Learn all about grease ant’s pictures bait, bite, elimination and borax. Grease ants are one of the smallest groups of ants, measuring only 1.5 to 2.2 mm in length. Grease ants are also known as “thief ants” because they nest close to other ant colonies and steal their food and young. Worker grease ants are shiny and measure… Read More »
Learn all about bumblebee vs. honey bee sting, size, pollination and difference between them. Honeybees are more slender in body appearance, have fewer body hairs and wings that are more translucent. The tip of their abdomen is more pointed. In the early 21st century, only seven species of honey bee are recognized, with a total of 44 subspecies,… Read More »
Learn all about the methods of getting rid of wolf spiders. The wolf spider is very common in the U.S. In fact, scientists have identified more than 125 species of wolf spider in the U.S. alone. Although its large size (up to 2 inches long) causes fear in many people, its bite is not truly deadly. On the… Read More »
Learn all about chiggers and their bites. Their scientific name is Trombiculidae or trombiculid mites. You may hear them referred to as chiggers, harvest mites, mowers mites, harvest lice, red bugs, berry bugs and a host of other names. They are so tiny that you almost can’t see them without a magnifying glass or microscope. Chiggers tend to… Read More »
Learn all about vinegaroon spider bite and all about the poisonousness of bite. Vinegaroons are also known as whip scorpions. There are both tailed and tailless varieties. Although they may look formidable, they lack venom and are harmless. Vinegaroons are a type of spider that look like a cross between a spider and a scorpion. Vinegaroons usually live… Read More »
Learn all about woodlouse spider and brown recluse spiders bite and all about their poison. Woodlouse has six eyes, a dark-red body and a yellow-brown abdomen. The colourful spider got its name because it preys on woodlice. Woodlouse spiders, Dysdera crocata, are commonly found in homes and gardens throughout North America. Originating in Eastern Europe, they have spread… Read More »
Learn all about paper mite’s bites, rash, appearance and the methods to get rid of them. The North Carolina State University Extension Office states that paper mites are an imaginary mite that is commonly blamed for bites on the body that appear to be from a small insect. Mites can leave bites that look like they came from… Read More »
Learn all about rice weevil bite, damage, life cycle and control over these. As their name obviously suggests, they really enjoy rice, however, rice isn’t the only thing they enjoy. Rice weevils are known to eat dried beans, cotton, nuts, cereal, any wheat product, corn, flour, pasta, bread and other grain products found in most any home. Rice… Read More »
Learn all about sweat bees, their presence in pool, yard, outside the home and all about the methods used to eliminate them. Sweat bees are named because they are often attracted to the salt in human perspiration. Sweat bees aren’t as aggressive or dangerous as other stinging bees and are relatively simple to get rid of. With over… Read More »
Learn all about scarlet king snake size, care, bite and adaptations. Lampropeltis is derived from the Greek words lampros which means “radiant” and pelta meaning “small shields”. The scarlet king snake, Lampropeltis elapsoides, copies the stripe patterns of deadly coral snakes, Micrurus fulvius, so well that people use mnemonic rhymes to tell them apart, such as: “If red… Read More »
