Small, buzzing flies can be a great annoyance. These little flies are an even greater annoyance when they are in your home. Some of them carry diseases and can spread them to humans. These gnats are a nuisance. So you’re wondering how gnats get in your house? Fungus gnats can…
Moles are a mammal that lives under the ground in a series of tunnels. These tunnels are dug by the mole. Digging by this species helps to aerate the soil and keeps the ground loose. Ever wonder how moles dig? These furry creatures make a motion much like swimming the breast…
Gophers are small, subterranean rodents that burrow under the ground. They are called pocket gophers because of the pocket of skin that is in either of their cheeks used to carry food. How many pocket gophers live together? Most pocket gophers prefer to live alone except when they have young. But…
Armor plated little tanks, the scorpion is a survivor. He is specially designed to last in the most severe conditions. These little guys are found on every continent except Antarctica, and come in over 2,000 species. But one must wonder how scorpions survive in the desert? Many ways. They are…
Centipedes and millipedes are often confused with one another. These two insects are from different branches of the same tree, though. But in this article, we will explore how centipedes reproduce. The male creates a spermatophore and drops it on the ground for the female to pick up. Once she lays…
From super heroes to infamous backyard spiders, the black widow is one of the most well known in all of entomology. The red hour glass shape is universally known as a sign of danger and poison. But how poisonous is a black widow spider? Even though death from a black widow bite…
Malaria is a terrible disease. This disease is second only to tuberculosis on the list of diseases with the highest death count. I ts estimated that 800,000 people succumb to the disease every year, and ninety percent of them are in subsaharan Africa. With staggering statistics like these, its important to know how…
Spring is just around the corner here in Green Country. With blossoms and rain storms comes two other friends to Oklahoma lawns: the mole and the pocket gopher. Brought to fame by movies such as Caddy Shack, these critters are the enemy of every landscaper and golf course. So if you’ve…
There are over 10 quintillion insects in this world, but not all of them bite, sting or poison, but all of them can be controlled by your Tulsa pest control…
There are few things more ornate, or deadly as a spider web, or your Broken Arrow exterminator. In many ways, it is the perfect trap for catching prey. But these…