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The Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas phaeton) has been the state insect for Maryland since 1973. Named after the first Lord Baltimore because it exhibits the same orange and black colors found on the crest for the American Colonist as well as the Maryland state flag, the Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly is described as possessing a 2 […]

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Welcome to my world as a (very, very, very) novice beekeeper in Montgomery County and an employee of American Pest Management.  I call this Murder in the Hive, in three parts.
Act I: Beginning beekeeping 101
My interest began in the form of a 6-week course instruction on the basics of beekeeping, presented by the Montgomery County Beekeeper’s […]

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I have become aware of the fact that Gypsy Moth treatments are to begin in Montgomery County as early as May 1st this year. Gypsy moths, not to be mistaken for the Eastern Tent Caterpillar, are part of the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s pest “suppression program” - a unique collaborative between state, local, and landowner […]

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In early June, American Pest Management received a phone call from a very nice woman named Diane Cooper Shaw who wanted to know if we would come to her six-year-old son’s birthday party and talk to the children about bugs.  Her son Kevin loves to dig insects up in the back yard and is an […]

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American Pest Management has just launched a new customer survey system that will allow us to get valuable feedback from our customers. The survey is designed to be either completed online at www.americanpest.net or over the telephone, toll-free at (877) 897-9988 survey ID: 369. Our customers will need to use their 6 digit […]

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The odorous house ant is found throughout North America and is a common house-infesting pest that we find in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. This pest is often found foraging for food in long trails over household surfaces and can sometimes get into stored food products. Although these ants do not bite or sting, they […]

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Now what’s getting into our house?  First we had the stink bug and now we have our annual parade of click beetles.  This common invader is especially attracted to the porch light, and enters easily as we go in and out.  They are slender, oval beetles around 0.25 to 0.75 of an inch long.  The adults feed […]

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The long-awaited, warm days of Spring mean open windows at my house, and that has led to a few unwelcome guests.  My daughter spotted one of these adult stink bugs (or pentatomids) in our bath tub, and judging from the phone calls I have been receiving at the office, we are not the only ones to find  one.  […]

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Termites, ants, mice, and all the other pests that you would rather never have as a house guest are attracted to structures because they find food, moisture, or a place to hide or live. It can be one of these items or a combination of two or more that draws pests to your […]

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Clover Mites
Each spring in the DC/Maryland area clover mites appear on the exterior of structures. It is likely that these tiny red mites have over wintered in cracks and crevices of the building. They are usually most numerous on south to west faces of a structure and rarely numerous on the north […]

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