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Ticks are small parasites classed as arachnids (like spiders and mites). They live by sucking blood from living things and are usually found in warm, humid climates. They are either Soft ticks (Argasidae) or hard ticks (Ixodidae). The adults have pear-shaped bodies and eight legs. There are four stages (egg, larva, nymph, and adult) in the life cycle and are …
Ticks are nasty little creatures. The scary thing about them is how likely they are to transmit a variety of different diseases. You want to keep your family safe and prevent ticks from living in your yard. Here at Pointe Pest Control, you want to help you with tick control. Here are a few tips you can use to help …
Odorous house ant (Tapinoma Sessile) is a small ant specie that resides in houses and has a repugnant odor. They are also called sugar ant, stink ant, and coconut ant. They are social ants that live in colonies with hundreds of workers and one queen per colony or thousands of workers and hundred queens in closely knit territories. The odorous …
You may have heard the phrase, Good things come in threes. Unfortunately this term is not true when it comes to spiders that get into your home. Seeing a single spider in your home, is seeing one too many. If you are tired of watching spiders walk up your walls, Pointe Pest Control can help. If you are tired of …
Paper wasps are stinging insects and although they are essential in reducing pest populations by feeding on the larva of the pests, even though it can be helpful, it’s dangerous to allow paper wasps population to grow around the home. If stung by a paper wasp it can be very painful, even fatal. If you have seen signs of paper …
House centipedes (Scutigera ceoleoptrata) are long, flat arthropods with many legs, one pair on each body segment. They belong to the class Chilopoda. The adult house centipede has 15 pairs of legs with the last set on adult females almost double the length of the body. The total length varies from 1-4 inches (from antennae to legs ending). Its …
Next time you step outside and see a ladybug, you are staring at our state insect. That’s right, Delaware has a state insect and it is the happy little ladybug. The lady bug is a great critter to have around your house. Ladybugs love eating the aphids off of your rose bushes. Farmers will buy ladybugs in bulk to control …
Paper wasps (Polistes spp) are little stinging insects (2cm to 3cm in length) that are dark brown, with black wings and yellow markings. They gather fibres from dead wood and plant stems, which when mixed with their saliva, is used to construct nests. The nests are water resistant and are grey or brown. They create unique designs, and there is …