Category: Health Risks & Possible Danger

Pest Prevention and Control During Hurricane Season

Hurricane season starts June 1 and lasts through the end of November. August, September and October are typically the most active months for severe weather. As Hurricane Florence approaches the...

Do Spiders Bite? Identifying & Treating Spider Bites

How many times have you noticed a red bump on your skin and assumed it was a spider bite without knowing where it came from? Maybe you saw a spider...

What Do Mouse Droppings Look Like & What to Do When You Find Them

Seeing a mouse in the house is upsetting, but finding out that a rodent infestation has been lurking in your home for a long time is even worse. Knowing how...

Diseases from Mice – Types of Rodent Related Illnesses

A mouse in the house can be more than just a nuisance; a rodent infestation can be a serious threat to the health of yourself, your family, and your pets....

What’s in your garage? Hidden poisons that can harm curious pets.

Many years ago when I was about 8 years old, my aunt had a cat that she had rescued from a shelter. Taz was a very spunky and curious guy....

Oklahoma Mother Loses Limbs After Being Bitten By A Tick

Late last week, it was reported, that an Oklahoma woman was diagnosed with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever — a tick-borne illness that can be fatal if not treated quickly. According...

Some bug bites do more than make you itch. When to call the doctor.

Sitting on a beach, drinking something with a little umbrella in it, hearing nothing but the sounds of waves lapping at the shore. That is what I visualize when I...

Washington DC, NYC & Chicago Overrun By Rats

Summer is just around the corner and temperatures are starting to rise. As much as everyone loves fun in the sun, summer in big cities means more than weekends at...

From Cleaning Products to Potted Plants — Hidden Poisons That Could Harm Your Child

Think your children are safe in your home? Learn about these common household poisons you may never have considered. As a mother, my most important job is to keep my...

Cleaning Mouse Droppings

There are some things you just don’t want to actually talk about, but you still really need to know. Cleaning up mouse droppings is one of those things. Thank you...

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 There are many ways an ant can enter a home, but the most alarming fact about find an ant in the house is that there is never just one. Ants live, work, and travel in large numbers. Like other household pests, ants may enter your home using gaps around doors, holes in window screens, cracks in a building’s foundation, and openings around plumbing or electrical outlets. Ants can also hitchhike into your home when you bring something inside from outdoors. Things like a potted plant, fresh cut flowers, produce from the garden, boxes from the garage, or new items you’ve recently purchased all offer opportunities for uninvited insects to get inside your home. Where do ants live?
 Broadly speaking, ants can be found on every continent around the world except Antarctica (talk about irony!). Considering there are more than 12,000 different types of ants in the world, the habitat of an ant varies greatly. Although ants can survive almost anywhere, it’s where ants live in a house that causes people the most concern. There are a few types of ants that are common household pests in the United States, but two in particular can cause problems for people:  carpenter ants and fire ants. As mentioned above, most ants are harmless. However, carpenter ants can cause structural damage to trees, homes, buildings, furniture and decorative wood. Fire ants can be aggressive and will sting anyone or anything that gets in their way. While one or two stings are an itchy nuisance, multiple stings can cause a severe reaction. Like any other living creature, ants have basic needs. When thinking about where ants live, you should think about why they are there and what they are attracted to. Ants will seek places with food, water, and shelter. Many ant colonies exist outside, but the worker ants will forage for food in the surrounding areas. This may be why you see a trail of ants wandering across the kitchen counter, or near the bathroom sink – they will come into your home and take what they need, bringing it back to the nest for the rest of the colony. Ant habitat
 Ants live in large groups called colonies. They may nest underground, inside trees, or in the walls and voids of a house or building. Inside a home, ants can nest behind baseboards, moldings, and countertops, as well as inside walls. Each ant colony is made up of different types of ants called castes. A single colony can exist for many years with the same queen ant, but the worker ants have a shorter life expectancy. Ants eat many different kinds of food, and their preferences change depending on the time of the year. In the spring, when ants are preparing to mate and lay eggs, ants prefer a high protein diet. They may eat meat scraps left in the trash, roadkill, other insects, or fats like grease, oil, and butter. Later in the summer, when a new generation of ants requires lots of food to grow, and worker ants are busy expanding the nest and maintaining the colony’s tunnels, ants will seek carbohydrates to eat for energy. At this time, ants will be attracted to sweets such as crumbs and leftovers, spilled drinks, and garden produce. No matter how or why the ants have made it into your home, most people agree that getting them out is necessary. Why do ants come inside and what can you do about it?
 Many ants will survive and thrive both indoors and out, as long as there is food for them to consume. Ants do have a role to play in any ecosystem, so trying to eradicate them may not be the best choice, especially since they are relatively harmless. Ants play an important role in decomposition of organic matter, and their underground tunneling helps aerate soil, promoting healthy growth of lawns, gardens, and farm crops. All of that aside, want to get rid of ants inside your home is perfectly understandable. Click here for more information about to how get rid of ants naturally. [the_ad id="2397"]" ["post_title"]=> string(59) "Ant Habitat – Where Do Ants Live in and Around Your Home?" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["ping_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(30) "ant-habitat-where-do-ants-live" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2017-08-02 09:57:52" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2017-08-02 14:57:52" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(33) "https://www.earthkind.com/?p=1920" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(4) "post" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" }

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 There are many ways an ant can enter a home, but the most alarming fact about find an ant in the house is that there is never just one. Ants live, work, and travel in large numbers. Like other household pests, ants may enter your home using gaps around doors, holes in window screens, cracks in a building’s foundation, and openings around plumbing or electrical outlets. Ants can also hitchhike into your home when you bring something inside from outdoors. Things like a potted plant, fresh cut flowers, produce from the garden, boxes from the garage, or new items you’ve recently purchased all offer opportunities for uninvited insects to get inside your home. Where do ants live?
 Broadly speaking, ants can be found on every continent around the world except Antarctica (talk about irony!). Considering there are more than 12,000 different types of ants in the world, the habitat of an ant varies greatly. Although ants can survive almost anywhere, it’s where ants live in a house that causes people the most concern. There are a few types of ants that are common household pests in the United States, but two in particular can cause problems for people:  carpenter ants and fire ants. As mentioned above, most ants are harmless. However, carpenter ants can cause structural damage to trees, homes, buildings, furniture and decorative wood. Fire ants can be aggressive and will sting anyone or anything that gets in their way. While one or two stings are an itchy nuisance, multiple stings can cause a severe reaction. Like any other living creature, ants have basic needs. When thinking about where ants live, you should think about why they are there and what they are attracted to. Ants will seek places with food, water, and shelter. Many ant colonies exist outside, but the worker ants will forage for food in the surrounding areas. This may be why you see a trail of ants wandering across the kitchen counter, or near the bathroom sink – they will come into your home and take what they need, bringing it back to the nest for the rest of the colony. Ant habitat
 Ants live in large groups called colonies. They may nest underground, inside trees, or in the walls and voids of a house or building. Inside a home, ants can nest behind baseboards, moldings, and countertops, as well as inside walls. Each ant colony is made up of different types of ants called castes. A single colony can exist for many years with the same queen ant, but the worker ants have a shorter life expectancy. Ants eat many different kinds of food, and their preferences change depending on the time of the year. In the spring, when ants are preparing to mate and lay eggs, ants prefer a high protein diet. They may eat meat scraps left in the trash, roadkill, other insects, or fats like grease, oil, and butter. Later in the summer, when a new generation of ants requires lots of food to grow, and worker ants are busy expanding the nest and maintaining the colony’s tunnels, ants will seek carbohydrates to eat for energy. At this time, ants will be attracted to sweets such as crumbs and leftovers, spilled drinks, and garden produce. No matter how or why the ants have made it into your home, most people agree that getting them out is necessary. Why do ants come inside and what can you do about it?
 Many ants will survive and thrive both indoors and out, as long as there is food for them to consume. Ants do have a role to play in any ecosystem, so trying to eradicate them may not be the best choice, especially since they are relatively harmless. Ants play an important role in decomposition of organic matter, and their underground tunneling helps aerate soil, promoting healthy growth of lawns, gardens, and farm crops. All of that aside, want to get rid of ants inside your home is perfectly understandable. Click here for more information about to how get rid of ants naturally. [the_ad id="2397"]" ["post_title"]=> string(59) "Ant Habitat – Where Do Ants Live in and Around Your Home?" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["ping_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(30) "ant-habitat-where-do-ants-live" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2017-08-02 09:57:52" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2017-08-02 14:57:52" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(33) "https://www.earthkind.com/?p=1920" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(4) "post" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" }

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 There are many ways an ant can enter a home, but the most alarming fact about find an ant in the house is that there is never just one. Ants live, work, and travel in large numbers. Like other household pests, ants may enter your home using gaps around doors, holes in window screens, cracks in a building’s foundation, and openings around plumbing or electrical outlets. Ants can also hitchhike into your home when you bring something inside from outdoors. Things like a potted plant, fresh cut flowers, produce from the garden, boxes from the garage, or new items you’ve recently purchased all offer opportunities for uninvited insects to get inside your home. Where do ants live?
 Broadly speaking, ants can be found on every continent around the world except Antarctica (talk about irony!). Considering there are more than 12,000 different types of ants in the world, the habitat of an ant varies greatly. Although ants can survive almost anywhere, it’s where ants live in a house that causes people the most concern. There are a few types of ants that are common household pests in the United States, but two in particular can cause problems for people:  carpenter ants and fire ants. As mentioned above, most ants are harmless. However, carpenter ants can cause structural damage to trees, homes, buildings, furniture and decorative wood. Fire ants can be aggressive and will sting anyone or anything that gets in their way. While one or two stings are an itchy nuisance, multiple stings can cause a severe reaction. Like any other living creature, ants have basic needs. When thinking about where ants live, you should think about why they are there and what they are attracted to. Ants will seek places with food, water, and shelter. Many ant colonies exist outside, but the worker ants will forage for food in the surrounding areas. This may be why you see a trail of ants wandering across the kitchen counter, or near the bathroom sink – they will come into your home and take what they need, bringing it back to the nest for the rest of the colony. Ant habitat
 Ants live in large groups called colonies. They may nest underground, inside trees, or in the walls and voids of a house or building. Inside a home, ants can nest behind baseboards, moldings, and countertops, as well as inside walls. Each ant colony is made up of different types of ants called castes. A single colony can exist for many years with the same queen ant, but the worker ants have a shorter life expectancy. Ants eat many different kinds of food, and their preferences change depending on the time of the year. In the spring, when ants are preparing to mate and lay eggs, ants prefer a high protein diet. They may eat meat scraps left in the trash, roadkill, other insects, or fats like grease, oil, and butter. Later in the summer, when a new generation of ants requires lots of food to grow, and worker ants are busy expanding the nest and maintaining the colony’s tunnels, ants will seek carbohydrates to eat for energy. At this time, ants will be attracted to sweets such as crumbs and leftovers, spilled drinks, and garden produce. No matter how or why the ants have made it into your home, most people agree that getting them out is necessary. Why do ants come inside and what can you do about it?
 Many ants will survive and thrive both indoors and out, as long as there is food for them to consume. Ants do have a role to play in any ecosystem, so trying to eradicate them may not be the best choice, especially since they are relatively harmless. Ants play an important role in decomposition of organic matter, and their underground tunneling helps aerate soil, promoting healthy growth of lawns, gardens, and farm crops. All of that aside, want to get rid of ants inside your home is perfectly understandable. Click here for more information about to how get rid of ants naturally. [the_ad id="2397"]" ["post_title"]=> string(59) "Ant Habitat – Where Do Ants Live in and Around Your Home?" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["ping_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(30) "ant-habitat-where-do-ants-live" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2017-08-02 09:57:52" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2017-08-02 14:57:52" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(33) "https://www.earthkind.com/?p=1920" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(4) "post" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" }

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 There are many ways an ant can enter a home, but the most alarming fact about find an ant in the house is that there is never just one. Ants live, work, and travel in large numbers. Like other household pests, ants may enter your home using gaps around doors, holes in window screens, cracks in a building’s foundation, and openings around plumbing or electrical outlets. Ants can also hitchhike into your home when you bring something inside from outdoors. Things like a potted plant, fresh cut flowers, produce from the garden, boxes from the garage, or new items you’ve recently purchased all offer opportunities for uninvited insects to get inside your home. Where do ants live?
 Broadly speaking, ants can be found on every continent around the world except Antarctica (talk about irony!). Considering there are more than 12,000 different types of ants in the world, the habitat of an ant varies greatly. Although ants can survive almost anywhere, it’s where ants live in a house that causes people the most concern. There are a few types of ants that are common household pests in the United States, but two in particular can cause problems for people:  carpenter ants and fire ants. As mentioned above, most ants are harmless. However, carpenter ants can cause structural damage to trees, homes, buildings, furniture and decorative wood. Fire ants can be aggressive and will sting anyone or anything that gets in their way. While one or two stings are an itchy nuisance, multiple stings can cause a severe reaction. Like any other living creature, ants have basic needs. When thinking about where ants live, you should think about why they are there and what they are attracted to. Ants will seek places with food, water, and shelter. Many ant colonies exist outside, but the worker ants will forage for food in the surrounding areas. This may be why you see a trail of ants wandering across the kitchen counter, or near the bathroom sink – they will come into your home and take what they need, bringing it back to the nest for the rest of the colony. Ant habitat
 Ants live in large groups called colonies. They may nest underground, inside trees, or in the walls and voids of a house or building. Inside a home, ants can nest behind baseboards, moldings, and countertops, as well as inside walls. Each ant colony is made up of different types of ants called castes. A single colony can exist for many years with the same queen ant, but the worker ants have a shorter life expectancy. Ants eat many different kinds of food, and their preferences change depending on the time of the year. In the spring, when ants are preparing to mate and lay eggs, ants prefer a high protein diet. They may eat meat scraps left in the trash, roadkill, other insects, or fats like grease, oil, and butter. Later in the summer, when a new generation of ants requires lots of food to grow, and worker ants are busy expanding the nest and maintaining the colony’s tunnels, ants will seek carbohydrates to eat for energy. At this time, ants will be attracted to sweets such as crumbs and leftovers, spilled drinks, and garden produce. No matter how or why the ants have made it into your home, most people agree that getting them out is necessary. Why do ants come inside and what can you do about it?
 Many ants will survive and thrive both indoors and out, as long as there is food for them to consume. Ants do have a role to play in any ecosystem, so trying to eradicate them may not be the best choice, especially since they are relatively harmless. Ants play an important role in decomposition of organic matter, and their underground tunneling helps aerate soil, promoting healthy growth of lawns, gardens, and farm crops. All of that aside, want to get rid of ants inside your home is perfectly understandable. Click here for more information about to how get rid of ants naturally. [the_ad id="2397"]" ["post_title"]=> string(59) "Ant Habitat – Where Do Ants Live in and Around Your Home?" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["ping_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(30) "ant-habitat-where-do-ants-live" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2017-08-02 09:57:52" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2017-08-02 14:57:52" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(33) "https://www.earthkind.com/?p=1920" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(4) "post" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" }

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 There are many ways an ant can enter a home, but the most alarming fact about find an ant in the house is that there is never just one. Ants live, work, and travel in large numbers. Like other household pests, ants may enter your home using gaps around doors, holes in window screens, cracks in a building’s foundation, and openings around plumbing or electrical outlets. Ants can also hitchhike into your home when you bring something inside from outdoors. Things like a potted plant, fresh cut flowers, produce from the garden, boxes from the garage, or new items you’ve recently purchased all offer opportunities for uninvited insects to get inside your home. Where do ants live?
 Broadly speaking, ants can be found on every continent around the world except Antarctica (talk about irony!). Considering there are more than 12,000 different types of ants in the world, the habitat of an ant varies greatly. Although ants can survive almost anywhere, it’s where ants live in a house that causes people the most concern. There are a few types of ants that are common household pests in the United States, but two in particular can cause problems for people:  carpenter ants and fire ants. As mentioned above, most ants are harmless. However, carpenter ants can cause structural damage to trees, homes, buildings, furniture and decorative wood. Fire ants can be aggressive and will sting anyone or anything that gets in their way. While one or two stings are an itchy nuisance, multiple stings can cause a severe reaction. Like any other living creature, ants have basic needs. When thinking about where ants live, you should think about why they are there and what they are attracted to. Ants will seek places with food, water, and shelter. Many ant colonies exist outside, but the worker ants will forage for food in the surrounding areas. This may be why you see a trail of ants wandering across the kitchen counter, or near the bathroom sink – they will come into your home and take what they need, bringing it back to the nest for the rest of the colony. Ant habitat
 Ants live in large groups called colonies. They may nest underground, inside trees, or in the walls and voids of a house or building. Inside a home, ants can nest behind baseboards, moldings, and countertops, as well as inside walls. Each ant colony is made up of different types of ants called castes. A single colony can exist for many years with the same queen ant, but the worker ants have a shorter life expectancy. Ants eat many different kinds of food, and their preferences change depending on the time of the year. In the spring, when ants are preparing to mate and lay eggs, ants prefer a high protein diet. They may eat meat scraps left in the trash, roadkill, other insects, or fats like grease, oil, and butter. Later in the summer, when a new generation of ants requires lots of food to grow, and worker ants are busy expanding the nest and maintaining the colony’s tunnels, ants will seek carbohydrates to eat for energy. At this time, ants will be attracted to sweets such as crumbs and leftovers, spilled drinks, and garden produce. No matter how or why the ants have made it into your home, most people agree that getting them out is necessary. Why do ants come inside and what can you do about it?
 Many ants will survive and thrive both indoors and out, as long as there is food for them to consume. Ants do have a role to play in any ecosystem, so trying to eradicate them may not be the best choice, especially since they are relatively harmless. Ants play an important role in decomposition of organic matter, and their underground tunneling helps aerate soil, promoting healthy growth of lawns, gardens, and farm crops. All of that aside, want to get rid of ants inside your home is perfectly understandable. Click here for more information about to how get rid of ants naturally. [the_ad id="2397"]" ["post_title"]=> string(59) "Ant Habitat – Where Do Ants Live in and Around Your Home?" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["ping_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(30) "ant-habitat-where-do-ants-live" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2017-08-02 09:57:52" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2017-08-02 14:57:52" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(33) "https://www.earthkind.com/?p=1920" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(4) "post" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" }