Pest Advice Blog

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 …

Rodents can seem like a never ending problem. If you don’t have an infestation, you know of somebody that does, and it doesn’t seem to be dependent on the time of year, the weather, or the location. When they enter the home, they begin to multiply …

You never notice ants during the winter, do you? You wouldn’t – they would be covered under thick snow and frozen in ice. Ants, like many other animals, hibernate during the brutal winter months to avoid the cold. They’re usually buried deep under …

Organizing your weekend getaway can be stressful. Once you’ve got everything packed, the directions all sorted, the food shopping done and the car loaded, you can normally relax on the drive there. And while there will always be a few hiccups when …

Everybody’s seen the classic cartoons. An unwelcome rodent causes mischief throughout the property before the owner decides enough is enough. A delicious-looking cube of cheese is spiked on to a rat trap and is hilariously unsuccessful in actually …

Rodents, bed bugs, fleas, garden pests, and even yellowjacket wasps. You’ve probably heard of all of the usual suspects which keep residential pest control experts busy, but what about stinkbugs? Stinkbugs, specifically the brown marmorated stink …

Rats are a highly adaptable species, they can survive in the harshest environments and easily make themselves at home in wall cavities, attics, yards, sheds, drains, and basements. In fact, there is not a single space that is not rat-friendly in …

Carpenter ants are a large ant species that can be black, red, yellow or brown in colour and can typically be found making their homes in trees, wood and underground. They are expert colonizers and many colonies can house tens of thousands of worker …

Centipedes are certainly not something you’ll be happy to find in your home. They terrorize people when they dash across the floor and can make quite a mess wherever they go: the very definition of a creepy-crawly. Some of them can even cause …

Summer is a great time for outdoor enthusiasts; you can walk, hike and jog and just generally enjoy nature and all it has to offer. And while it is important to have a healthy outdoor lifestyle, dog owners and hikers need to be aware of the possible …

Your instinct when finding an insect crawling on one of your many plants could naturally be to try and, well, extinguish it. It’s a natural reaction, but is it based on an outdated preconception? The pest you’re about to crush is in fact doing you a …

Even though they might disrupt and frustrate precious ecosystems and homeowners, ants are a remarkable insect. They’re one of the most populated animals on the planet, and despite their slight stature, when they work together they can be one of the …