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Every fall in Indiana, as the first cold nights arrive, mice start looking for somewhere warm to spend the winter. More often than not, that somewhere is a house. A mouse can squeeze through a gap the size of a dime, and once one finds its way in, others tend to follow, breeding quickly and settling into walls, attics, and storage areas where they are difficult to remove.

Termites are the pest most homeowners never see until the damage is done. They live and feed inside wood and soil, working quietly out of sight, and by the time obvious signs appear, a colony has often been active for months or longer. Termites cause billions of dollars in structural damage across the country every year, and the overwhelming majority of it happens before anyone realizes there is a problem.

It usually starts with a single ant on the kitchen counter. Then a few more. By the next morning there is a steady trail marching from a crack near the window to the dog bowl, and you are left wondering what you did to deserve this. The answer, in most cases, is nothing. Ants in your home are not a sign that you keep a dirty house. They are a sign that summer in Indiana has arrived, and your home has something they want.

If you are seeing large, bumblebee-like insects hovering around your deck, eaves, or fence this spring, there is a good chance you are looking at carpenter bees. They show up across Indiana every year as the weather warms, and at first they seem harmless enough. A few bees buzzing around the porch is easy to ignore.