Whether it’s insects, rodents, or other critters, many people have a line where they feel bad calling an exterminator to get pests out of their home. While respecting living creatures is a good thing, you don’t have to feel bad about using pest control services. Here’s why.
Pests Cause Property Damage and Health Problems
Whether it’s ants eating your food, termites destroying your walls, or rodents chewing your insulation, pests cause real property damage. Read More»
Whenever you see a mouse trap on TV, there’s a good chance it’ll have a big sliver of cheese set on top of the trigger as bait. The popular image of mice and cheese is so strong that it’s hard to imagine them being attracted to anything else. As it turns out, however, cheese is nowhere near the top of a mouse’s personal list of favorite foods.
The following offers three reasons why the oft-described love of cheese among mice is largely bunk. Read More»
All it takes is a single bedbug to make just about anyone’s skin crawl. Finding one usually means there are more hidden in places that are hard or even impossible to check. With bodies roughly the size of an apple seed, bedbugs can easily squeeze through mattress fabric and hide within the mattress and box spring itself.
Mattress encasements are designed to trap bedbugs that are hunkered down inside your mattress. Read More»
Cockroaches are disgusting pests that come inside to look for food and water. They crawl around you home and can go undetected until you have an infestation so big you could have a problem getting rid of them yourself. Cockroaches can be inside your pantry, beneath sinks and refrigerators, under your refrigerator, inside cupboards, and in your garbage can. Cockroaches can also be in other areas such as behind baseboards and hiding in appliances such as microwaves and stoves. Read More»
As the weather gets colder and the winter months approach, pests such as mice and rats will be looking for a warm place to make their home. If you’re like most people, you don’t want mice or rats to take up residence in your house. Use the following tips to keep rodents out this winter:
Shut the Door on Rodents
Many people do not realize that rodents can sneak into your house when you least expect it. Read More»
