Unwanted Guests

It's summertime which means that fleas can be a problem whether you have pets or not. Learn why you may have fleas in your home and what you can do to reduce the population.

Controlling Fleas - How do you get rid of fleas in your home? (tamu.edu)

Logo by Natalie Cervantes

Music by Owen DesBles

 A discussion of how carpet beetles get inside the house, how to locate them, and how to eliminate them.

Podcast art: Natalie Cervantes

Podcast music: Owen DesBles

Mosquitoes are a serious concern as they can vector diseases to humans and companion animals. This episode we talk all things mosquitoes with our guest Dr. Sonja Swiger who is a medical/ veterinary entomologist.

https://mosquitosafari.tamu.edu/

https://livestockvetento.tamu.edu/

Podcast art: Natalie Cervantes

Podcast music: Owen DesBles

Red imported fire ants are a major pest in Texas. Learn about why they can be such a problem as well as management strategies.

https://fireant.tamu.edu/

Podcast art: Natalie Cervantes

Podcast music: Owen DesBles

Learn about the types of termites that can be found in Texas, when you should be concerned about them, and what you can do to manage them.

Get to know your hosts of Unwanted Guests- Molly Keck, Janet Hurley, Robert Puckett, and Wizzie Brown. Learn how we got into entomology and little bit about what we do every day.

https://extensionentomology.tamu.edu/

Podcast art: Natalie Cervantes

Podcast music: Owen DesBles