A species of “grass carrying wasp”. They make cocoons out of dried grass and lay an egg in it. The cocoons are about an inch or so long and are often found in small groupings behind storm windows or doors. They will even build them inside abandoned carpenter bee holes. This one was photographed in … Continue reading Grass Carrying Wasp →
Mosquito season is officially in full swing and those pesky little bugs will stick around until roughly mid-September. Mosquitoes may be small insects but they bite and carry diseases. They are considered a nuisance to most people but can be dangerous as well. What You Should Know About Mosquitoes A mosquito needs still or slow … Continue reading Canada’s Mosquito Season is Here →
Truly Nolen Pest Control recently serviced a home with an incredible honey bee infestation. We needed a boom truck to elevate our technicians up three stories to where the bees were entering the home. Once the entry point was identified, we were able to remove panels from the wall, which exposed a giant honeycomb, roughly … Continue reading Home (Not So) Sweet Home for Honey Bees →
Citronella ants are now swarming! These pics and videos were taken yesterday in a basement in Hamilton, Ontario. The homeowner poured what looks like a bucket full of insecticidal dust on the floor of his furnace room, attempting to solve the issue himself. This species of ant, however, simply cannot be controlled with this product, … Continue reading Look Out for Citronella Ants in Hamilton, ON! →
Most of us are aware of the minimal space needed for a mouse to enter into a home. They are able to enter through gaps the size of a dime, weeping vents, piping and other vulnerable spots on the exterior of a home. However, once a mouse has entered your home (and made it their … Continue reading Mice in Your Mississauga Home? →
Snow can be a real nuisance. It’s slippery, it’s cold and depending on how much you get it can cause non-stop shoveling! But snow can also be our friend, especially when it comes to tracking wildlife across our property. A dusting of snow can reveal the path that wildlife takes, for example, a mouse. This … Continue reading Unhappy Mouse Trails in Hamilton, Ontario! →
The picture above was taken by one of our technicians during a Truly Nolen visit to a commercial facility in Oakville, Ontario. It shows the inside of a rat bait station that was placed on the building’s exterior by the previous pest control company responsible for the property. These locked boxes are filled with poison … Continue reading “Ah, rats!” a Common Cry from Oakville, ON Residents →
2014 is now in full swing, and it’s hard to imagine that we’ve only rung in the New Year two weeks ago! A new year means a clean slate — but that doesn’t mean we should forget the lessons we learned the year before. While 2013 brought both great achievements and sad moments for humans across … Continue reading Year of the Pest: 2013’s Top Pest Moments →