WHAT IS A PESTICIDE SIGNAL WORD?

By Chris Williams on May 24, 2019

I do know what he meant. Signal words are an important part of a pesticide’s label. They give you information about the toxicity of the particular product and EPA requires that a signal word appear on every pesticide product label. There are only three signal word options and one of them will appear in capital…

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DO TERMITES LEAVE SAWDUST PILES BEHIND?

By Chris Williams on May 17, 2019

I would say you almost certainly don’t have termites in the paneling, or at least it is not termites that are leaving the sawdust piles. I always emphasize the importance of a professional inspection in cases like these since a number of different things could be going on. To put your mind at ease, our…

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ANSWERS TO THE TOP SEVEN CARPENTER ANT QUESTIONS

By Chris Williams on May 16, 2019

When carpenter ants are found inside a home or other structure, they can be just visitors that are foraging for food, which they are taking back to an outdoor nest, or they can be residents living in your home and chewing on your wood. How can you tell what’s what? Carpenter ant inspection and control…

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DO I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BITES FROM KISSING BUGS?

By Chris Williams on May 8, 2019

There’s been quite a bit of news lately about the unusual discovery of a triatomine “kissing bug” as far north in the U.S. as Delaware. It bit a girl’s face while she watched TV in her bedroom in an attempt to suck her blood. That’s what these bugs do, but they usually feed on wild…

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YOU DON’T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH FORAGING ANTS!

By Chris Williams on May 6, 2019

We can’t rule out an indoor nest without a professional inspection, but chances are good that these are outdoor-nesting ants that are actively foraging now that the weather is getting warm. They’ve found their way into your house in their search for food that they’ll take back to their outdoor nest.  PAVEMENT ANTS ARE COMMON…

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