It is during the spring and early summer that new life begins to appear. Flowers begin blooming, trees bud out, fruit trees blossom, and baby birds begin chirping, anxious to try out their wings. This is also the time that baby rabbits, squirrels, ...

Hickory dickory dockThe mouse ran up the clockThe clock struck oneAnd down he runHickory dickory dockAre there certain "times" when mice are more likely to run away? While this poem can be interpreted in different ways, perhaps the lyrics are...

Surely you have heard of the itsy bitsy spider that went up the water spout, but did you ever think about when this might have happened? Well, if you think about it, it probably happened in the springtime when spiders are brand new, and when they...

There are two common roaches in New York, but the German cockroach or blattella germanica is, by far, the most common. This creepy insect can grow up to around ¾ of an inch in length and is dark brown with two stripes behind its head. Typically this...

Bed bugs are a growing problem in recent years. As travel increases and people fly for their work or fly to wonderful vacation destinations, bed bugs find the perfect way to hitchhike around the globe. In fact, this is their only mode of...

While working in the flower beds this summer, you may encounter what looks like the biggest wasp you have ever seen. However, this wasp is unlike any other wasp of which you have come in contact with. You just had a close up view of a cicada killer....