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Rising soil and air temperatures, increasing daylight, and returning moisture trigger insects and other pests to come out of dormancy, resume breeding, and start searching for food.
When threatened, crushed, or even just handled, stink bugs release a pungent chemical from glands on their bodies to ward off predators. A sudden bad smell usually means a bug was disturbed or squashed nearby, or that there are enough of them around for the odor to build.
If you have “ladybugs” indoors, they are probably Asian lady beetles. Vacuum them up gently or sweep them into a container and release them outside, but don't crush or swat them, since that can cause them to release a smelly, staining fluid.
Professional-grade natural treatments outperform DIY natural treatments. That’s because the formulation, concentration, and application method all determine whether the answer is “yes” or “no.”
The worst mosquito hot spots in most yards are shaded, moist areas, and areas with dense vegetation. This is why mosquitoes can often be found under decks or in landscaping.
You can reduce mosquitoes with DIY effort, but it’s not likely to work as well as professional treatment. Professionals have access to professional-grade products and high-tech equipment, and they also have knowledge that comes from treating hundreds of yards.
Mice often hide in cardboard boxes, bags of birdseed and pet food, cushions and fabric, wall and ceiling insulation, and the clutter stacked on the floor. Mice also nest inside vehicles, lawn equipment, and grills that sit unused.
You need to first remove any rodents that have already gotten inside by using traps and bait stations. Then you need to block entry points with chew-resistant materials and do ongoing annual inspections to make sure the infestation doesn’t start back up again.
Rodent inspections are all about finding evidence of mice or rats. This involves figuring out where they travel or nest, what attracts them, and the openings they may use to enter.
Early data from 2026 says yes. Emergency department visits for tick bites were up more than 50% this spring compared to the previous year, and tick surveillance programs across New England reported earlier-than-normal activity.
All hornets are wasps, but not all wasps are hornets. Hornets are a larger, more aggressive subset of the wasp family, and they build enclosed paper nests rather than the open-comb nests common to other wasps.
Wasps are attracted to food and sweet drinks, water sources, sheltered nesting sites and the deck itself, since paper wasps strip weathered wood fibers to pulp for nest-building. These four reasons are why decks are unusually good places for wasps to build nests.
