Posts with the tag: "West Nile Virus"

Do-It-Yourself Mosquito Control

05/01/12

Early warm weather and plenty of rain will bring mosquitoes out sooner rather than later this spring in Maryland, Virginia and DC. But there is plenty to do to keep these irritating insects away from your home and your family.

Threat for Pest Activity Remains High Post-Hurricane

09/01/11

The pests typically associated with a hurricane’s aftermath most prominently include the following: mosquitoes (and other flies having aquatic lifecycles), rodents, wildlife (especially snakes), ants, cockroaches, and inevitably...

Mosquitoes: The Bugs We All Love To Hate

07/12/10

While summer may have officially begun on June 22 this year, the true arrival of summer is when we hear the familiar buzz of a mosquito in our ear-- knowing that at any moment we may be bitten and have to contend with an itchy welt on our arm or leg for the next week or so. When the weather starts to warm up in the Washington DC area there are a few, precious evenings where we are able to spend time outside without the mosquitoes bothering us. But once true summer arrives, we are often unable to completely escape them, even with insect repellent spray.