Pest Advice Blog

During spring, all of us spend more time outdoors. We chase the sunshine, ready the barbeques and start to work on the yard. We do almost exactly the opposite come fall. As the temperatures drop and tree leaves change colour, we prepare to spend …

After discovering a cockroach inside of your home, your first emotion is likely to be disgust. They’re not exactly pests you look forward to finding inside your home, and the stigma surrounding them is enough to make anyone feel uneasy. Many people …

Spring is a time of excitement. We anxiously wait for the sunshine and watch our gardens and plants begin to flourish. Animals appear after long months of hibernation and you begin to set up your outdoor areas, determined to spend time outside. …

Everybody knows that carpenter ants are bad news. You don’t have to be a pest control expert to know that they can cause considerable damage to your home. They chew through wood and do so at an incredible rate. You do, however, need to be able to …

There are an awful lot of things you can do around the house on your own. Some things simply don’t require professional help. Changing a lightbulb, a furniture project and even painting can be done by those with the attitude and ability to do so. …

If there weren’t already enough things in the world to worry about, recent research has given us even more reason to be concerned about safety in our own homes. We’re not talking about an increase in crime, violence or any other security …

They’re similar in size, shape, and appearance, and are both capable of causing endless grief. They both feed on blood (human and animal varieties) and leave irritating bites. If your home happens to become infested by either one of them, you’re …

The spring sunshine gets all of us excited for the summer ahead. Since you’ll undoubtedly be looking to spend more time in your backyard, you’ll be preparing it for hosting barbeques, doing some gardening and spending the long summer nights relaxing …

What do you know about termites? More specifically, what do you know about a termite queen? If you’ve never had to know your carpenter ants from your termites, then you may be surprised to learn that termite queens are a surprisingly fascinating …

Most of us are somewhat aware of the problems a rat infestation can cause and do our very best to prevent them access to our homes. However, they can squeeze through impossibly small spaces, are surprisingly quick and will scope out a viable food …

Each of us either knows somebody that’s suffered a bed bug infestation or have suffered one ourselves. They’re a constant and seemingly endless pest that affect our travels, our home and even the comfort of our sleep. While any infestation is …

Spotting that cockroach moving across your kitchen floor is enough to give most of us a fright. If you’re one of the braver ones among us, you’ve probably killed it and disposed of it. Unfortunately, this is just the beginning of potentially very …