Avoiding Pests in the Wild

The Ultimate Pest-prevention Guide: How To Deter Insects From Overruling Your Person, Outdoor Gear, and Home

Although the Summer months have just passed us by - here in New England that doesn’t mean that all the insects have disappeared yet. Far from it since October and early November are still prime time for mosquitoes and ticks in our neck of the woods.
 
As always, there’s lots of information out there on the internet – as long as you have the time to search for it. Fortunately for us, last week Thomas from pests.org dropped us an email with a link to an article of theirs that they had recently updated for 2022:
 
“The Ultimate Pest-prevention Guide: How To Deter Insects From Overruling Your Person, Outdoor Gear, and Home”

Their article covers the following insects:

• Bees, Hornets, and Wasps
• Mosquitoes
• Biting Flies
• Spiders
• Fleas
• Ticks

 
We really like that the article has three sections with detailed information about each of the pests listed above:

• Health Risks of the pests
• Treating Stings from the pests
• Tips for Preventing these pests From Taking Over Your Personal Space

In addition to this great article on pests that traditionally plague hikers and campers, the website also has  a ton of information on how to get rid of:

• Bed Bugs
• Rodents
• Termites
• Roaches
• Rats
• Stink Bugs
• Raccoons
• Squirrels
• Birds
• Snakes
• Moles
• Opossums
• Bats

So if you’re looking to learn more about how to deal with a wide variety of insect and wildlife pests - you might want to check out “The Ultimate Pest-prevention Guide” and the “DIY Pest Control” page that pests.org has online. They are great sources of information – all in one spot.