Home Pest Control
That Smell
Anyone who loves classic southern rock, when they hear those two words the first thing that pops into their minds is a song that came from an old Lynyrd Skynyrd tune. A portion of the lyrics are: Ooooh that smell Can’t you smell that smell Ooooh that smell Frankly, this article has something that slightly…
Read MoreGnats in my Mouth — Extermination – A primer on the “fungus” gnat.”
You’re walking on a beach. Maybe a lightly wooded trail. Perhaps even down your sidewalk to visit a friend. Not paying a heck of a lot of attention, suddenly you run into a cloud of bugs. Little insects. Gnats. Having an infestation? The longer you wait to deal with the problem the worse things will…
Read MoreUltraviolet Pest Control
The Ultraviolet we’re talking about is NOT the character played by Milla Jovovich. However, it was a great flick! No. Today, we’re getting into ACTUAL ultraviolet that you’ll find in light bulbs, used for fly traps. However, just in case you missed the movie, UltraViolet (SPOILER ALERT!) The Plot: A group of genetically engineered humans…
Read MoreStable Flies
We’re not talking about flies that have to go to a psychiatrist for mental health issues. Buzzers that are so normal, other insects think of them as mentors because they’re stable in the brain department. Nothing like the menacing ones that are always lounging around in the head shrinker’s chair, grousing about how they were…
Read MoreGifts that Bring Bugs Into a Mother’s Day Celebration
Mother’s Day. Probably didn’t know it was first celebrated nearly 100 years ago. It became a century-old in 2008. That’s when Anna Jarvis first held a memorial in 1908. It was for the woman who brought her into the light. While she gets credit for the day of honoring mom, it was actually happening at…
Read MoreThe Moths Are Eating My Clothes!!
It’s a little chilly tonight. As you plan to meet some friends for drinks, you pull your favorite sweater from the open chest in the closet only to find a hole in it the size of a quarter. Ruined. Another sweater, same story. Guess what, while you’re clothes were sleeping, a fabric pest was gnawing…
Read MoreExplain Pyrethroids
Hearing the word pyrethroids brings to mind something exotic. Amazing weirdness from another galaxy? A substance made in a hidden laboratory, nestled inside the gates of Area 51? A rabid fan of Monty Python’s Flying Circus? None of the above. As a matter of fact, it’s a synthetic based on natural pyrethrins. And the first…
Read MoreFixing Rat Bait Fails
Perfection. You may experience it once-or-twice in your life. That inch-thick New York strip that was grilled flawlessly. The summer lawn is weed less, greener than a leprechaun and cut with the precision of a surgeon from the best hospital in the world. Driving to work and not hitting any red lights. On the opposite…
Read MoreStep-by-Step Home Pest Inspection
Remember that old story you read back in elementary school. It was written in the early 1700’s.The real title of it was: “Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships.” Well, the writer Jonathan Swift soon realized that didn’t…
Read MoreNeighborhood Pests
Never, ever consider that snot-nosed neighbor’s kid a pest. Sure, he’s always dropping by in the middle of one of your projects, asking, “Hey, whatcha doing? Need any help? I know what a hammer is.” He’s just curious. You don’t have to be a mentor, but calling a pest control specialist is not the best…
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