If you’ve lived in Southern Virginia for a while, you’re probably familiar with common pests like ants, termites, and mosquitoes. But there’s a new threat creeping into our region — and it packs a serious punch. Hybrid fire ants, known for their aggressive behavior and painful stings, are expanding their territory and moving north into…
It’s springtime and your first time spent outside is disrupted by a large bee diving at your head. How rude!
This can be scary, but if it’s a Carpenter Bee (think of a jumbo honey bee), you are most likely not going to be stung. In fact, the male Carpenter Bee has no…
There are three varieties of ticks in Virginia that we need to be especially cautious of because of their ability to transmit disease. These particular parasites are the American Dog tick, the Lonestar tick and the Deer tick.
These ticks have the ability to vector and transmit to people Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, Lyme…
