Next week (October 20-26) is Rodent Awareness Week, which makes now the perfect time to broach a topic that might make you squirm a little: the differences between mice and rats. Mice and rats might both be rodents, but they are quite different both...

Do All Ticks Have Lyme Disease?

Luckily, the answer to this question is no, not every tick carries Lyme Disease; that honor (or dishonor) is reserved to only a few species of ticks. In the Northeastern United States, the only identified Lyme disease...

As the beautiful fall season settles over Albany and the Capital Region, it brings more than just cooler weather and vibrant leaves. It also marks the time when many pests, from rodents to insects, seek warm shelter for winter—often inside homes....

With summer nearing its end, you might be expecting a bit of reprieve from pests, particularly the especially irritating ones in peak season like mosquitoes, ants, and stinging insects; we regret to inform you that this is not the case. In fact,...