Avoiding a summer at home that bites

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc.  Many wonderful things are synonymous with the approach of summer. As school years across the state end, and the days grow long and hot, it brings to mind cool glasses of lemonade, refreshing dips in the pool, the smell of freshly-mown grass, and extra time tending to your ever-growing vegetable or flower gardens. As we spend more time relaxing at home in the warm, sunny days, we may notice an increase in our encounters with “less-than-pleasant” yard guests.  While the average homeowner may be well prepared for the increasing populations of common biting pests like ants, mosquitoes and “no-see-ums,” these nippy nuisance insects are litt