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Common Pantry Pests In Holiday Baking One of the most popular activities during the holiday season is baking desserts, and for good reason. Between the cold weather, increase in social gatherings, and popular seasonal flavors, there is much to love about holiday baking. If you like to bake treats for your loved ones, you likely…

How Accurate Are These Animated Pests? — Part 3 We have arrived at the finale of our series on the analysis of animated fictional pests! If you missed the previous two blogs, you can read them here and here . Today’s pest is another realistic (or is it?) depiction of an actual creature that…

How Accurate Are These Animated Pests? — Part 2 Welcome to part 2 in our series on the analysis of animated pests! If you missed the first blog, you can check it out here . Today’s creepy-crawly is another unfortunately common and very real pest, but involved in a completely fantastical plot line. Roaches are…

How Accurate Are These Animated Pests? — Part 1 Some of the best plots in fictional stories are based on extremely relatable scenarios that generate sympathy from the audience while they are entertained by the painfully realistic plight of the main characters. Case in point: pest problems. In real life, it seems safe to say…

5 Tips For Pest-Free Thanksgiving Preparation Happy Thanksgiving from Pointe Pest Control! There are plenty of traditions that come with this holiday: a float-filled parade, professional football games, long conversations with friends and family, and more food than anyone can eat in one day. The food itself is arguably the star of the show on…

The Most Common Pests On Hiking Trails It may sound strange for National Take a Hike Day to be in the middle of November (the 17th, to be exact), but this time of year is actually popular for long hikes. The weather is finally cooling off, the snow and freezing temperatures aren’t consistent yet, and…

Why Is Arachnophobia So Common? It’s completely natural for humans to have an aversion to any kind of creepy-crawly. Some experts believe it’s because insects and spiders are so different from us, what with their eggs, erratic behavior, and numerous spindly legs. Spiders in particular elicit a fearful response from many people and often seem…

How to Prevent Sweater-Eating Pests Picture this: on the first chilly day of fall, you go into your closet in search of the sweaters that you stored during the warmer months. You even have one in mind that you want to be the first sweater of the season because it’s your favorite. Once you finally…

How Accurate Are These Literary Pests? - Part 2 Welcome to part 2 in this mini-series dedicated to the analysis of some famous literary pests! If you missed the first installment, you can check it out here . Today, we are looking at two more critters from some of the most well-known stories in our…

How Accurate Are These Literary Pests? - Part 1 When works of fiction have characters that are based on real animals or insects, they're often dramatized for the sake of the story. But many stories, especially children’s fiction, adhere to the facts of the animal while adding characteristics to make it more likable than the…