Pest Alert: Bees With Ground Nests What To Look For

When you think of bees’ nests, the immediate imagery is that of a paper-like mass hanging from a tree or rain gutter. While that is a common nest formation, those aren’t the only hives to be aware ...

Stinging Insect Facts from Graduate Pest Solutions

It’s bee season in Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut. Bees—and wasps—perform a vital service to local ecosystems: pollination. Unfortunately, bees and wasps regularly set up their home ...

How GradShield Prevention Plans Keep Pests Out Of My Home

Properly keeping your property pest-free is more than just spraying pesticides. The optimal way to keep your home safe and healthy is prevention using GradShield. Graduate Pest Solutions specializes ...

Prevent Wasp Nests on Your Property

How to Keep Wasps from Building a Nest Wasps: Painful Invaders! Nothing throws a wrench in your outdoor activities like a wasp sting. While wasps are only moderately aggressive, they will sting if ...

Pests Cause Springtime Allergies: Which Ones?

Insects Might Be Exacerbating That Runny Nose While the bloom of springtime might be easy on the eyes, it isn’t usually easy on the allergies. During the spring, many people in New England will have ...

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 ...

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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