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If you have found small oval beetles on your windowsill, noticed tiny hairy larvae in a corner of a closet, or discovered what looks like damage to a wool sweater or area rug — you may be dealing with carpet beetles. They are one of the most common household insects in Georgia, present in the vast majority of homes whether homeowners know it or not, and one of the most frequently misunderstood. The good news — and this may surprise you — is that carpet beetles are almost neve

You wake up after a heavy overnight rain, walk into your kitchen, and there they are — a trail of ants crossing the counter, a cluster near the sink, or a line moving along the baseboard that was not there yesterday. It seems to happen overnight, and it happens the same way every time it rains hard. If this pattern is familiar, you are not imagining it. There is a specific biological reason ants appear suddenly in Griffin and Spalding County homes after rain — and understandi

You turn on a light in a dark room and a large, dark, glossy brown insect goes scrambling across the floor or launches itself off the wall in a startling burst of flight. Your first thought is probably not "cockroach" — it's something else. Maybe a water bug. Maybe one of those palmetto bugs you've heard Southerners talk about. Definitely not the same thing as the small tan roaches you've seen in someone else's kitchen. Here is the truth that most Georgia homeowners do not kn

In Tribute William Eugene "Bill" Blasingame, Sr. August 7, 1924 — February 25, 2024 Entomologist • Regulator • Mentor • Industry Icon GRIFFIN, Ga. — Blasingame Pest Management is honoring the life and legacy of its founder and technical advisor, William Eugene "Bill" Blasingame Sr., who passed away February 25, 2024, at age 99. A 2011 inductee into the Pest Management Professional Hall of Fame and past president of both the Georgia Pest Control Association (1967) and th

You were up late, walked into the kitchen for a glass of water, turned on the light — and something scurried under the refrigerator. Or you opened a cabinet and something moved quickly into the corner. Or your spouse found one on the bathroom floor and came to get you. It was a cockroach. Just one. And now you are wondering what it means. The short answer — and the honest answer — is that a single cockroach sighting in a Griffin or Spalding County home almost never means ther

Termites vs. Flying Ants in Georgia: How to Tell the Difference Every spring and summer, homeowners throughout Griffin, Spalding County, and surrounding Central Georgia areas contact us after discovering winged insects swarming near their windows, doors, or lights. The question is almost always the same — are these termites or flying ants? It is one of the most important pest identification questions a Georgia homeowner can know the answer to. Both insects look remarkably sim