PEST CONTROL ARTICLES
Bugs that cause Lyme disease
There’s no better way to enjoy the beautiful summers than to be outdoor. Whether it is in your backyard or in a park, there’s a plethora of activities to be done in the amazing weather. But it also brings with it an unprecedented risk of getting bitten by bugs. While there are some bites,…
Basements and the bugs they can be home to
Due to the increased awareness about the potential health hazards that pests can bring with them, homeowners are diligent about keeping their premises clean. But very often, the seasonal maintenance overlooks certain areas of the home that are more likely to be chosen by pests as their nesting grounds. The most common ones are…
How to deal with spiders in your home
Most homeowners have zero tolerance for anything that’s tiny and crawls or scuttles around the house. And if it has 8 legs, it’s the worst kind. Arachnophobes may have a tough time this year as spider populations are soaring and a lot of these tiny critters may seek refuge in your home. Contrary to…
Why bugs keep coming back, hire a professional
After weeks of using a homemade Borax and Sugar mix, the ants finally seem to have disappeared. You heave a sigh of relief. No more ant armies foraging your sink and dishwasher for food crumbs leaving the kids screaming in horror. And then, it happens. One fine day you wake up to find that…
Eliminating a Cockroach infestation in your home
They are tiny, repulsive, live in the filthiest corners of the world and the worst part, they come in the masses. ‘La Cucaracha’ or the cockroach has a reputation that far precedes it. Even the sight of a single cockroach is enough for homeowners to panic. Some are just revolted by the icky critters…
Dealing with Carpenter Ants
A common but glaring mistake that homeowners often make, is to ignore signs of a pest infestation, until the problem becomes a lot more severe. Not recommended! This is particularly true, in the case of ant infestations. What starts with one or two ants being seen around the house, quickly increases into the hundreds and…
Keeping offices free of pests
If you are a facility manager, then one of the key responsibilities that you are entrusted with, is to maintain the hygiene in the premises. And chances are, that you are making every attempt to make this possible. But every now and then, you have a ‘blink and a miss’ sight of a roach…
How to deal with pest infestations in a restaurant – hire the right professionals
If your restaurant is famous for its delicacies, then human patrons are not the only people who’ll come knocking on your doors. Food attracts pests. Be it good food or stale food or even the accidentally spilled beverage. As a restaurant owner or manager, one of the biggest and constant challenges is to keep pests…
Removing silverfish from your home
There’s something about Silverfish that makes them an unbearable sight. Yes. They are harmless. But they are also slimy and downright disgusting. They feed on everything starchy, which includes books, dead skin (eww) and live in dark and moist places in your home that you never knew about. If you are pulling your hair out…
Modern chemical treatments for pest control are safe and work
For many years, pest control meant the nonchalant use of insecticides and rodenticides to control infestations even in residential areas. Use of chemicals like chlorpyrifos and diazinon were rampant. Incidentally, both these chemicals were banned in 2001 by the EPA as Carcinogens. Today, however, due to increased awareness, use of dangerous chemicals in pest…