It seems like every year as the weather cools, there is an onslaught of flies trying to dart in through the doors of your home any time they can. Cluster flies can be a nuisance and an unwelcomed houseguest. A-Tex Pest Management would like to help you identify cluster flies and share some tips to…
A common spider that will crawl into residential homes this fall is the hobo spider. Hobo spiders often get mistaken for the brown recluse spider, but they are significantly different when it comes to size and other characteristics. The hobo spider has a pattern of yellow markings on its abdomen; however, this spider is so…
The black widow spider is one of the most recognizable spiders. It has a very distinctive red hourglass shape on the underside of its abdomen. Female black widow spiders are known to have a tendency to eat their mates, and while they are venomous, their bite is rarely fatal to humans. Black widow spiders can…
With over 12,000 species traversing the grounds, ants are everywhere in the world, excluding Antarctica. One of the oldest insects to have lived through the millennia, ants are very adaptable and since most species are social insects, they have their colony operating smoothly and efficiently. With their typically habits, ants are known for infiltrating homes,…
Bed bugs, in recent decades, have become a growing problem in commercial businesses and residential homes alike. After WWII bed bugs were nearly obliterated from the U.S. but with their growing tolerance to once effective pesticides, and the convenience of worldwide traveling, bed bugs are flourishing in the U.S. once again. Though bed bugs haven’t…
