Home Pest Control

  It’s no secret that bugs are attracted to lights. Turn on your porch light on any spring, summer, or fall night, and some sort of critter is sure to drift toward it. Although you can take measures to ward off moths and mosquitoes from swarming lights on your property during the other seasons, this…

  Although rodents and fleas are small creatures compared to humans, they can significantly impact people’s health and home cleanliness. Today, our integrative pest management specialists are here to talk about rodent fleas—the fleas that feed on rats, mice, prairie dogs, squirrels, and other rodents—in order to shed factual light on the realities of rodent…

  The holiday season is just around the corner! Whether you’re going out of town or hosting family gatherings at home, cockroach prevention should be at the top of your list. Like us, cockroaches are attracted to all the holiday festivities, like big helpings of food, leftover gift wrapping, and a warm kitchen to sneak…

  You’ve probably noticed the thin webs hanging along the corners of the wall or around light fixtures. Cobweb spiders (AKA “cellar spiders”) are to thank for that. As their name suggests, cobweb spiders are web-building spiders found in nooks and crannies around the house.  Although they might cause an extra step in your housekeeping…

  Have you noticed more gnats this summer than you remember seeing in years past? We agree there are more gnats around than ever, but how come? In short, because of climate change and the extinction risks gnats’ predators face. Stay tuned to learn more about identifying gnats, why they’re so bad this year, and…

  Houseplants can make your home extra susceptible to a bug invasion in all seasons, especially when you bring outdoor potted plants indoors, giving bugs easy access to your home. You want to protect your plants, but not at the expense of your home. Knowing how to keep bugs out of houseplants is essential for…

  Every home, at one point or another, must implement some sort of pest control solutions, but the types and frequency of pest treatments you’ll need largely depend on your location. With 40+ years of experience serving families in the Magic City and surrounding areas as their trusted pest control partner, we at Vulcan Termite…

  Ever heard the phrase “know thy enemy”? When carpet beetles or other similarly stubborn pests try plaguing your home, you’ve got to get to know them to eradicate their presence and prevent them from returning. Learning the signs of carpet beetles will help you choose the most effective and convenient approach to banish them…

  “Why are ants in my house?!”  You can only ask yourself that, then clean your whole house top-to-bottom (again) so many times before you’re driven to insanity.  Maybe that is a bit overdramatic, but we’re not just Birmingham’s top pest control experts; we speak from experience as homeowners, too! So, trust us, we understand…

Getting fleas in your house is stressful because they can survive for ~95 days without a host to drink blood from before they perish. They seemingly float wherever they like, without limit to where they can get to in a room. The heights that fleas reach can make you wonder: Can fleas fly? Our integrative…