of the aphid! The protector of the rose! The incredibly undesirable winter houseguest..? As anyone…
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Which Spiders Are Dangerous in North Carolina?
If you’ve lived in Charlotte for a time, you’ll probably have noticed that we have a lot of spiders. The North Carolina climate is perfect. Meaning that you’ll find eight-legged…
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Tree Banding – Everything You Need to Know
If you live in Charlotte, you can’t help but have noticed the ugly bands that appear around most of the city’s trees at this time of year. And if you…
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How Do You Know if You’ve Been Bitten by a Spider?
Apart from being locked in a room full of wolf spiders, it’s the arachnophobe’s worst nightmare: discovering a potential spider bite. As if the symptoms aren’t bad enough to deal…
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How to Keep Your Home Clear of Cockroaches
Cockroaches. They’re everywhere. They live on every continent except for Antarctica. And they’re considered one of the hardiest groups of animals alive. They’ve been around for more than 300 million…
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How to Keep Rats Out of Your House
Rats. They’re the houseguest no one wants to have. While they make excellent pets, being just as trainable and intelligent as dogs, it’s precisely these qualities that makes them such…
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Not so Cute and Cuddly – The Wildlife You Don’t Want in Your Home
Nothing quite makes a walk in the woods, hills, or along the beach like an unexpected wildlife encounter. Thanks to our diverse terrain, in NC we’re blessed with a huge…
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