The extended forecast for Albany shows high temps and the chance of rain almost every day. What does that have to do with mosquitoes you ask? The amount of rainfall we get is closely related to just how bad mosquitoes will be this summer. The more...

West Nile virus-carrying mosquitoes (among other pests) are most active this time of year. They tend to strike most in shaded, bushy areas, and near standing water, at dusk and dawn from June through October. And while staying inside or covering...

There are a lot of nuisance pests that we deal with every day but there are two pests in particular that can cause serious problems for our health. The first pest is the tick- specifically the blacklegged tick, which is also known as the deer tick....

2014, has been a cold and snowy year for many parts of the country including here in the Albany NY area. Even though the temperatures are in the dismal single digits this morning, we are thinking warm temperatures here! What does the weather so far...

Why are tick populations so heavy?