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 frustrating because it can ruin our possessions and infiltrate our homes, it can also … Continue reading Do Bed Bug Bites Hurt?
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 bad news. It’s highly unlikely that your recently deceased pest was travelling … Continue reading How Pest Control Companies Identify Cockroach Eggs
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 and quickly create an infestation which will need to … Continue reading Pest Control – Is There a Breeding Season for Rodents?
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 the snow and waiting for the warmer weather when they’ll become more … Continue reading Pest Control – Why are Ants a Big Issue in Summer?
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 it comes summer rentals or your vacation home, pest problems can be among … Continue reading Pest Problems in Your Summer Rental? Here are some Helpful Tips
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 catching the rodent. Unfortunately, this scene isn’t really that far removed from reality. Rat traps are incredibly … Continue reading Rat Control – Why is it So Difficult to Trap Rats?
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 bug (BMSB) have been spreading across Ontario and Canada for several years now. They’re more common than you might … Continue reading Residential Pest Control – Finding Stinkbugs in Your Home
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 your average urban home, making rat control extremely tricky. And while your home may … Continue reading St. Catharines Rebate Program for Rat Control a Success
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 ants. The carpenter ants live in a complex society where each … Continue reading Residential Pest Control – How Carpenter Ant Queens Build Their Colonies
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 painful bites to humans. Using all of their legs they can be … Continue reading Residential Pest Control – Should You Kill the Centipedes in your Home?