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Did you know that pests can find their way into our homes through entry points which may be so tiny or hidden from our sight that we may not even know they exist?
Continue reading How to Prevent Pests from Getting Inside this Winter
Many of us get excited for fall and winter for one reason- because the mosquitoes are gone. But, are they really gone? Continue reading Where Do Mosquitoes Disappear to in the Winter?
As the nights get cooler this fall, there’s an increased chance that pests – including rodents, cockroaches, and certain species of spiders – will try to gain access to a warmer spot, which could very well be your home or office! In addition to being a nuisance, the above-mentioned pests can pose health risks to people and cause damage. Continue reading Pest Proofing Tips for the Fall
Some bugs are clever travelers. They’ll hitchhike into your home on clothes, in luggage, on pets, in boxes, newspapers, magazines, or bags, on furniture, and even in your kids’ hair! Here are 5 well-traveled pests and tips on keeping them out of your home: Continue reading These Pests Are World Travelers
Sometimes you see them, sometimes you don’t. But, you are pretty confident that mice have taken up residence in your home or office.
What are the signs, and how do you know for sure?
Continue reading A Mouse in the House? How to Know if You Don’t See Them
Ants are one of the most common pests in homes and businesses, and frankly they’re a nuisance. Surveys by the National Pest Management Alliance consistently show that pest control companies across the nation receive more calls for ants than any other pest. Continue reading Oh No! We Have Ants!
Did you know that each year, termites wreak havoc on buildings and crops in the U.S. to the tune of about $30 billion per year (or $3,000 per average homeowner with a termite problem)?
Summer is here, which means it’s the perfect time to have a backyard barbeque. Unfortunately, you’re not the only one planning a feast. Mosquitos are out now and ready to chow down.
Each year Wood Destroying Organisms (WDO) cause billions of dollars in damage to American homes and commercial structures. These WDOs include Subterranean Termites, Wood Boring Beetles, Carpenter Ants, Carpenter Bees and Wood Decay Fungi.
Bed bugs are insects that feed exclusively on blood. Humans are the preferred host of the Common Bed Bug, Cimex lectularius. While bed bugs are currently not known to transmit diseases, their feeding may cause itchy bites, raised welts, irritation and other maladies of their human hosts.
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