Tag Archives: Ants
Posted in [Misc] By Venus Pest Last year we made 6 predictions for pest activity we thought would happen during 2012. While we got most right in last year’s outlook, we missed on a couple…but not by much! As always, there will be some pest or pests that erupt this year as the worst thing we’ve ever seen. Here’s our educated guesses for what we think will be the worst of pests in 2013. …Read More
Have you ever heard something like this? “With all this (insert some severe weather element) bugs are going to be a huge problem this year.” Well, they’re not too far off, depending on what they’re talking about of course. We have learned that all drastic weather change leads to more suitable conditions for one insect species or another, depending on the conditions. That means there will always be some sort …Read More
While it is true that sometimes we can’t eliminate fire ants completely, we can certainly control them effectively. Using the correct products at the correct time can result in 90-95% control throughout the year. By timing applications based on seasonal behaviors, we use the ant’s biology against them. April During the winter and early spring, fire ants depend largely on stored food to survive. They retreat deeper underground to avoid …Read More
Every year we experience some sort of a pest scourge. From scorpions to lovebugs, they all get their time to shine and appear at different intervals. This year, we decided to use our experience, education, and wild guesses to make predictions about what pests will do in the year to come. Centipedes, millipedes, earwigs, and pillbugs There should be no problems until late July to mid-August. Irrigated areas will probably …Read More
Attention: We’re seeing a spike in swarming ants around Texas! We’ve written extensively about swarming ants before where we’ve talked about why they swarm and how to protect your property. Think of the swarmers as the “winged” ants you see floating in the pool, or dead around the window. After a successful, often mid-flight mating encounter, these winged reproductive ants will land, strip off their wings, and find a suitable …Read More
Most people don’t look closely enough at ants when they see them to discern what type of ant they are. Well those people are missing out in my professional opinion because there are some crazy ant species around, not to mention actual “crazy ants” which are becoming more prevalent in the States. Today though, we’re talking about the Acrobat Ant, how to identify them, and what dangers they pose to …Read More