If you have a neighbor whose home has been invaded by German cockroaches, you may wonder whether or not the insects have also infested your house. There are signs that can indicate the presence of the pests. Here are a few of them:
Empty Egg Sacs
Sacs that resemble tiny brown pills may be found around the cabinet corners or other dark spaces within your kitchen or bathroom. Once empty, the light-brown sacs have a translucent appearance and are easily recognizable as a type of insect encasement.…
If you have a pest problem in your home, you need to take action as soon as possible. The faster that you react when you find that there are pests in your home the better. There are all sorts of different pests that you can find in your home, but this article is going to focus mostly on those little creepy crawlies with an exoskeleton. Bugs can be a huge problem in a home, and sometimes you do not see them until there is a major problem.…
Mice are frustrating pests. They’re so tiny, they can wiggle through the tiniest gaps and get inside your home with ease. Once inside, they wreak havoc by shredding papers and cloth for bedding and chewing through walls to move through your home. They leave behind droppings and germs. They also cause an overpowering odor in your home when they’re present in large numbers. Needless to say, you want to get rid of mice in a hurry and keep them from coming back.…
Whether you’ve been in business for some time and are finally getting on board with technology, or if you’re just starting up and looking to generate some new clientele, a website is a perfect way for you to advertise your pest control company. It not only opens you up to a larger audience, it also gives you a chance to showcase your professionalism and business acumen by maintaining the website on a consistent basis.…
Even if you’re a social butterfly who loves entertaining guests at your home, there are certain visitors you don’t want showing up at your doorstep. Termites are like those unwanted visitors, and there are mistakes you can make that will undoubtedly attract them to your home. If you don’t want belligerent party animals showing up at your house at 1 a.m., then don’t fill your house with kegs and place a sign out front that says “…
Many people wrongly assume that they cannot get bed bugs during the winter time. However, this is not true. Here are two things that you need to know about how bed bugs respond to winter and what you can do to fight against bed bugs.
#1 Bed Bugs Thrive Indoors During The Winter
It is true that bed bugs have a hard time surviving outdoors during the winter time. This is because bed bugs enjoy when it is nice and warm; when the outside temperatures get too low, any bed bug that is stuck outside may be killed and their eggs will not survive freezing temperatures.…
If you’ve been battling pests not in your home but in your garden, you may have reached a tipping point where pesticides are starting to look like a good idea even if you’ve been trying to avoid their use. One tactic for controlling mites, aphids, and scale is to buy (or attract) and release ladybugs, but there are a few things you should know before actually buying a case of these winged garden saviors.…
Just because you do not have termites eating away at the wood in your home now doesn’t mean it will stay that way. You are lucky, and should not attempt to push that luck. Before you find any of these destructive pests in you walls, take the time to follow these preventive measures so you never have to worry about needing costly termite damage repair.
Clean Your Gutters Regularly
Termites love wet wood.…
It is very important to make sure that you are doing everything you can in order to keep pests out of your home. Of course, no matter how hard you try, you might occasionally run into a problem with the random pest or two. Instead of brushing it off and thinking that it is no big deal, you need to call in some professional reinforcements.
To make sure that you do not fall into the habit of thinking that this is not needed, you might want to review the following reasons as to why pest control is so important.…
Bed bugs are the new boogeymen lurking in the nightmares of Canadians, spreading quickly throughout the country and seemingly impossible to eradicate. But what is it about these bugs that make them so much more effective than other pests such as fleas or cockroaches? Read on to discover the unique evolutionary advantages that make bed bugs such impressive survivors and, consequently, such nuisances for their human prey.
Ability to Survive Without Feeding…
