Pest news, tips, and seasonal advice for Tennessee homeowners from a local, family-owned pest control company.
A tick put our COO, J.K., in the ER twice. Here’s what our family changed to build a tick-safe yard, what the CDC and Tennessee Department of Health say works, and why winter isn’t a free pass.
Just ask around Middle Tennessee and you will hear some version of: “there’s no Lyme in Tennessee” delivered as settled fact. It is a half-truth, and a dangerous one — not because Lyme is common here, but because it leaves people believing tick bites in Tennessee are of less concern. They are not. Tennessee consistently…
The text from the doctor came in on a Tuesday afternoon. Ehrlichiosis, confirmed. I had spent a week and a half telling people we did not know the diagnosis yet. Having a name for it helped more than I expected it to. What surprised me was looking up the Tennessee numbers afterward and realizing that…
Someone eats a hamburger at 6 pm and feels fine. At 10 the next morning, they wake up covered in hives, with stomach cramps, and in serious cases, trouble breathing. Because the reaction came four hours after the meal rather than four minutes, almost nobody, including many physicians, connects it to the food. That is…
For over 30 years the state insect of Tennessee has been the honeybee. They are very social insects that perform a very vital role in in production of all our crops. The honeybee also plays an important economic role in Tennessee through its pollination of various crops, trees, and grasses. When honeybees are found in…
Top 5 Pests in Tennessee in the Fall season commonly consists of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Asian Lady Bugs, Box Elder Bugs and the few lingering pests such as spiders and field mice. Fall Bugs in Tennessee Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs, Lady Bugs, and Box Elder Bugs are pests that are commonly known to…
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