As summer enters full swing in July, the peak period of bee migration arrives. When a beehive becomes too crowded, the old queen and about half of the hive will form a swarm and start the search for a new home. These swarms are generally docile but can be alarming due to the sheer number…
As summer begins to arrive in June, the danger from ticks begins to subside. To learn more about these dangerous pests, read our posts on the pests to watch for in April and in May. However, there are a number of other insects on the The Colorado State University Extension Office’s extremely handy calendar listing…
Photo by Mat Pound, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org The warming days in the month of May bring out a few new pests to the Denver area but the largest nuisance continues to be ticks. As we mentioned in our last blog post, here in Colorado we are fortunately that the virus that causes Lyme…
One of the most important items to note on the list of emerging insects in April is the start of tick season. It usually begins in early April and will continue until temperatures climb in early summer. Fortunately, the virus that causes Lyme disease, the most commonly feared and most dangerous tick-borne illness, is not…
There are really only two species of dangerous Colorado spiders that can do damage to a person with a bite. And of those two species, only one that truly calls Colorado home – the Black Widow. The Black Widow All 31 species of widow spiders are members of the family Theridiidae, or comb-footed spiders. They…
The Colorado State University Extension Office has an extremely handy calendar listing all the pests in the Denver area you should keep an eye out for around your home and garden. Here are their notes on the pests you might see emerging around your home in the Denver area in early and late March… Denver…
With all the snow that’s been falling in the last few weeks, it may be hard to believe, but spring is just around the corner. The days are already growing longer. Soon the winter storms will fade, and the trees and the flowers will bloom. And with warmer weather, we’ll all be getting outside to…