We are all so lucky to call Boise home! There are so many fun things to do including the Boise Zoo, The Old Idaho Penitentiary and the World Center for Birds of Prey. Unfortunately for homeowners, Voles like to call the Boise area home as well. Voles are an issue because they can cause damage…
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Boise is often known as the City of Trees. Since trees are a boxelder bugs favorite hangout, this makes Boise an ideal place for boxelder bugs to call home. Boxelder bugs to not bite, sting or cause diseases. They are a nuisance though, as they like to invade homes and buildings and can even stain…
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Yellow Jackets are one of the most aggressive stinging insects that you might come across on your property. On top of that, an individual yellow jacket can sting more than one time. They stings are painful and can even cause an allergic reaction in some people. Yellow Jackets, along with other stinging insects, have been…
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Wasps are one of the worst types of insect to come across on your property. Their stings are very painful and can even cause an allergic reactions in some people. To keep your family safe and potentially save a trip to St. Alphonsus, make Boise Wasp Control an important part of your yearly house maintenance.…
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We all love being able to call Boise home! It’s an amazing place to live with fun things to do such as visiting the Old Idaho Penitentiary, the World center for Bird of Prey and hiking Camels Back Park. Unfortunately, earwigs also love calling Boise home as well. Earwigs have a nasty habit of destroying…
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Boise is an amazing place to live! There are many wonderful things to do here including The Basque Museum, The Discovery Center and Table Rock. Unfortunately for us living in the Treasure Valley, there are many kinds of ants that choose Boise as their home as well. Those ants include to odorous ant, the red…
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Boise is a wonderful place to call home! There are many things to do here including the Aquarium of Boise, Camels Back Park and the Boise Farmers Market. Unfortunately for us, there are several kinds of spiders that like to call this valley home as well. A few common spiders for this area include the…
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Meridian pill bugs are also commonly known as the rollie pollie. This is because pill bugs will roll up into a tight ball if they’re disturbed or threatened. An interesting fact about pill bugs: they’re the only crustacean that’s one hundred percent adapted to living on land. Pill bugs are 3/4 of an inch long…
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Not only are Star house flies a major nuisance around the home, they’re also dangerous as potential disease carriers. House flies are a dark grey in color and are 1/8 of an inch to 1/4 of an inch in size. Their red eyes contain thousands of lenses, which gives them excellent and wider vision. …
DetailsWeiser Crickets are generally known, and easily identified, by the loud chirping noise they make. This chirping sound is caused by the males rubbing their front wings together in an attempt to attract females. Crickets are 3/4 of an inch to 7/8 of an inch in size. They’re a yellowish-brown color and have 3 dark…
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