In the pest world, one hears a lot of old wives’ tales about common critters that encourage a feeling of paranoia. Today, we’re going to look at one of the scariest of these critters: the blood-sucking flea. We all know bed bugs feed on human blood, but there’s a big debate on whether fleas will … Read more
Unlike roaches and termites, bed bugs, fleas, and lice are three indoor pests that can transmit disease by drinking blood. Of these three, fleas are perhaps the most misunderstood – and dangerous. Fleas breed quickly and can even kill kittens or endanger babies, so identifying an infestation quickly is vital. But there’s more than one type … Read more
Nobody wants to deal with fleas outside of the circus. Thus it’s a bad day when you find fleas in the house. What’s even worse is when you find bite marks on your kids. But aren’t fleas only supposed to attack pets? Let’s look at this matter from various angles and give you some honest … Read more
Here at RMC, we’re all about home remedies, but we’re also painfully aware that a lot of them have mixed results or won’t work at all. One such popular home remedy is rubbing alcohol. This common household product and its close relatives have often been touted as a way to kill all sorts of critters, … Read more
If you have pets, fleas are a huge risk. It’s very easy to see tiny black bugs that look like fleas and immediately think it’s an actual flea. The good news is, your suspect may be the victim of mistaken identity. Proper identification is essential to effective pest control, and it can save on a … Read more
We all know the old rhyme about going to bed and not getting bitten, but it really does need an update. There are a lot of critters inside your house that bite in the night, and some might be more surprising than others. Case in point: When you wake up with bite marks, the last … Read more
Fleas are one of the most common household pests, but we often fail to take them seriously. The adult fleas you see are only 5 percent of the total flea infestation, and there are many types of fleas out there that prefer different hosts. A bigger problem is that people are reluctant to hire a … Read more
If you’ve ever had a cat or dog in the family, there’s a good chance you’ve run into a particular pest that looks a lot like a poppy seed at a distance. These little nasties are, of course, fleas. But aside from being tiny terrors, fleas are also sometimes excellent little ninjas, skillfully evading detection … Read more
You often hear people on the news talking about how there are too many people in the world, yet the human race is just one of millions (if not more) species on this planet – and we’re actually one of the smaller ones in terms of numbers. In fact, the world of bugs has us … Read more
Since Mankind first decided to take shelter from the elements, we have had to deal with other critters trying to take advantage of us. The rise of common pests became so bad that it led to the bubonic plague wiping out 1/3 of Europe. We now know the particular pest responsible, and they happen to … Read more