Summertime and early fall are very active months for bees, wasps and hornets in Indiana. As the warm months continue, stinging insect pests really feel the need to get to work and collect pollen and [...]

One of the least favorite pests in Indiana is the Chigger. Once you have experienced them and the resulting infamous itching, you won’t forget them! A Chigger is the larval stage of an external parasite [...]

Nothing quite welcomes summer as the appearance of lightning bugs flashing their steady nearly melodic glow over the lawn or field. June and July are favorite months to see fireflies emerge from their areas of [...]

Understanding the interaction between wildlife, parasites, and domestic pets is crucial for promoting coexistence and safeguarding your pet’s health. The natural habitats of animals such as foxes, squirrels, and raccoons often overlap with human residential [...]

Summertime brings us all sorts of insect problems, not the least being the potential for massive flea infestations.  The reason that fleas are so much of a problem in the summer months especially is that [...]

Occasionally homeowners are plagued with mysterious bites presenting an itch that just will not go away. Bed bugs could be the dirty culprit, fleas perhaps, chiggers or mosquitoes maybe. These may all be possibilities, but [...]

Rats and mice are often referred to as Commensal Rodents meaning that they live close to Man. In fact, this term broken down means “sharing one’s table”. Since some rodents are considered commensal, they have [...]

One may not think that ticks are a problem in early spring, but nothing could be further from the truth. Did you know that ticks survive all year long? During the harsh winter months, ticks [...]

For many years the serious illness called Hantavirus was not considered much of an issue in Indiana however in 2024 there were 4 confirmed cases in Indiana in which two died and two survived. The [...]

Late April and May ushers in the emergence of carpenter bees.  By first glance the carpenter bee looks very much like a bumble bee with a couple major differences.  One being that on a carpenter [...]