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Eighteen Scorpion Species Live in Texas. One of Them Keeps Turning Up Indoors

A scorpion found in a house between Floresville and San Antonio is most likely a striped bark scorpion. Texas A&M...

Where Fleas and Ticks Actually Live in a South Texas Yard

Most of the fleas in a South Texas yard are not in the lawn. They are in the shade under...

How Millipedes Get Past a Texas Slab

Millipedes turning up inside a slab-on-grade house in South Texas are rarely coming through a defect. They come through the...

Why Wasps Turn Aggressive Around San Antonio in Late Summer

TL;DR Late summer wasp aggression around San Antonio comes from two things happening at once. Colonies hit their maximum worker...

What Pest Control Really Costs in Wilson County

In Wilson County, a one-time general pest treatment usually runs about $150 to $350, and an initial visit that includes...

Roof Rats in the Attic: A Texas Summer Warning

The early signs of attic rodents here are night noise, pea-sized dark droppings with pointed ends, greasy rub marks along...

Why Texas Mosquitoes Get Worse in Summer And Fixes

Texas mosquitoes get worse in summer because heat speeds up their breeding cycle, and humidity plus afternoon storms leave behind...

Fire Ant Control in Texas: What Actually Works

Quick Answer What actually kills a fire ant colony is reaching the queen, and most store sprays never get close...

Bee, Wasp, or Hornet? How to Identify a Texas Stinging Insect Nest Before You Call

How to identify a Bee & Wasp Control nest before you do anything about it is the single most useful...