Pest Control St. Louis

Acrobat Ant

Latin Name: Crematogaster ashmeadi

Characteristics: Medium sized, mostly shiny ant with heart shaped abdomen that is frequently bent up over the thorax when ant is disturbed.

Color: Color variable from light reddish brown to brown or black.

Other: Slow to moderately fast moving ant. May forage in tight foraging trails close to white-footed ant trails, but only acrobat ant bends the abdomen up over the thorax. Acrobat ants also slow to a snails pace than white-footed ants when disturbed.

Habitat: Acrobat Ants are located in the Southeastern United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia), but can be located in parts of Missouri

Like all ants, the acrobat ants may produce winged, reproductive individuals (males and women) called swarmers. These sexually developed adults emerge from a founded colony, normally in the fall, to disperse and begin new colonies. The swarmers are harmless, but they may be the first indication of an infestation. Special remedy of swarmers beyond vacuum-cleaning or sweeping them up is not required.

Outside the home, you will usually find Acrobat ants in a variety of dead and decaying wood. Firewood seems to be one of their preferred homes. In all cases, the wood they occupy will be dead. The acrobat ant never inhabits a healthy or live piece of timber, which is why they like a few of the woodworkings around your house. They have a nasty habit of creating cavities in timber, especially if that timber is moist. They will even nest in foam heat retaining material board if weather conditions are right. One way to distinguish their invasion into your timber is to search for sawdust or other frass materials around suspected nest areas.

Several species of small to medium-sized ants are occasional pests in and around the home. One of these is named the acrobat ant as a consequence of the way the worker ants carry their abdomens above the remainder of the body as if they were performing a balancing act. Acrobat ants are slightly longer than 1/8th inch. They vary in color from yellowish brown to dark brown, and the heart-shaped stomach is typically darker than the rest of the body. Magnification is needed to see a pair of spines on the back edge of the middle section of the body that helps identify this ant from other species. The habit of the workers to carry their abdomens uphill when they're disturbed is likely the best method to name this species.

Acrobat ants may nest both outdoors and indoors. Outdoor nests are most often in dead and decaying timber like logs, stumps, dead trees limbs, firewood and hollow tree cavities. They could nest in damp soil beneath leaf litter or rocks. The small worker ants readily enter buildings through crevices around windows and doors and several openings. Trails of workers may be seen moving between the nest and a food source. Acrobat ants feed upon a mixture of foods, including other insects and sweets.

When acrobat ants nest indoors they are usually inside timber or cavities kept moist with water from leaks. They can also nest in foam insulating board or sheathing. As they excavate the large galleries used as nest sites, sawdust may well be deposited near the nest area.

How to Get Rid of Acrobat Ants?

As reported by a Pest Control company in St. Louis, acrobat ants entering from outdoors can be managed by sealing the external cracks through which they enter, using a residual insecticide barrier along the foundation, or by treating the ant nest if the location can be determined through careful inspection and observation.

Ant colonies living within the walls should be treated by eliminating any moisture problems (if present) and by injecting household insecticide spray or dust into infested wall voids. An exterminator can take care of this or for small problems, you can do it yourself. It may be essential to drill small holes to accomplish this remedy.

Insecticides containing pyrethroids are available to homeowners for outdoor use. Always follow labeled directs.

Go to your local retail merchant to discover a ready-to-use insecticide labeled for ants. Read and follow the directions on the label.

Grey Squirrels are around 18 inches long head to tail. During the winter months the grey squirrel may be identified by its salt and pepper body, tan specks in its tail and its white belly. Its body color changes to a yellowish brown during summer months. The grey squirrel has small ears and a large busy tail. Those located in Ontario and Quebec have a more dominate black color in their fur while those in the US have grey as the more dominate color. Albino squirrels have been discovered sometimes, but are very rare. Grey squirrels use their tail for balance when climbing trees, as a blanket during winter months, and likewise as a correspondence tool by flicking it to and fro to alert danger and to give its position to other squirrels. The grey squirrel gets it name from the Greek words skia, meaning shadow, and oura, meaning tail, because when it sits upright the tail curves up to their rear and shades them from the sunlight.

The Grey Squirrel and Red Squirrel are considered tree squirrels; ground squirrels include Arctic Ground Squirrel, Thirteen Lined Ground Squirrel and various others in the ground squirrel group, Order of Rodents (Rodentia.)

Although the grey squirrel spends most of its life climbing and descending trees, it gathers most of its food from the land during the night-time hours. Found in forests and urban areas, the grey squirrel slides sideways around tree trunks to keep out of sight of its predators and in addition remains perfectly still now and then to make itself more challenging to see. Busiest at dawn and dusk, the grey squirrel gathers various kinds of food during each season. During the early spring it gathers maple tree buds, in the summer months it compiles berries, wild fruits, seeds, nuts and apples and during the fall it eats nuts, acorns, hickory nuts, butternuts, walnuts, beechnuts and pine seeds. They also eat insects, caterpillars and bird eggs. The Grey squirrel finds its food by employing its sense of smell.

Adult grey squirrels breed twice a year usually January to February and June to July. Women sit at the top of trees and make a "duck-like" call to get the males attention. Male adults then gather below the female who ensues a chase from tree to tree. Once she stops running, she mates with the male leading the pack. After mating, the male has no role in helping with the young. Female grey squirrels have one to six babies per litter. At birth the babies are called "pinkies" because they are born blind and without fur. They gain their hair at around three weeks old and are then called kits, kittens or pups. Once a kit is twelve weeks old, it leaves the nest. The nest of the grey squirrel is produced in the cavities of trees sometimes in used woodpecker holes. If there are no cavities available, the grey squirrel will build its nest between tree branches. The beyond the nest is made of twigs and leaves, while the inside is produced from moss, grasses and bark. During the wintertime months, the man and female grey squirrel share a winter play room, all the same in the summer they each find their own separate play room. The males study is normally larger than the females.

The enemies of the grey squirrel are weasels, red foxes, bobcats, wolves, raccoons, snakes, hawks and owls. The grey squirrel carries ticks, lice, fleas, tape and round worms and scabies that takes off their fur leaving them susceptible to common colds and infections.

The grey squirrel can become a nuisance if found in attics. They also unearth bulbs in gardens, drive birds faraway from feeders and cause damage to crops. They destruct forests by stripping the bark from tree trunks and branches leaving the trees susceptible to disease and starvation for nutrients.

Introduced in Great Britain and parts of Europe in the early 1800s, the grey squirrel has been pushing the red squirrel out of its habitat by competing for resources. Grey squirrels are larger and stronger, can put on more fat to survive the cold winters and therefore hoards more food. They also are more adaptable to their environment and have in the past been known to carry the Parapox Virus which red squirrels are not immune to. Because of these factors, the red squirrel is now listed on the endangered species list in Europe.

Acrobat Ant

Latin Name: Crematogaster ashmeadi

Characteristics: Medium sized, mostly shiny ant with heart shaped abdomen that is sometimes bent up over the thorax when ant is disturbed.

Color: Color variable from light reddish brown to brown or black.

Other: Slow to moderately fast moving ant. May forage in tight foraging trails much in-line with white-footed ant trails, but only acrobat ant bends the abdomen up over the thorax. Acrobat ants also slow to a snails pace than white-footed ants when disturbed.

Habitat: Acrobat Ants are located in the Southeastern US (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia), but can be located in parts of Missouri

Like all ants, the acrobat ants may produce winged, reproductive individuals (males and ladies) called swarmers. These sexually developed adults emerge from an acknowledged colony, commonly in the fall, to disperse and commence new colonies. The swarmers are harmless, but they may well be the start of an infestation. Special treatment of swarmers beyond vacuuming or sweeping them up is not required.

Outside the home, you will normally find Acrobat ants in an assortment of dead and decaying wood. Firewood seems to be one of their preferred homes. In all cases, the timber they occupy will be dead. The acrobat ant never inhabits a healthy or live piece of timber, which is why they like a few of the woodworkings around your house. They have a nasty trait of creating cavities in wood, in particular when that wood is moist. They will even nest in foam heat retaining material board if weather conditions are right. One way to identify their invasion into your timber is to search for sawdust or other frass materials around suspected nest areas.

Several types of small to medium-sized ants are occasional pests around about the home. One of these is named the acrobat ant as a result of the direction the worker ants carry their abdomens above the remainder of the body as if they were performing a balancing act. Acrobat ants are slightly longer than 1/8th inch. They vary in color from yellowish brown to dark brown, and the heart-shaped stomach is commonly darker than the remainder of the body. Magnification is required to see a pair of spines on the back edge of the middle section of the body that helps identify this ant from other species. The addiction of the workers to carry their abdomens uphill when they are disturbed is more than likely the best way to distinguish this species.

Acrobat ants may nest both outdoors and indoors. Outdoor nests are most often in dead and decaying timber like logs, stumps, dead trees limbs, firewood and hollow tree cavities. They might nest in damp soil beneath leaf litter or rocks. The small worker ants readily enter buildings through crevices around windows and doors and several openings. Trails of workers may be seen moving between the nest and a food source. Acrobat ants eat a selection of foods, including other insects and sweets.

When acrobat ants nest indoors they are usually inside wood or cavities kept moist with water from leaks. They may also nest in foam heat retaining board or sheathing. As they excavate the large galleries used as nest sites, sawdust could be deposited near the nest area.

How to Get Rid of Acrobat Ants?

According to a Pest Control company in St. Louis, acrobat ants entering from outdoors can be managed by sealing the outside cracks through which they enter, using a residual insecticide barrier along the foundation, or by treating the ant nest if the location can be discovered through careful inspection and observation.

Ant colonies living within the walls should be treated by eliminating any moisture problems (if present) and by injecting household insecticide spray or dust into infested wall voids. An exterminator may take care of this or for small problems, you can do it yourself. It may well be essential to drill small holes to achieve this therapy.

Insecticides containing pyrethroids are around for homeowners for outdoor use. Always follow labeled directs.

See your local retail merchant to discover a ready-to-use insecticide labeled for ants. Read and follow the directions on the label.

Acrobat Ant

Latin Name: Crematogaster ashmeadi

Features: Medium sized, mostly shiny ant with heart shaped stomach that is oftentimes bent up over the thorax when ant is disturbed.

Color: Color variable from light reddish brown to brown or black.

Other: Slow to moderately fast moving ant. May forage in tight foraging trails much in-line with white-footed ant trails, but only acrobat ant bends the stomach up over the thorax. Acrobat ants also slow down than white-footed ants when disturbed.

Habitat: Acrobat Ants are located in the Southeastern US (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia), but can be found in parts of Missouri

Like all ants, the acrobat ants may produce winged, reproductive individuals (males and females) called swarmers. These sexually developed adults emerge from an established colony, ordinarily in the fall, to disperse and begin new colonies. The swarmers are harmless, but they can be the first indication of an infestation. Special remedy of swarmers beyond vacuum-cleaning or sweeping them up is not required.

Outside the home, you will generally find Acrobat ants in a mixture of dead and decaying timber. Firewood seems to be one of their preferred homes. In all cases, the wood they occupy will be dead. The acrobat ant never inhabits a wholesome or live piece of timber, that is why they like a few of the woodworkings around your property. They have a nasty addiction of creating cavities in timber, particularly when that wood is moist. They will even nest in foam insulating material board if weather conditions are right. One way to distinguish their encroachment into your timber is to search for sawdust or other frass materials around suspected nest areas.

Several species of small to medium-sized ants are occasional pests in and around the home. One of these is named the acrobat ant owing to how the worker ants carry their abdomens above the remainder of the body as if they were performing a balancing act. Acrobat ants are slightly longer than 1/8th inch. They vary in color from yellowish brown to dark brown, and the heart-shaped abdomen is normally darker than the remainder of the body. Magnification is required to see a pair of spines on the back edge of the middle section of the body that helps identify this ant from other species. The addiction of the workers to carry their abdomens upward when they are disturbed is likely the best method to recognize this species.

Acrobat ants may nest both outdoors and indoors. Outdoor nests are most often in dead and decaying timber such as logs, stumps, dead trees limbs, firewood and hollow tree cavities. They could nest in damp soil beneath leaf litter or rocks. The small worker ants readily enter buildings through crevices around windows and doors and other openings. Trails of workers may be observed moving between the nest and a food source. Acrobat ants eat a variety of foods, including other insects and sweets.

When acrobat ants nest indoors they are ordinarily inside timber or cavities kept moist with water from leaks. They may also nest in foam insulating board or sheathing. As they excavate the large galleries used as nest sites, sawdust could be deposited near the nest area.

How to Get Rid of Acrobat Ants?

As reported by a Pest Control company in St. Louis, acrobat ants entering from outdoors can be managed by sealing the exterior fractures through which they enter, using a residual insecticide barrier along the foundation, or by treating the ant nest if the location can be determined through careful inspection and observation.

Ant colonies living within the walls should be treated by eliminating any moisture problems (if present) and by injecting household insecticide spray or dust into infested wall voids. An exterminator may take care of this or for small problems, you can do it yourself. It may be necessary to drill small holes to accomplish this treatment.

Insecticides containing pyrethroids are around for homeowners for outdoor use. Always follow labeled directs.

See your local retailer to locate a ready-to-use insecticide labeled for ants. Read and follow the directions on the label.

Acrobat Ant

Latin Name: Crematogaster ashmeadi

Traits: Medium sized, mostly shiny ant with heart shaped abdomen that is oftentimes bent up over the thorax when ant is disturbed.

Color: Color variable from light reddish brown to brown or black.

Other: Slow to moderately fast moving ant. May forage in tight foraging trails close to white-footed ant trails, but only acrobat ant bends the abdomen up over the thorax. Acrobat ants also slow down than white-footed ants when disturbed.

Habitat: Acrobat Ants are located in the Southeastern United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia), but can be seen in parts of Missouri

Like all ants, the acrobat ants may produce winged, reproductive individuals (males and women) called swarmers. These sexually developed adults emerge from an established colony, ordinarily in the fall, to disperse and begin new colonies. The swarmers are harmless, but they may be the start of an infestation. Special remedy of swarmers beyond vacuum-cleaning or sweeping them up is not required.

Outside the home, you will usually find Acrobat ants in a mixture of dead and decaying timber. Firewood appears to be one of their preferred homes. In all cases, the timber they occupy will be dead. The acrobat ant never inhabits a wholesome or live piece of timber, that is why they like some of the woodworkings around your house. They have a nasty habit of creating cavities in wood, especially if that timber is moist. They will even nest in foam heat retaining material board if weather is right. One way to recognize their intrusion into your timber is to search for sawdust or other frass materials around suspected nest areas.

Several species of small to medium-sized ants are occasional pests around the home. One of these is named the acrobat ant because of how the worker ants carry their abdomens above the remainder of the body as if they were performing a balancing act. Acrobat ants are slightly longer than 1/8th inch. They vary in color from yellowish brown to dark brown, and the heart-shaped abdomen is commonly darker than the rest of the body. Magnification is required to see a couple of spines on the back edge of the middle section of the body that helps identify this ant from other species. The trait of the workers to carry their abdomens uphill when they are disturbed is more than likely the best method to recognize this species.

Acrobat ants may nest both outside and indoors. Outdoor nests are most often in dead and decaying wood like logs, stumps, dead trees limbs, firewood and hollow tree cavities. They might nest in damp soil beneath leaf litter or rocks. The small worker ants readily enter buildings through cracks around windows and doors and different openings. Trails of workers may be seen moving between the nest and a food source. Acrobat ants feed upon an assortment of foods, including other insects and sweets.

When acrobat ants nest indoors they are commonly inside wood or cavities kept moist with water from leaks. They can also nest in foam insulating board or sheathing. As they excavate the large galleries used as nest sites, sawdust may be deposited near the nest area.

How to Get Rid of Acrobat Ants?

According to a Pest Control company in St. Louis, acrobat ants entering from outdoors can be managed by sealing the exterior fractures through which they enter, using a residual insecticide barrier along the foundation, or by treating the ant nest if the location can be determined through careful inspection and observation.

Ant colonies living within the walls ought to be treated by eliminating any moisture problems (if present) and by injecting household insecticide spray or dust into infested wall voids. An exterminator may take care of this or for small problems, you can do it yourself. It can be necessary to drill small holes to achieve this remedy.

Insecticides containing pyrethroids are available to homeowners for outdoor use. Always follow labeled directs.

Visit your local retail merchant to discover a ready-to-use insecticide labeled for ants. Read and follow the directions on the label.

Acrobat Ant

Latin Name: Crematogaster ashmeadi

Characteristics: Medium sized, mostly shiny ant with heart shaped stomach that is frequently bent up over the thorax when ant is disturbed.

Color: Color variable from light reddish brown to brown or black.

Other: Slow to moderately fast moving ant. May forage in tight foraging trails much in-line with white-footed ant trails, but only acrobat ant bends the abdomen up over the thorax. Acrobat ants also slow to a snails pace than white-footed ants when disturbed.

Habitat: Acrobat Ants are located in the Southeastern US (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia), but can be seen in parts of Missouri

Like all ants, the acrobat ants may produce winged, reproductive individuals (males and women) called swarmers. These sexually developed adults emerge from a founded colony, commonly in the fall, to disperse and begin new colonies. The swarmers are harmless, but they can be the first sign of an infestation. Special therapy of swarmers beyond vacuuming or sweeping them up is not required.

Outside the home, you will normally find Acrobat ants in an assortment of dead and decaying wood. Firewood appears to be one of their preferred homes. In all cases, the wood they occupy will be dead. The acrobat ant never inhabits a wholesome or live piece of wood, that is why they like a few of the woodworkings around your property. They have a nasty habit of creating cavities in wood, particularly when that wood is moist. They will even nest in foam insulation board if conditions are right. One way to identify their encroachment into your wood is to search for sawdust or other frass materials around suspected nest areas.

Several species of small to medium-sized ants are occasional pests in and around the home. One of these is named the acrobat ant because of the direction the worker ants carry their abdomens above the rest of the body as if they were performing a balancing act. Acrobat ants are longer than 1/8th inch. They vary in color from yellowish brown to dark brown, and the heart-shaped abdomen is commonly darker than the remainder of the body. Magnification is needed to see a pair of spines on the back edge of the middle section of the body that helps identify this ant from other species. The characteristic of the workers to carry their abdomens uphill when they're disturbed is more than likely the best way to identify this species.

Acrobat ants may nest both outside and indoors. Outdoor nests are most often in dead and decaying timber like logs, stumps, dead trees limbs, firewood and hollow tree cavities. They may nest in damp soil beneath leaf litter or rocks. The small worker ants readily enter buildings through fractures around windows and doors and different openings. Trails of workers may be viewed moving between the nest and a food source. Acrobat ants feed upon an assortment of foods, including other insects and sweets.

When acrobat ants nest indoors they are commonly inside timber or cavities kept moist with water from leaks. They can also nest in foam insulating board or sheathing. As they excavate the large galleries used as nest sites, sawdust may be deposited near the nest area.

How to Get Rid of Acrobat Ants?

As reported by a Pest Control company in St. Louis, acrobat ants entering from outdoors can be managed by sealing the outer cracks through which they enter, using a residual insecticide barrier along the foundation, or by treating the ant nest if the location can be determined through careful inspection and observation.

Ant colonies living within the walls should be treated by eliminating any moisture problems (if present) and by injecting household insecticide spray or dust into infested wall voids. An exterminator can take care of this or for small problems, you can do it yourself. It can be necessary to drill small holes to achieve this remedy.

Insecticides containing pyrethroids are available to homeowners for outdoor use. Always follow labeled directs.

Visit your local retailer to locate a ready-to-use insecticide labeled for ants. Read and follow the directions on the label.

Acrobat Ant

Latin Name: Crematogaster ashmeadi

Characteristics: Medium sized, mostly shiny ant with heart shaped abdomen that is sometimes bent up over the thorax when ant is disturbed.

Color: Color variable from light reddish brown to brown or black.

Other: Slow to moderately fast moving ant. May forage in tight foraging trails much in-line with white-footed ant trails, but only acrobat ant bends the stomach up over the thorax. Acrobat ants also slow down than white-footed ants when disturbed.

Habitat: Acrobat Ants are located in the Southeastern US (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia), but can be seen in parts of Missouri

Like all ants, the acrobat ants may produce winged, reproductive individuals (males and females) called swarmers. These sexually developed adults emerge from a founded colony, normally in the fall, to disperse and commence new colonies. The swarmers are harmless, but they may be the first sign of an infestation. Special therapy of swarmers beyond vacuuming or sweeping them up is not required.

Outside the home, you will normally find Acrobat ants in a mixture of dead and decaying wood. Firewood seems to be one of their preferred homes. In all cases, the wood they occupy will be dead. The acrobat ant never inhabits a nutritious or live piece of timber, that is why they like some of the woodworkings around your home. They have a nasty characteristic of creating cavities in timber, in particular when that timber is moist. They will even nest in foam insulation board if weather conditions are right. One way to identify their intrusion into your wood is to search for sawdust or other frass materials around suspected nest areas.

Several types of small to medium-sized ants are occasional pests in and around the home. One of these is named the acrobat ant as a consequence of how the worker ants carry their abdomens above the rest of the body as if they were performing a balancing act. Acrobat ants are slightly longer than 1/8th inch. They vary in color from yellowish brown to dark brown, and the heart-shaped stomach is usually darker than the rest of the body. Magnification is required to see a couple of spines on the back edge of the middle section of the body that helps identify this ant from other species. The trait of the workers to carry their abdomens up when they are disturbed is more than likely the best method to recognize this species.

Acrobat ants may nest both outside and indoors. Outdoor nests are most often in dead and decaying timber such as logs, stumps, dead trees limbs, firewood and hollow tree cavities. They may nest in damp soil beneath leaf litter or rocks. The small worker ants readily enter buildings through crevices around windows and doors and various openings. Trails of workers may be viewed moving between the nest and a food source. Acrobat ants feed upon a selection of foods, including other insects and sweets.

When acrobat ants nest indoors they are normally inside timber or cavities kept moist with water from leaks. They can also nest in foam insulating board or sheathing. As they excavate the large galleries used as nest sites, sawdust could be deposited near the nest area.

How to Get Rid of Acrobat Ants?

According to a Pest Control company in St. Louis, acrobat ants entering from outdoors may be managed by sealing the outside fractures through which they enter, using a residual insecticide barrier along the foundation, or by treating the ant nest if the location can be determined through careful inspection and observation.

Ant colonies living within the walls should be treated by eliminating any moisture problems (if present) and by injecting household insecticide spray or dust into infested wall voids. An exterminator can take care of this or for small problems, you can do it yourself. It can be essential to drill small holes to accomplish this treatment.

Insecticides containing pyrethroids are available to homeowners for outdoor use. Always follow labeled directs.

Call at your local retail merchant to discover a ready-to-use insecticide labeled for ants. Read and follow the directions on the label.

How to remove moles

Moles are great for leaving a lawn in complete shambles with all the tunnels and tunnels (AKA run-ways), as their known in the pest control industry.

Another huge concern with a mole problem stems from causing problems to gardens. Moles feast on grubs, which is a big problem in the Midwest. Saint Charles, MO exterminator expert from 2niceguys.com offers some important tips regarding these pesky little animals. And that is to limit a mole's ability to feed in your yard or garden. If you get rid of the critter's food source, then the critter will find it's way to someone else's yard. You can get grub control, that is a chemical that can be applied and is accessible at many DIY stores.

Moles love beetle larvae, earth-worms and its favorite treat is the tasty grubs discovered beneath the soil. Moles typically don't harm to the vegetation thanks to their weak jaws.

Jamil from 2niceguys pest control in St. Louis says, “Detecting which mole tunnels are busiest is your first step to do away with moles.”

Of all the mole species, there are two ways to detect if mole tunnels are active. The first path for finding the “shallow digging moles” is to find a straight runway and stomp on it using your foot. If the mole is still active in that area, you will notice that the run-way will be fixed in about a day.

Another technique is to locate a few sticks around the areas where you see a lot of of large molehills. Once you've discovered a spot where the earth gives way, you've discovered an involved tunnel.

Once you have discovered an engaged tunnel you can eliminate the mole with a pit-trap. The pit-trap technique incorporates simply digging your way into the mole tunnel, being cautious not to cause too much damage. Then, excavate enough earth to fit either a huge jar or coffee can into the tunnel in such a way that the can is level with the bottom of the tunnel. Cover the tunnel with whatever will best keep light out, and check the trap once or twice a day. If you catch the mole, you can release it somewhere far away and survive knowing you didn't hurt the little critter.

So you have an energetic mole tunnel in your sights, but catch and release isn't how you want to get rid of moles. Well, fortunately for you there are a number of very effective mole killing traps in the marketplace today. You have a choice between whether you would like to cut the mole in half, choke the mole to death, or impale the mole. Victor

Grey Squirrels are around 18 inches long nose to tail. During the winter months the grey squirrel may be identified by its salt and pepper body, tan specks in its tail and its white belly. Its body color changes to a yellowish brown during summer months. The grey squirrel has small ears and a huge busy tail. Those found in Ontario and Quebec have a more dominate black color in their fur while people in the United States have grey as the more dominate color. Albino squirrels have been discovered from time to time, but are unusual. Grey squirrels use their tail for balance when climbing trees, as a blanket during wintertime months, and in addition as a correspondence tool by flicking it backward and forward to alert danger and to give its position to other squirrels. The grey squirrel gets it name from the Greek words skia, meaning shadow, and oura, meaning tail, because when it sits upright the tail curves up behind them and shades them from the sunlight.

The Grey Squirrel and Red Squirrel are considered tree squirrels; ground squirrels include Arctic Ground Squirrel, Thirteen Lined Ground Squirrel and various others in the ground squirrel group, Order of Rodents (Rodentia.)

Although the grey squirrel spends most of its life climbing and descending trees, it gathers the majority of its food from the earth during the night-time hours. Located in forests and urban areas, the grey squirrel slides sideways around tree trunks to shut out of sight of its predators and in addition remains perfectly still every now and then to make itself more tough to see. Briskest at dawn and dusk, the grey squirrel gathers various kinds of food during each season. During the early spring it gathers maple tree buds, in the summertime it accumulates berries, wild fruits, seeds, nuts and apples and during the fall it eats nuts, acorns, hickory nuts, butternuts, walnuts, beechnuts and pine seeds. They also eat insects, caterpillars and bird eggs. The Grey squirrel finds its food by employing its sense of smell.

Adult grey squirrels breed twice a year usually January to February and June to July. Women sit at the top of trees and make a "duck-like" call to get the males attention. Male adults then gather below the female who ensues a chase from tree to tree. Once she stops running, she mates with the male leading the pack. After mating, the male has no role in helping with the young. Female grey squirrels have one to six babies per litter. At birth the babies are called "pinkies" since they're born blind and without fur. They gain their hair at around three weeks old and are then called kits, kittens or pups. Once a kit is twelve weeks old, it leaves the nest. The nest of the grey squirrel is produced in the cavities of trees now and again in used woodpecker holes. If there are no cavities available, the grey squirrel will build its nest between tree branches. The outside the nest is made of twigs and leaves, while the inside is produced from moss, grasses and bark. During the wintertime months, the man and female grey squirrel share a winter study, even so in the summertime they each find their own separate study. The males study is commonly larger than the ladies.

The enemies of the grey squirrel are weasels, red foxes, bobcats, wolves, raccoons, snakes, hawks and owls. The grey squirrel carries ticks, lice, fleas, tape and round worms and scabies that takes off their fur leaving them susceptible to common colds and infections.

The grey squirrel can become a nuisance if located in attics. They also dig up bulbs in gardens, drive birds away from feeders and cause injury to crops. They destruct woods by stripping the bark from tree trunks and branches leaving the trees susceptible to disease and going hungry for nutrients.

Introduced in Great Britain and parts of Europe in the early 1800s, the grey squirrel has been pushing the red squirrel out of its habitat by competing for resources. Grey squirrels are larger and stronger, can put on more fat to survive the cold winters and therefore hoards more food. They also are more adaptable to their environment and have been identified as a way to carry the Parapox Virus which red squirrels are not immune to. Owing to these aspects, the red squirrel is now listed on the endangered species list in Europe.

Acrobat Ant

Latin Name: Crematogaster ashmeadi

Features: Medium sized, mostly shiny ant with heart shaped abdomen that is frequently bent up over the thorax when ant is disturbed.

Color: Color variable from light reddish brown to brown or black.

Other: Slow to moderately fast moving ant. May forage in tight foraging trails close to white-footed ant trails, but only acrobat ant bends the abdomen up over the thorax. Acrobat ants also slow to a snails pace than white-footed ants when disturbed.

Habitat: Acrobat Ants are located in the Southeastern United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia), but can be seen in parts of Missouri

Like all ants, the acrobat ants may produce winged, reproductive individuals (males and females) called swarmers. These sexually developed adults emerge from an established colony, ordinarily in the fall, to disperse and commence new colonies. The swarmers are harmless, but they might be the start of an infestation. Special remedy of swarmers beyond vacuum-cleaning or sweeping them up is not required.

Outside the home, you will normally find Acrobat ants in a variety of dead and decaying wood. Firewood seems to be one of their preferred homes. In all cases, the timber they occupy will be dead. The acrobat ant never inhabits a nourishing or live piece of timber, which is why they like some of the woodworkings around your home. They have a nasty addiction of creating cavities in wood, especially if that wood is moist. They will even nest in foam insulating material board if weather conditions are right. One way to distinguish their invasion into your wood is to search for sawdust or other frass materials around suspected nest areas.

Several species of small to medium-sized ants are occasional pests in and around the home. One of these is named the acrobat ant as a result of the direction the worker ants carry their abdomens above the remainder of the body as if they were performing a balancing act. Acrobat ants are slightly longer than 1/8th inch. They vary in color from yellowish brown to dark brown, and the heart-shaped abdomen is usually darker than the remainder of the body. Magnification is needed to see a pair of spines on the back edge of the middle section of the body that helps identify this ant from other species. The addiction of the workers to carry their abdomens up when they are disturbed is more than likely the best method to name this species.

Acrobat ants may nest both outdoors and indoors. Outdoor nests are most often in dead and decaying timber like logs, stumps, dead trees limbs, firewood and hollow tree cavities. They might nest in damp soil beneath leaf litter or rocks. The small worker ants readily enter buildings through crevices around windows and doors and different openings. Trails of workers may be observed moving between the nest and a food source. Acrobat ants feed upon a variety of foods, including other insects and sweets.

When acrobat ants nest indoors they are normally inside timber or cavities kept moist with water from leaks. They may also nest in foam heat retaining board or sheathing. As they excavate the large galleries used as nest sites, sawdust can be deposited near the nest area.

How to Get Rid of Acrobat Ants?

As reported by a Pest Control company in St. Louis, acrobat ants entering from outdoors may be managed by sealing the outer crevices through which they enter, using a residual insecticide barrier along the foundation, or by treating the ant nest if the location can be established through careful inspection and observation.

Ant colonies living within the walls should be treated by eliminating any moisture problems (if present) and by injecting household insecticide spray or dust into infested wall voids. An exterminator can take care of this or for small problems, you can do it yourself. It could be necessary to drill small holes to achieve this remedy.

Insecticides containing pyrethroids are around for homeowners for outdoor use. Always follow labeled directs.

Visit your local retailer to find a ready-to-use insecticide labeled for ants. Read and follow the directions on the label.