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.
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.
Nashville Scene readers have voted U.S. Pest Protection the Best Pest Control Company in the 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll. For a family-owned company that started in Sumner County in 1985, being chosen by the people we serve means more than any award we could apply for. Chosen by Readers, Not Judges Best of…
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.
After Nashville’s driest September on record, ant calls in Nashville-area homes rose 22% from last year. Here’s what our service data shows and what to do.
The ladybugs piling into Tennessee window frames every fall aren’t the ones we grew up with. Here’s where Asian lady beetles came from, why they swarm in the fall, why they stink and bite, and how to keep them out.
A wildlife crew came to a Sylvan Park home for squirrels in the attic and found wasp nests all over the third floor. Here’s what our technician found, how we fixed it, and the one thing to check at your house this month.
The stink bug crawling up your curtains every October wasn’t in Tennessee when many of us were growing up. Here’s where it came from, why it moves inside in the fall, why it stinks, and how to keep it out.
Drought pushes ants, rodents, and termites toward water around your home, and the first big rain brings its own wave. Here’s what Middle Tennessee homeowners should watch for.
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