Entomophagy. This is a word that not many of us here in the United States are familiar with. It means the practice of eating insects, especially by people. You may be thinking: why do we need a word to describe eating bugs? Probably because most Western societies don’t eat insects, so we had to pu…Read More
One aspect of pest management we tend to forget about until we’re dealing with it are pests that like to live and feed in our food. We often hear them referred to as “flour moths,” but in reality, these insects love to get into just about anything in the pantry that has any nutritional value, …Read More
You can’t go one day without encountering one insect — even if you stayed inside all day. Odds are, a house spider would decide to skitter across the floor in front of you or a fly would get stuck in your home, annoying you although in its mind the screen on your window is the annoying one, bloc…Read More
Just because Earthwise Pest Management has dedicated its life to getting rid of pests in the Roseville area doesn’t mean that we don’t love, admire, and try to preserve insects. After all, insects were on this planet millions of years before we were, and they play a vital role in the food chain …Read More
Most of us are intimately familiar with the tale of The Ant and The Grasshopper by Aesop. As the story goes, the grasshopper spends the entire summer singing instead of preparing for winter, while the ant work the entire summer to build up food for the winter. When winter comes, the grasshopper is n…Read More
In our ongoing blog series on spiders, we’ve looked at the benefits of spiders and revealed some common myths about spiders that are just not true. In this blog post, we’ll discuss tips on how to avoid spiders so you don’t accidentally get bitten by one. Earthwise Pest Management in Roseville …Read More
Spiders have been around for a very long time, much longer than humans. They have survived this long due to their ability to adapt. Myths or legends involving spiders have been around almost as long as humans have been. They appear in many stories that we love. The ancient Greeks told of a beautiful…Read More
It may seem odd for a pest control company to be talking about the benefits of pests, but, in reality, every living creature, even pests, are integral to the food web of this planet and most serve some kind of overarching role in the operation of our planet. If you believe we are connected and we al…Read More
When it comes to unwanted pests in your home, there is a decision you as a homeowner need to make: is this just a random pest that will soon die or leave my home, or is there a larger problem at hand? There’s never a right or wrong time to call a pest control company in Roseville or any of the s…Read More
In our last blog post, we touched a little bit about how dangerous ticks can be, and the unfortunate part is that they are commonly found in the backyards of Sacramento homes. With as often as they are found, it’s surprising how little people know about these pests. For that reason, our team is go…Read More