Now that the harshest parts of winter are approaching, food is becoming harder to find for raccoons. At Brody Brothers Quality Pest Control, we get calls every week about pesky raccoons getting into trash cans. Here’s what you need to know to keep raccoons out of your trash cans for good. Use Your Trash Can
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Every year in the winter months, spiders make their way indoors. Two of the most common types of spiders in Maryland are wolf spiders and yellow sac spiders. Wolf Spiders Wolf spiders are large, hairy, and fast! They often live in the lower parts of homes and feed on tiny insects. Wolf spiders are hunting
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Charm City: A Draw for Visitors and Roaches Baltimore has always been a magnet for travelers. The city was not officially founded until 1729, but as early as the the beginning of the 1600s, English colonists began visiting and colonizing the land, and our own Inner Harbor was once the second busiest port of entry for immigrants
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Summer has ended and your furry friends are spending less time outdoors, but that doesn’t mean you should stop protecting against fleas! In fact, fleas are actually more prevalent during the fall than any other season. A recent study found that the flea count on animals during fall months was 70% higher than the flea
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Towson, MD is no stranger to rats. The county action against rat infestations in Towson and nearby Baltimore has been going on since World War II. In fact, the Baltimore area is one of the most important locations for rat research in the country. Although rats have been making their home on the East Coast since the 18th century, 1942 marks the start of Baltimore’s official history
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Since 2001, when the brown marmorated stink bug was first discovered in the United States, their population has rapidly expanded to cover the entire country and annoy farmers and residents. They hail from Asia, where natural predators keep populations in check. Until recently, their continued proliferation seemed inevitable. A New Natural Predator For years, stink
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Sherlock Holmes has nothing on the Brody Brothers. At least when it comes to solving your pest mysteries. We get a lot of calls from homeowners who suspect that they have a pest problem, but don’t know what they’re dealing with and don’t know where to start. We relish the challenge to figure out what
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Ahh Reisterstown. Home to gorgeous properties surrounded by woods and wildlife. These features are part of the reason it’s such a wonderful place to raise a family and spend quality time. Unfortunately, deer and field mice love the area too, which also increases the prevalence of decidedly less cute, more dangerous animals—ticks. When conditions are right, as
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Fells Point: Historic Homes of Fun… and Pests Fells Point has always been know as a place for having a great time. Today, it has the highest concentration of bars and restaurants anywhere in Baltimore. Even as far back as the 18th Century the area was known for its boarding houses, pubs, and other nightlife.
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We just celebrated another great birthday for America. We shared barbecue, fireworks and apple pie, but one thing we don’t celebrate is the resurgence of bed bugs across the country. These tiny, persistent pests have troubled people for millennia. Until recently, though, bed bug infestations were a rare occurrence in the United States. Many people
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