Local pest activity, seasonal alerts, public health updates, and technician field reports from across Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky, written by the U.S. Pest Protection team.
This week we got a call no one wants to make. A mechanic at a Nashville auto repair shop had been swatting at what he thought were bees when he fell and hit his head. He did not survive. His employer asked us to clear the insects before his family came to collect his tools….
Pest Pro Evan found a spotted lanternfly on his porch near Hermitage, and Pest Pro Troy has seen them near Mt. Juliet. Here’s how to recognize one, why pests from Asia keep showing up in Tennessee, and how to report a sighting.
This week in Bell Buckle, Pest Pro Devin found small clusters along the eaves all around a customer’s home. One possibility gave him pause: a spotted lanternfly egg mass, which Tennessee asks everyone to report. After a closer look, Devin ruled it out. They were moth cocoons. Here’s how he told the difference. Field Report…
If tiny moths are fluttering out of your cabinets or little beetles are turning up in the flour, you have pantry pests, and the holiday baking season is when many Middle Tennessee families find them. These insects usually come home inside a package from the store, then spread to other dry goods. Here’s how to…
Fire ants came from South America through Mobile, Alabama, and didn’t reach Tennessee until 1987. How fire ants in Middle Tennessee went from unheard of to everywhere, and what to do about them.
Nearly 200,000 people moved to Tennessee in 2024. Here are the top 10 states they came from, and the Tennessee pests, from brown recluse spiders to fire ants and lone star ticks, that may be new to them.
The rain we needed, and what it brings with it After weeks of dry weather, Middle Tennessee is finally getting a soaking. The remnants of Hurricane Isaias moved over the region on Saturday, October 10, and the National Weather Service put most of the area under a flood watch, with forecasts calling for anywhere from…
Mice don’t hibernate, and when Tennessee turns cold, your house looks like the best place to spend the winter. How they get in, the signs to watch for, how to clean up safely, and how to keep them out.
A Franklin homeowner found what looked like mouse droppings on the front porch. Our Pest Pro cut one open and found insect parts, a sure sign of a lizard. Here’s how to tell lizard, mouse, and rat droppings apart.
Kudzu has covered Tennessee roadsides for generations, but the kudzu bug only arrived in 2012. Where it came from, why it piles onto light-colored houses every fall, and how to keep it out.
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