Certified Termite Home Inspections (Podcast)

By Chris Williams on January 20, 2020

Zack Ciras of Colonial Pest Control talks about termites, the damage they can do to homes, and how certified termite home inspections help both sellers and buyers.…

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YOU CAN HELP WITH YOUR OWN MOUSE PROBLEM

By Chris Williams on January 16, 2020

If you’ve got an ongoing mouse problem in your home and you’re working with a pest control professional, there are things you can do to insure that your control program works. Any pest control technician will tell you that it’s difficult to permanently eliminate mice without some help from the customer. New mice will continue…

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DO BED BUGS DIE OFF IN THE WINTER?

By Chris Williams on January 14, 2020

There’s very little chance that winter is going to affect your bed bugs unless you are moving out and leaving your home unheated. Even that generally won’t kill bed bugs. Think about it. Bed bugs are living in a strictly climate-controlled environment in your home. The changeover to winter means very little to them, assuming…

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“HIBERNATING” BUGS SPENDING THE WINTER IN YOUR HOME?

By Chris Williams on January 10, 2020

If you’re unlucky enough to be one of those homeowners whose home is regularly invaded by outside insects in the fall, you know what I’m talking about. When the weather gets cooler and the days shorter, certain plant-feeding insects look for places to spend the winter. Whether or not your home is invaded depends on…

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UH OH! REPELLENTS MAY BE LESS EFFECTIVE AGAINST INFECTED MOSQUITOES

By Chris Williams on December 30, 2019

Already starting to think about spring and warm weather…and perhaps the bugs that warm weather brings? Well, we are. These days, public health pests such as ticks, bed bugs, and mosquitoes are more important than ever. If you’ve been reading this blog, you know that new diseases transmitted by blood-sucking pests, especially ticks and mosquitoes,…

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