It can be difficult to know what animal is moving around inside your walls, floors, roof, or loft. You might not know what it is, but you usually know when something is there that shouldn’t be there! If you suspect you have rats at home, there are some simple ways to...
If you’ve seen something furry scurrying around your yard or house, you’re probably curious if you saw a rat or a squirrel. But how can you quickly and easily tell the difference between these two rodents? Healthy squirrels have thick, bushy tails but all rats have...
If you’ve seen tiny bugs running around in your potted plant’s soil or in your outdoor flower bed, you need to find out if these are beneficial soil mites or plant-killing root aphids. But how do you tell the difference? Soil mites are so small that you need a...
With so many small creatures that attack plants, it can be difficult to identify which pest you’re fighting off. If you’re here, then it’s probably because you need to tell the difference between spider mites and aphids. Spider mites are smaller than aphids and it’s...
Unfortunately, for most of us with rose bushes, a time will come when our beautiful roses will be attacked by aphids. There are mainly two kinds of aphids that attack roses: rose aphids and potato aphids. These tiny pink or green aphids suck the sap out of rose stems,...
