The Pest Blog

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E. 2/19/22 Jeff Traynor, A.C.E. 2/19/22

New Hampshire snow loads help predict spring pest pulse

Although February in New Hampshire doesn’t tend to elicit thoughts of mosquitoes, ticks, and other pesty summer critters, the season’s iconic snow cover may provide a barometer of what we can expect for pest pressure this coming spring.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E. 10/2/21 Jeff Traynor, A.C.E. 10/2/21

Late Season Stingers: The “buzz” with Autumn yellow-jacket activity.

While present throughout the spring and summer, yellow jacket nests are at their largest during late summer and early fall (with each nest boasting roughly 1,000-4,000 workers). As the number of developing larvae increases throughout the season, workers will forage and expand upon the nest construction; doubling the size of the colony every few weeks throughout the summer.