Brian Sells Chicago · How do spiders communicate? Through the World Wide Web!

Spiders are generally not harmful and they do feed on other insects like flies and other spiders. Most spiders found in the home are not venomous, but there are some that homeowners don’t want to find inside their house. The Black Widow and Brown Recluse are two of the most talked about spiders homeowners do not want to find in their homes. Black Widows can be found throughout the U.S., and Brown Recluse are predominantly found in the Midwestern States, most notably Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri. All spiders have the ability to travel to all states by ways of hiding in boxes, packages and produce. Uncategorized

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Brian Sells Chicago · “Time flies like an arrow – but fruit flies like a banana.”

That’s a line from Terry Wogan. I love a good play on words! I always thought “fly” was a pretty boring name for those insects. I mean, come on, it’s not very original. “What do you call that thing flying around?” “How about ‘fly’?” “Uh, ok, that’ll do for now…” Flies are some of the most annoying pests in the home. They land on almost every surface, and their diet includes a wide variety of foods: human food, animal food, animal carcasses, garbage and excrement. Flies also carry germs and diseases. They are known to transfer over 100 pathogens, some of which include salmonella, anthrax, tuberculosis, and the eggs of parasitic worms. That’s probably as much as you care to think about flies today, but just in case here’s a link to the Wikipedia entry on houseflies. Uncategorized

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Brian Sells Chicago · They Don’t Just Ruin Picnics!

Ants are the most common household pests in the north central states. They are social insects, and they have a wide variety of nesting habits. Ants can build nests in soil, behind moldings, baseboards and counter tops, and some types nest in decaying or moisture damaged wood. Ants will feed on all types of food, and ant damage varies. Most ants cause little damage, but carpenter ants can weaken wood structures similar to termites, and the majority of ants don’t transmit diseases. Uncategorized

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Brian Sells Chicago · Termites

Termites are generally grouped by their nesting and feeding habits: subterranean, soil-dwelling, dry wood, damp wood and grass-feeding. They feed on dead plant material, generally in the form of wood, leaves, soil and animal dung. Termites can cause significant structural damage to buildings. Those classified as subterranean and dry wood are those that are responsible for the damage to homes. Not sure what to do? Call me and I will send a terrific service provider your way! Uncategorized

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