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Traveling This Winter? Don’t Bring Bed Bugs Home!
There is no worse souvenir to bring home from vacation than bed bugs! Traveling is supposed to be fun and rejuvenating, a time to set aside everyday stresses and immerse yourself in new experiences. No one wants that new experience to involve bloodsucking tiny bugs that follow you home. But don’t cancel your vacation… Read More »
5 Everyday Habits That Lure Rats Into Your Home
Rats excel at living among people in both rural and urban settings. As warm-blooded mammals, their basic needs are similar to ours: food, water, and shelter. So, as temperatures begin to drop in the fall, our warm homes become attractive homes to them. Once inside, these tiny terrors contaminate our food with their urine… Read More »
Why You’re Seeing More Spiders in Your Home
Spiders might just be one of the world’s most unloved creatures. Only entomologists like to find spiders in their homes. Unlike ants that boldly march around the kitchen or flies that buzz around our heads, most spiders are experts at hiding. So when spiders start making their presence known, it’s only natural to wonder… Read More »
Bob Villa Says These Bugs Are Looking to Invade Your Home This Fall
When Bob Villa talks about homeownership issues, everyone listens. He is one of the world’s most trusted authorities in caring for homes. Bob Villa doesn’t believe bugs are out to get us. They just want a lot of what we want — shelter, food and water, and a warm place to spend their winter…. Read More »
Can I Avoid Fumigation?
No other nuisance pest causes as much damage to homes as termites. The National Pest Management Association estimates that it costs American homeowners over $5 billion each year repairing homes from the damage of these tiny terrors. While fumigation has been the long-accepted method for exterminating termites, times have changed. Less toxic methods have… Read More »
Poll Shows Two-Thirds of Americans Would Forfeit a Month’s Pay to Not Deal With Bugs
Do you despise bugs enough to give up a month’s pay to not deal with them? Apparently, two in three Americans would, according to a survey conducted by OnePoll. Scientists are not certain where or when our negative feelings for bugs originated. Science Direct believes the cause is ongoing urbanization because people display stronger… Read More »
Pest Invasions Affect 8 in 10 Homeowners in 2021
Unfortunately, pests have many of the same basic needs as we do: shelter, food, and water. So, when the weather begins to change and their food sources disappear, our houses look just as good to pests as they do to us. In addition, as their native habitats become more populated, pests such as ants,… Read More »
How Proactive Pest Control Drives Home Value
Every homeowner enjoys the perks that homeownership provides, and performing regular maintenance on that home is key to ensuring it remains a personal and financial asset to you and your family. With ongoing foresight and diligence, not only will your home remain a sanctuary for you and your family, but it will also increase… Read More »
Tick Diseases Rising Steadily, Warns CDC
Spending time outdoors should be an experience that increases our health and well-being. But it’s not as carefree and rejuvenating as we’d like so long as we have to share our habitat with ticks. Ticks… Read More »
Experts Advise to Avoid These Summer Pests
Some summer pests are simply a nuisance, while others can be destructive or pose health risks. Here are some of the bugs Chief Entomologist of the National Pest Management Association, Dr. Jim Fredericks, says we should avoid: Flies can put a damper on any outdoor BBQ or picnic. They’re important to control as they… Read More »
