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Watch Your Step
Pavements ants are everywhere in Virginia. Learn how to keep them away from your home.

Mike Balas
Apr 153 min read
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How to Keep Carpet Beetles Out Of Your Carpets (and everywhere else)
Learn more about carpet beetles, something we have a lot of here in Richmond, Virginia

Mike Balas
Mar 263 min read
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If You've Seen One, You HAVEN'T Seen Them All
Learn more about brown banded roaches and how to keep them out of your Virginia home

Mike Balas
Mar 143 min read
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Silverfish - Nuisance or Destroyer?
Learn more about silverfish and the damage they may cause in your Richmond Virginia home

Mike Balas
Jan 162 min read
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Not a Creature Was Stirring... Except The Squirrels
Learn more about squirrels in the Greater Richmond Virginia area

Mike Balas
Dec 26, 20242 min read
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It's Not A Spider, It's A Cricket
Learn more about camel crickets (aka cave crickets or spider crickets) in Virginia and surrounding areas

Mike Balas
Dec 18, 20242 min read
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'Tis the Season... for Illness?
Learn more about insect-borne illnesses in Virginia and how to protect your family

Mike Balas
Dec 5, 20243 min read
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Beetle Juice
Learn more about Japanese Beetles in Chesterfield and Richmond, Virginia. Are they harmful?

Mike Balas
Nov 19, 20242 min read
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Mythbusters: Ladybug Edition
Learn more about ladybugs in Virginia and whether the things you've heard are true

Mike Balas
Nov 8, 20242 min read
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Home is Where the Bugs Aren't
Tips and tricks to enhance your home pest control

Mike Balas
Sep 25, 20243 min read
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How Are Wasps Different From Other Stinging Insects?
Learn more about wasps and their differences from other stinging insects

Mike Balas
Sep 15, 20243 min read
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Do Stink Bugs Really Stink?
Learn more about stink bugs in Central Virginia

Mike Balas
Sep 5, 20243 min read
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Can People Get Fleas?
Learn more about fleas and how to protect yourself from them

Mike Balas
Aug 26, 20243 min read
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Do Ticks in Virginia Spread Disease?
Learn more about ticks in Virginia and the diseases they spread

Mike Balas
Aug 15, 20243 min read
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Why Do I Have Roaches?
Learn more about why your Richmond home has roaches

Mike Balas
Aug 5, 20243 min read
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Tips to Keep Your Outdoor Spaces Safe From Pests
Tips for keeping your outside spaces bug-free

Mike Balas
Jul 25, 20242 min read
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Yellowjackets: How Dangerous Are They Really?
Learn more about yellowjackets in Virginia

Mike Balas
Jul 16, 20243 min read
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Where Did All These Gnats Come From?
Gnats can be a big pest in your home and yard. Learn how to control gnat populations in Central Virginia

Mike Balas
Jul 5, 20242 min read
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Are June Bugs Bad?
Learn more about June Bugs in Central Virginia

Mike Balas
Jun 25, 20242 min read
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Don't Get Stung
Learn more about hornets in Virginia

Mike Balas
Jun 14, 20243 min read
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