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Are There Ants That Smell Like Lemon?

What are those ants? If your ants smell like lemons or lemon verbena or citronella odor when crushed, you might have citronella ants. These ants are usually noticed when they swarm. The flying ants appear in large groups (or swarms) any time of year. Citronella ants can enter through openings around your doors or through expansion cracks in homes on a cement slab. 

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Plants that Attract Deer (and their Ticks)

Deer and mice move hitchhiking ticks from one place to another. Suburban Exterminating offers ways to take care of the ticks on your lawn.

However, deer and mice are very difficult to keep out of your yard. What can you do about it? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has created a list of plants that may attract deer. If you’re like me, your yard in Huntington, Southampton or Babylon has many of these plants.

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Where Do Cockroaches Live in Your House?

Cockroaches can live almost anywhere.  As a insect who spreads bacteria and disease, no one wants them!  In your home, they have a type of upstairs/downstairs living arrangement between species. Upstairs roaches can be found in  your kitchen, baths, bedrooms, living and dining rooms.  Downstairs roaches enjoy the damp, cool conditions in your basement or crawlspace.

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5 Facts About Lyme Disease You Need to Know

Like a lot of us, you may have been spending more time in your yard lately. Between social distancing and the onset of spring, you’re not alone in getting outside or finding a project to do around the house. While we only want to encourage this decision, we also need to remind you to be careful. The months between April and September are peak season for Lyme disease, and caution has to be taken. Here are five facts about Lyme disease designed to keep you aware and healthy all year long.

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