Colder weather can bring PA’s pests into your home. How to evict unwanted bugs, rodents

Pest management is usually not among homeowners’ chief concerns durin the winter months hs.

But frigid temperatures do not prevent unwanted critters from stirring around the house.

Mice infestations tend to begin in the fall and continue thr the winter inter as temperatures drop outdoors.

Silverfish, which get their name from their fish-like movements and s Pennsylvania s,” early February, winter h very narrow openings.

Female spotted lanternflies often lay their eggs on trees near feeding sites.

Scrap egg masses off outdoor surfaces using a plast Pennsylvania putty knife and send t this winter bag or container filled with rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer.

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