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Melbourne Florida is an are on the East Central coast of Florida that is roughly 30 minutes south of Cape Canaveral. It was named after Melbourne Australia.
Florida is often thought of as the ideal place, a paradise per se. With the warm temperatures and palm trees, who could ask for more? It should come as no surprise to you that as much as people like these attributes in Florida, so do pests. And there is quite a list of pests that […]
The most common cold weather pests are rodents and insects. Insects have been around for as long as time can date back. They somehow tolerate major swings in temperature every year and can adapt to large climate swings over the span of hundreds of years. As fall gives way to winter, pests begin to look […]
The fall time is when rodents begin looking for warmer places with more readily available food. If you hear the scurrying of little feet in your attic, walls or crawl space, you may have a rodent problem. Roof rats and mice are the most common of culprits to invade your home and claim your residence […]
Brevard County, like the rest of Florida, is notorious for their nocturnal insects. Almost nationwide, their reputation for harboring large flying roaches is enough to make anyone’s skin crawl. They have made horror movies about such monstrosities. But they are a very real nuisance and carry harmful diseases. Commonly referred to as Palmetto bugs or […]
A menace to lawns everywhere, moles can wreak havoc on a property in just a few days. Lawn damage caused by moles plagues homeowners and lawn care specialists alike. Seldom seen as they tirelessly tunnel underground, moles leave their telltale marks above ground as unsightly “mole hills”, mounds of soil, or grassless brown streaks. Think […]
Fruit trees provide a large contribution to Florida’s economy… and to roof rats. Our weather is perfect for growing a wide variety of fruit tree species, including citrus, peaches, fig and avocados. It also is the prime habitat for a large variety of insects. Both are prime food sources for this destructive species of omnivorous […]
Living in the Melbourne, FL area, we have a higher population of insects due to the tropical weather. There are no hard freezes to help keep populations down. This includes the destructive species of termites. Termites pose a direct threat to your home. Knowing how to find termite damage, and what to do if you […]
If you are a pet owner, then you know the importance of keeping your pet flea and tick free. Not only are they a harmful nuisance to your beloved fur baby, they can plague you and even make you severely ill. Most places only need to worry about these pests during the late spring and […]
Floridians has some pretty spectacular insects. You have to go looking for most of them, but it’s hard to miss the Eastern Lubber grasshopper. The Eastern Lubber or Romalea Guttatta is probably the most well-known grasshopper in the Southeastern United States and is the largest variety. Even though their colors can vary, they usually have […]
Some grasshoppers can be major crop pests, such as the two-striped grasshopper, which is prevalent in North America and can completely destroy crops during a swarming outbreak. Similar to the foreboding locusts warned about in the Bible, grasshoppers can also swarm, wiping out entire crops in agricultural areas and devastating farming economies. According to the […]
