Category: Blog

July 9, 2010
Why are my ears ringing???.....

That noise you hear is not a ringing in your ears…in fact it’s crickets. During the summer months crickets come out of their overwintering spots and unfortunately start to wreak havoc on your home or business. The two most common species that we deal with in the home is the house cricket and the field cricket.  Crickets […]

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June 11, 2010
They'rrrrre Baaaacckk............

If you haven’t been invaded by millipedes yet, consider yourself fortunate.   Millipedes are a seasonal pest which have made their annual return in a big way. Months of rain have provided moisture and food to a number of uncommon pests that only occur following specific weather conditions. According to Dr. Arthur Appel and Dr. Xing Ping […]

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April 13, 2010
A Special Thank You

A special thank you goes out to all the customers who responded to our request for feedback on their technician. We truly appreciate all your input and shared the most common themes of your responses at our last company meeting. The technicians who tied for the highest number of positive responses were Mack and Chad closely followed […]

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March 25, 2010
What???...Those are TERMITES???!!!

Yes, as a matter of fact, unfortunately Ma'am, those are termites...not flying ants.  Hopefully you never have to hear those words, however, as the weather warms up and the rains become more frequent, so do the activity levels of most pests....especially termites.  During the winter termites go deep under ground to stay warm and are […]

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February 26, 2010
WATCH YOUR STEP!!!....THAT'S A FIRE ANT BED!!!

It’s that time of the year again, and you may already be noticing some ant beds beginning to pop up.  With the recent addition of a couple of warm days here and there, the fire ants have begun to get active again. During the winter, fire ants go deep under ground where it is warmer.  They […]

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December 21, 2009
Swiss Cheese Sweater?

As the temperatures outside drop, it's time for many of us to change to our winter wardrobes.  Unfortunately when opening our cedar chests we might find that a sweater which was in perfectly good condition suddenly resembles Swiss cheese.  Okay maybe Swiss cheese is an exaggeration, but you might find small holes that weren't there […]

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October 26, 2009
Sugarcane Beetles

While records show Sugarcane Beetles have been around since before the Civil War they have gone largely unnoticed in our area until recently.  This ½ inch robust black beetle is currently causing a nuisance around a number of structures.  Because they fly at night and are strongly attracted to lights they may be found in […]

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October 15, 2009
Lady Bug Home Invasion

Ordinarily lady beetles are not a nuisance; they feed on ornamental pests like aphids and whiteflies and are considered by some to be good luck.  In the winter however they search out nesting sites, including our homes that protect them from cold weather.  Lady beetles are especially attracted to buildings with sunny, western exposures and […]

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September 10, 2009
Brown Recluse Spiders

As the temperatures change and we change wardrobes our chances of encountering Brown Recluse Spiders increase.   As the name implies these spiders prefer undisturbed areas in out of the way places, like boxes in attics, closets or basements where we store winter clothes in the summer and vice versa.  To minimize the chances of a […]

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July 10, 2009
Flea Control in the Home

You just walked in after a well-deserved, relaxing vacation and all of a sudden, you and your family are "attacked" by fleas.  Adult fleas are stimulated by movement, and typically this movement is in reference to the host from which the fleas are feeding on (cat, dog, etc...). When a family leaves for an extended […]

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