You know how you love to snuggle in and get all cozy in your home when the weather outside is frightful? Unfortunately, pests like to do the same. During the summer, they have plentiful access to food, warmth, and shelter; when it’s cold, they start looking for these resources inside your house. These five common winter pests in North Carolina and Virginia are like nightmare relatives or the worst Airbnb guests ever. What are some signs of infestation - and how do you evict these pests from your home?
Being a homeowner is supposed to have some challenges. You expect this, and you learn and master them one by one. What starts as frustration can often turn into pride before long. Yet there are those few heart-dropping moments when something completely unfair happens. One of these is finding termites in your home. Before you panic, it's important to verify that they are really termites. Do you know the difference?
The coming of the holiday season is signaled by shorter days, yellow leaves, and cool mornings. Families in the Carolinas and Virginia are facing a highly enjoyable but sometimes difficult time of the year.
Sometimes, it’s challenging to keep up with everything you need to do during the season while you’re planning parties and completing all your shopping. The Christmas season wouldn't be the same without the periodic encounter with crowds. However, you might be able to sneak a few minutes of tranquility, quiet, and relaxation when you're at home with your family.
There is no better place to be during the holidays than our area. People in the Carolinas and Virginia are often treated to a relatively mild Thanksgiving and temperatures that are just cool enough to make it feel like Christmas.
It is not out of the question to see a White Christmas, especially in the higher elevations of northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia.
Our weather can be quite polarizing with winter rapidly approaching. Some area residents don’t look forward to the cold and want to escape to somewhere warmer. Others want to raise their chances of being able to build a snowman over the holidays. Regardless, the solution is to get out of town and travel to somewhere warmer or colder.
Arachnophobia. The word may conjure memories of one of the more popular horror movies of the ’90s. The movie plays on one of the most common phobias in the world, the fear of spiders. One study revealed that 75% of people have at least some measure of fear when it comes to the eight-legged houses pests we all see far too often. While it might not be a fully developed phobia, chances are you among the many who do not like to see spiders. The question we want to answer in this article is: Why Are We So Afraid of Spiders?