Occasional invaders are insects that live primarily outdoors but wander inside when weather turns extreme or seasons change. While most do not bite or damage structures, finding them by windows or baseboards is frustrating. Learn how to seal door sweeps, adjust exterior lighting, and clear perimeter debris to keep them outside.
I still remember the first home inspection I walked into that had a boxelder bug problem. It was early November. The homeowner met me at the door looking exhausted. She had been vacuuming bugs every morning for three weeks. They were coming out of the baseboards. They were on the curtains. They were floating in…
I still remember the first time I saw one. It was late at night. I walked into my basement to grab something from storage. I flicked on the light. Something enormous launched itself directly at my face. I stumbled back with my heart pounding. I genuinely thought a spider had attacked me. It was not…
It was 11:47 at night when a homeowner in Ohio called us about a dark, fast-moving insect with claws on its back end. She thought it came from the drain, convinced her house was infested, and had not slept properly in two days. That insect was an earwig bug, and her reaction is one we…
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