Waverly Pest Control

04/21/2026

LOCAL LANDMARK SHUT DOWN: A bar that opened in the Hudson Valley just after prohibition has been shuttered by police due to allegations of criminal activity and unsafe code violations. https://wpdh.com/bar-closed-hudson-valley-police/

04/21/2026

I hovered six inches from your face on the back porch. You flinched, waved your hat, and went inside.

I'm an eastern carpenter bee. The one that just dive-bombed your head was me — the male. I don't have a stinger. I've never had one. The entire display was a bluff performed by an unarmed bee.

My job is to guard the airspace around the female's nest. When anything enters the zone, I intercept. I hover and hold position. If you leave, I win. If you don't, I have no second move.

The females can sting but almost never do — only if physically grabbed. The large bee holding still in front of your face is the one that can't do anything to you.

The holes in your beam are her work. Perfect half-inch circles drilled straight in, then turned to run along the grain. She carves chambers inside, stocks each one with pollen and nectar, lays an egg on top, and seals it with chewed wood pulp. She reuses the same tunnel across seasons, adding branches.

🐝 The part that changes how you see her:

She's one of the few bees that can pollinate a tomato flower. The pollen inside is locked in tubes that only release under a specific vibration. She grips the flower and buzzes her body until the pollen shakes loose. Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and blueberries all depend on bees that can do this. Honeybees can't.

🌿 If you see one:

- The dive-bomber is the stingless male — wait a few seconds and he returns to his post
- If the beam damage concerns you, seal finished tunnels with a wood plug in fall after the bees have emerged — don't plug active tunnels
- Offer an alternative by mounting a block of untreated softwood nearby — she may drill there instead of your trim
- Skip the wasp spray near the beam — she's pollinating the vegetables that need her most

The bee you ran from can't sting. The one you've never noticed is the reason your tomatoes set fruit 🌿

04/19/2026

04/18/2026

This is a Pest Company in PA that has resolved the drain flies issue for a customer. And Waverly has done this as well many times. Just wanted to share with you a very simular issue and to advise you to be careful which company you chose for Prst Control!

Why hire a company that only employs certified and licensed pest control operators?

Here’s a quick story.

A client lived with tiny flies filling her home for 2 years. Multiple companies came out, sold her recurring monthly interior spray treatments, and never solved the problem. Worse, they blamed her. She was repeatedly told she just needed to clean more, and more, and more.

On our first visit, our technician identified the flies as a species commonly associated with plumbing-related issues.

On the second visit, he narrowed down the area of the slab where they were originating.

On the third visit, a licensed professional plumber we know and trust confirmed the problem and made the necessary repair.

Pictured below was the fourth and final visit.

That is the difference between simply spraying symptoms and actually solving the source of the issue.

Persistent pest activity is often a sign of a bigger underlying problem.

Do not waste years on endless treatments that never address the real cause.

Call the pros. Get the right diagnosis. Fix the real problem.
www.countypest.net / 610-965-4399

04/17/2026

Office view today in Poughkeepsie for Waverly Pest Control. We’re dealing with a squirrel issue that they’re getting in to a soffit. That’s three stories up on a flat roof. So we have a cherry picker on site get us up to the floor we need. Time to evict these little critters. I have them move onto a new home. All on the days work. If you’re having problems give Waverly Pest Control call and wave goodbye to Pests!

04/15/2026

04/14/2026

Or just call Waverly Pest Control!! And wave goodbye to pests!