In the pest control business, our technicians are frequently up on ladders to seal openings around roof lines, or to trap animals out of attics. They’re well trained in the safe use of ladders. I sometimes cringe when I see homeowners up on ladders, attempting to do roof repairs, gutter cleaning, or even pest control.
VIEW MOREQuestion When my husband was cleaning the roof gutters, he noticed a good-sized hole in the soffit at the corner of the house. It was pretty clear that something had chewed an opening but we don’t know what. He didn’t see anything when he went up into the attic. Any idea what made the hole?
VIEW MOREQuestion The sliding patio door in our basement level leaked badly during heavy rain about a month ago. The wall and floor around the door did get pretty wet. We dried everything out and had the door replaced. But now we have these very tiny, light-colored jumping bugs around the door. I can’t imagine that
VIEW MOREIf you live in a rental property in New Hampshire, there is good news for you. Sitting on the governor’s desk is House Bill 482 which outlines the responsibilities of landlords and tenants when there is a bed bug infestation. The problem has been, as you might expect, that no one wants to take responsibility
VIEW MOREWhile you’re getting your lawn and your garden ready for spring, take the time to clean up, pick up, and seal up around the outside of your home to remove pests’ hiding places and to keep pests out. First, check windows and doors Make sure all windows have screens that fit tightly. Patch any holes
VIEW MOREIt’s not too early to start thinking about tick prevention. In fact, blacklegged tick adults have been active all winter, feeding on deer. The blacklegged tick (formerly known as the deer tick) is the most important tick in our region since it transmits Lyme disease, as well as the diseases anaplasmosis and babesiosis. Overwintering tick
VIEW MOREQuestion I keep reading about this upcoming cicada hatch that’s about to hit the Northeast. Are we going to see the cicadas here? Answer Of course that depends on where you are located. If you’re in our service area, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, afraid not. We’re just a little too far north. We get sort
VIEW MOREWe usually don’t think about early spring being mosquito time. But, female adult mosquitoes that overwintered are out now, looking for a blood source so they can lay eggs. The mosquitoes that you see outside now actually spent the winter hidden around your home—in your shed or crawlspace, or nearby in animal burrows, under bark,
VIEW MOREQuestion In my search for a pest control company, I keep coming across the term “IPM.” A lot of the companies advertise that they use IPM methods. What does that mean? Does Colonial do IPM? Answer IPM, which stands for Integrated Pest Management, is a concept that originated in agriculture about 50 years ago. Instead
VIEW MORE