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News Articles: pest control

About 12 fruit flies feed on a piece of food

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  • Animals

Fruit flies are coming for GA homes. Here’s how to keep them away for good

If you are struggling to keep fruit flies out of your Georgia home, you are probably not alone. The hotter it gets, the more you’ll see them flying around, but there are ways to keep them away for good.

April 07, 2026
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By:
  • Chelsea Madden and
  • The Telegraph
Silverfish thrive in the winter. Active Pest Control

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  • News

Creepy silverfish thrive in winter in GA. Here’s how to keep them out of your home

Winter typically means no bugs, but one particular pest thrives in winter and will ruin your plans to stay pest-free. They are called silverfish, but they aren’t flapping fish. Rather, they are little slithering critters, ready to eat up anything and everything in your home.

January 08, 2026
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By:
  • Chelsea Madden and
  • The Telegraph
A small Asian lady beetle on a wood surface.

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  • News

This ladybug lookalike tries to stow away in warm homes during the winter

As the weather gets colder, you might notice a ladybug lookalike in your house. Here's what to do if you come across this invasive beetle.

November 28, 2025
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By:
  • Chase McGee
Asian lady beetle (John Noltner)

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  • News

Asian lady beetles are swarming & stinking up GA homes. Here’s why, how to keep them out

If you’ve been seeing spots and smelling something odd, chances are, these bugs have been inviting themselves into your home. At first glance, they look like a cute ladybug, but get too close and they swarm, stink and nip. They’re called the Asian lady beetle and they are quite the pest.

November 17, 2025
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By:
  • Chelsea Madden and
  • The Telegraph
How to keep rodents and mice away. Courtesy of Canva

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  • News

A rodent and mice invasion is coming to GA. Here’s why and how to keep them away

National Rodent Awareness week started Oct. 19 and while we didn’t really know that was a thing, it’s time to start thinking about ways to deter the critters and keep them out for good.

October 21, 2025
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By:
  • Chelsea Madden and
  • The Telegraph
Brown Stink Bug on a Green Leaf. (Abode Stock)

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  • News

Stink bugs are invading GA homes right now. Here’s why and how to keep them out

If you’ve seen stink bugs around your home, you’re not alone. These small, smelly bugs run rampant in the fall and they’re coming to invade your Georgia home. But you can send them packing.

October 10, 2025
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By:
  • Chelsea Madden and
  • The Telegraph
the cotton jassid. Also known as the two-spot cotton leafhopper (or, in science, the Amrasca biguttula) this tiny green bug has spread quickly across much of the state’s okra and cotton-growing regions.

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  • Animals

GA okra and cotton under threat from new invasive pest that’s smaller than a paperclip

Farmers are dealing with a new and unique challenge: the cotton jassid, which has spread quickly across much of the state’s okra and cotton-growing regions.

September 09, 2025
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By:
  • Sundi Rose and
  • The Ledger Enquirer
A flock of Canada geese in a field.

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  • Animals

As the summer goes on, you might notice more geese lingering on your lawn

If you see Canada geese lingering about, they might be there to stay for a while.

June 20, 2025
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By:
  • Chase McGee
Two needle ants attack a termite.

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  • News

One invasive ant species to watch out for this spring

As the weather warms up and you spend more time outdoors, keep an eye out for the Asian needle ant, an invasive species of ant that can cause serious problems in your yard.

April 28, 2025
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By:
  • Chase McGee
Nymphs (juvenile Spotted Lanternflies) are black with white spots and turn red as they develop.

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  • News

The destructive spotted lanternfly is in Georgia. Here's how to ID it and what to do if you see one

On Thursday, Nov. 14, the United States Department of Agriculture confirmed with the Georgia Department of Agriculture the first detection of an invasive plant hopper known to risk Georgia’s agriculture in Fulton County in October.

November 19, 2024
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
a cockroach on a faucet

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  • Animals

Why do cockroaches come inside? Here’s how to keep them out of your Georgia home

Cockroaches are common in the Georgia heat and with a scorching summer ahead, these creepy crawlers are coming out to play. Sure, they live outside, but every now and then, you may see one indoors at work or even in your own home.

 

June 08, 2023
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By:
  • Chelsea Madden
A female cockroach considers accepting a sugary offering from a male cockroach.

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  • Science

These cockroaches tweaked their mating rituals after adapting to pest control

The German cockroach evolved to live only in human environments. This roach is very good at adapting to pest control methods — even if it means changing its mating rituals.

March 31, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
The Pest Informer is offering to pay a handful of volunteers $2,000 to release roughly 100 American cockroaches into their homes for a study on pest control treatments.

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  • National

This company wants to pay you $2,000 to infest your home with cockroaches

A North Carolina-based company is looking for a few study participants who are willing to welcome roughly 100 cockroaches into their homes. It got more than 2,500 applications in less than a week.

June 15, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
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