BUG “BOMBS” AND “FOGGERS” ARE NOT THE ANSWER

By Chris Williams on March 15, 2018

For decades, we have had safer, more effective, specialized pest control applications at our disposal. Even with offerings such as insect baits, crack and crevice treatments, and pheromone traps, folks still like to reach for what they know, the big guns, better known as “bug bombs.” You might call them bug bombs or “foggers” but…

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HOW COME WE DON’T EVER SEE BABY PIGEONS?

By Chris Williams on March 12, 2018

I’m pretty sure that their nests and young are right downtown as well, and you’re probably seeing “babies” all the time, but you just don’t know it. By the time baby pigeons are fledged and are out and about, they are full grown and look and act just like mom and dad. PIGEON YOUNG GROW…

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OUTDOOR SPRING CLEANUP TO PREVENT INDOOR PESTS

By Chris Williams on March 1, 2018

It won’t be long. It might not feel like spring just yet, but admit it, you’re getting the urge to do some work outside. There are certain outside jobs you can do now that will make a difference in the number of pests that find their way into your home in the coming warmer weather.…

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WILL VACUUMING KILL FLEAS?

By Chris Williams on February 19, 2018

Flea control is a complex issue since we are dealing with two different life stages, adult and larva, that live in two completely different environments. Adult fleas live almost exclusively on your pet. They don’t leave the animal so vacuuming your home won’t affect the adult fleas at all. VACUUMING TARGETS FLEA EGGS AND LARVAE…

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DON’T TRY TAMING A SHREW!

By Chris Williams on February 12, 2018

Your intruder doesn’t match a rat either if your description is accurate. Rats have a long, naked tail and their ears and eyes are prominent. It could be that your dog tangled with a shrew. Although shrews are rodent-like, they are not rodents but belong to the order Insectivora. Moles are also in this group…

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