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Destructo Deer of Discrete Decoration Demolition, Inc

Maybe you had a bad year. Maybe the holidays just aren’t all merry and full of cheer. Maybe you can’t afford ‘blackout’ shades, so the glaring lights of your neighbor’s Christmas display won’t keep you awake. What to do?

The Plot vs The Consequences

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Characteristics, Habits, and Geography

Pyramid ants, named for the pyramid-shaped projection that extends from their thoraxes, reach lengths of merely 1/12 to 1/6 of an inch. They range in color from pale orange to dark brown, and have slender bodies and twelve-segmented antennae. Their diet consists largely of sweet items, such as the honeydew from insects … » Read the rest

Characteristics, Behavior and Habitat

Surinam roaches, or bi-colored roaches, reach lengths of 1/2 inch to 1 inch, and have dark brown or black heads and bodies, while their wings are brown. The shield covering their thorax has a narrow ribbon of yellow along the front edge. While they do have wings, these roaches rarely fly, and … » Read the rest

Malacosoma americanum

Tent caterpillars arrive in the spring as the new leaves start to bud. Their favorite trees to build their tents in are the wild cherry, crabapple, plum and peach trees. The caterpillars leave the tent and search the tree for leaves to eat, after feeding they return to the … » Read the rest

Worker Termites

This Fall has been amazingly warm and it almost seemed like the cold weather was taking a year off, until this weekend. The husband and I decided that it was time to relocate some of the firewood that we have stacked at the back of our property closer to the house.  We want to … » Read the rest