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What are Overwintering Pests?

How to Protect Your Home from Overwintering Pests The Western Conifer Seed Bug is the most common type of stink bug in Massachusetts Colder weather in New England means holidays, hot, chocolate, and ...

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How to Prevent Fruit Flies

Have You Seen Fruit Flies in Your Kitchen? Keeping Fruit Flies out of the Kitchen Most of us in New England are no stranger to the occasional fruit fly in our kitchen, especially during the late ...

Don’t Overuse Pesticides

Chemicals Aren’t Always the Solution to Pest Problems When many people see an insect or other little critter invading their home, their first instinct is to spray, spray, spray. Who can blame them? ...

Ants: The Number One Concern of Homeowners

We’ve Got Tips on How to Keep Your Home Free from Ants According to the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), ants are the number one concern of homeowners across the country. This isn’t ...

Bees and Wasps 101: Identifying Stinging Insects

What Could it Bee? Identification is key to prevention! Stinging insects such as bees, wasps, hornets and yellow jackets are common across Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut, especially ...

What Are Cicada Killer Wasps?

And, What You Should Do If You See One It’s bee and wasp season in Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut, and the buzzing insects are out in full force. Here at Graduate, we often get calls ...

West Nile Virus in Western Massachusetts: Here's How to Keep Those Mosquitoes Away

Protect Yourself from the Serious Illness Mosquitoes can spread West Nile Virus in Western Massachusetts West Nile Virus is officially back in Massachusetts this year. The virus, which is typically ...

Black Ground Beetles: What to Do

And, how to tell the difference between black ground beetles and cockroaches

Avoid Getting Stung During Bee Season

Bee on the Lookout Bee or wasp stings can be really painful! Heads up, it’s bee season! We are almost at the end of summer in Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut. This means bee ...

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