by Good News Pest Solutions Team | Feb 18, 2021 | Ants, Good News Pest Solutions, Invasive Species, Mice, Minimal Risk Pest Control, Rats, Roaches, Rodents, Silverfish, Termites, Weather
One of our favorite winter pastimes here in the Sunshine State is watching how everyone up north deals with the snow and ice. It’s even more pronounced this year as a winter storm ravages as far south as Texas, setting records. Meanwhile, we’re setting warmer than...
by Good News Pest Solutions Team | Jan 14, 2021 | Arbor Day, Good News Pest Solutions, Holiday, Invasive Species, Living Green, Sarasota Pest Control
There’s an old adage that goes “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is right now.” That’s the idea and spirit that led to founding Arbor Day over 150 years ago. The United States and many other countries celebrate the holiday in April...
by Good News Pest Solutions Team | Jan 7, 2021 | Bees, Honeybees, Invasive Species, Murder Hornets
One of the weirdest stories coming out of 2020 – and that’s saying something – was the invasion of Murder Hornets. First spotted in the United States back in May, it seemed like another escalation of 2020 hostilities. The media seemed to think so anyway. As we pointed...
by Good News Pest Solutions Team | Dec 4, 2020 | Good News Pest Solutions, Invasive Species, Kudzu Bugs
Sometimes we get so used to seeing an invasive species that we forget that it’s not native to the Sunshine State – or even the United States! We’ve looked at several over the past couple of months – ladybugs, red imported fire ants, southern flannel moth caterpillars...
by Good News Pest Solutions Team | Nov 19, 2020 | Beetle, black bean bug, Invasive Species
Thanks to our wonderful subtropical weather, a thriving international seaport, and visitors from far and wide, Florida holds an unusual record. We have more invasive species than anywhere else in the world. And it’s not just retirees and snowbirds, LOL! We’ve worked...
by Good News Pest Solutions Team | Nov 12, 2020 | Good News Pest Solutions, Invasive Species, Lady Bugs, Organic Products/Services
You’ve probably heard the saying that ladybugs are good luck. And that was certainly true for farmers over 100 years ago when the US Department of Agriculture imported thousands of Coccinella septempunctata into our country. The seven-spotted species, also known as...