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Bees & Wasps
Flooding during the summer and early fall may leave wasp colonies disrupted and homeless. Fallen trees may contain baldfaced hornet or European hornet nests. Paper wasp nests may be found on eaves, roof overhangs or ... [... more]
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Decaying Food & Debris
Water-soaked lawns, compost piles, discarded carpeting, padded furniture, insulation and clothing may become moldy and serve as breeding grounds for fungus gnats and similar flies. Depending on the time of year, the ... [... more]
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Flies (Farms & Stables)
Hurricanes & similar storms can leave behind some additional problems for livestock and poultry producers by damaging poultry and hog houses, horse barns and other livestock structures. The first concern, of course, ... [... more]
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Giant Resin Bee Mite Pests in Earthworm Beds Using Paper Wasps to Manage Caterpillars ... [... more]
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Spiders
Heavy rains may force some ground nesting spiders to "high ground", which may bring them onto the foundation and siding as well as indoors. Debris that remains on the ground for an extended time may attract insects ... [... more]
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Damaged Pesticide Containers
Check with your municipal or private waste collection office about disposing of full or partially-filled pesticide containers with your regular trash. A better choice is to take damaged/contaminated pesticides to an ... [... more]
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Fire Ants
Fire ant mounds vary in size, usually in direct proportion to the size of the colony. For example, a mound that is 2 feet in diameter and 18 inches high may contain about 100,000 workers, several hundred winged ... [... more]
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Rodents
Rodent baits are effective for mouse and rat control, but must be used with great care. The disruptions that take place during clean-up activities after storms may make it difficult to get rodents to visit baited ... [... more]
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Mosquitoes
Depending upon the time of year and where you live in North Carolina, mosquito problems may range from minor to severe. Late in the fall, mosquitoes go into diapause (hibernation) and become less of a problem, ... [... more]
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Moisture & Mold Problems
If possible, remove standing water from the crawlspace ASAP. Increase ventilation to the crawlspace. This can be a simple matter of opening the crawlspace door or using a fan to pull air OUT of the crawlspace, ... [... more]
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Snakes
If you find a snake in your house, don't panic; try to confine the snake to a small area of the house. Nonpoisonous snakes can be captured by pinning the snake down with a long stick or pole, preferably forked at ... [... more]
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