You may have enjoyed a relatively peaceful winter free of pests. However, you are not in the clear for the rest of the year! When the temperatures get warmer, pests such as ants, mosquitoes, and termites, will be emerging and invading your home again in search of food and shelter.

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Ever see a rat running for cover in your home? Rats can be notoriously tricky, sneaky, and clever. They’re quite proficient at sneaking into buildings and just as good at staying hidden once inside. Rats often live, thrive, and even reproduce inside buildings without anyone ever knowing they’re around. They might even be in your house! Continue reading How Can I Tell If I Have Rats? →

Are you buying a home this spring? Many people will, as spring is the prime season for selling and buying homes. Whether you are in a new home or in your current home, take a moment to look around. Certain simple mistakes may lead to pest problems down the road.

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Some of you may be wondering why you are suddenly seeing centipedes in your home.  Similar to many other pests, in the winter, centipedes are looking for a dark, moist, secluded space that offers them a food source to wait out the cold months. Then in the spring and summer when they are most active, they can lay their eggs; and their numbers increase. Of course, none of us want this to happen inside of our homes!

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Eek!! It’s winter, a time of year when it is common to see more spiders in our homes. Many people believe it’s because they are coming inside for shelter from the cold. However, sometimes these spiders have been in your home all year long and you’re just starting to see them! Continue reading Winter Spider Prevention Tips →

Ever see small bugs in your bed and wonder what they are? Are they fleas that the dogs brought in, or could they be bed bugs? Both bed bugs and fleas are pests that can bring unwanted consequences to your home. While they both can make you itch, there are several things that set the two apart from each other.

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Do you own a restaurant, a store, or an office building? When cockroaches, rodents, flies, and other illness-spreading pests plague your business, they do more than scare customers away, they can lead to failed health inspections and a closure of a business. Continue reading Why Every Business Needs Pest Control →

If you’re like most people, you don’t spend much time thinking about what’s inside your walls. Out of sight, out of mind, right? You’re more interested in what’s on your walls, like pictures of family, paintings, and other decorative items. You don’t give a second thought about wood studs, wiring, conduit, or living creatures. What? Living creatures?! Continue reading Ever Wonder About What’s in Your Walls? →

Have you heard a lot about West Nile lately? It may sound scary, but the mosquitoes carrying the virus are close to home! Continue reading West Nile in Northern Virginia–How to Protect Yourself →

While many of us humans dread the hot, humid D.C. weather, there are certain creatures that thrive on it—particularly, cockroaches. Cockroaches love warm and humid places, and the warmer months are their chief breeding season. Continue reading Keeping Cockroaches at Bay this Summer →