While warmer weather and increased outdoor activities finds more Americans outside, it also puts them at greater risk for encountering ticks and contracting Lyme disease. May is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month and your Saratoga pest...

Do you have boring bees? The carpenter bee also referred to as boring bees are similar looking to the bumblebee, but not a social insect so you will only find a few of them, not swarms. Carpenter bees love log cabins and wood sided homes in the...

Do not let the spring season let you down when you find ants in your home. Ants can be frustrating and should not be ignored. One ant, is not just one ant. Those large black ants, will not just "disappear." Ants are social insects, which means they...

Almost all of us have experienced annoying, itchy bug bites. As the warm weather approaches the likelihood of experiencing insect bites increases. Recent research by British researchers released in the UK Journal Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin found...

Did you know ant infestations are one of the most common pest problems we face here in the Albany NY area. One of the most common calls we receive this time of year is, "I have ants in the house." There are several signs of carpenter ants that you...

The annual cost of termite damage and associated preventive measures in the U.S. is estimated at $5 billion according to the Herald Net. Why discuss termites now? Spring is typically when large numbers of winged termites (known as "swarmers") emerge...