Pest Advice Blog

As the old expression goes, “forewarned is forearmed.” As the weather changes from season to season, so does pest activity in and around your home. Certain types of pests become more prevalent during certain seasons and once you know what to look …

Every home needs a pest control plan. Whether you live in a house, apartment or townhome, you need an effective, long-term home pest control strategy. Any property can become the target of pests, at any time of year, and getting rid of them is never …

Cockroaches are notorious for being extremely resilient and hard to kill. Bugs sprays don’t work on them because most bug sprays are contact killers and therefore only kill the cockroaches you see, not the ones that are hiding in the dark corners of …

Winters in St. Catharines are cold, and it’s not just people who need to keep warm to survive. Bees and wasps in the area have developed some great survival strategies to get through the long cold months. Their survival techniques range from …

Ants are so small that half the time we don’t even notice them, and when we do it’s usually because they’re snaking their way across the kitchen counter carrying crumbs to their nest. But they are in fact the most abundant insect on earth and their …

Fruit flies are tiny oval flies that feed on the fungus and rot that grows on the surface of decaying fruit, vegetables, and other organic items. Fruit flies living outdoors are highly active in the summer, with their number peaking during the …

With winter approaching and the temperature dropping, pests and other critters are starting to make their way indoors to avoid the cold, and hopefully, for them, survive the Canadian winter. With all the insects and bugs around in the summertime now …

Cockroaches are one of the most resilient insects on the planet and have the potential to become a real problem for homeowners in Canada, especially during the colder winter months of the year. They do not die over the winter period, they simply …

Pests of any and all kinds are a serious threat to any restaurant, no matter the season. The complete abundance of food, water, warmth, and shelter are the ideal attraction to get them inside and excited about being there. And that could be just the …

Rodents and other creepy crawly pests are some of the most unwanted and unwelcome house guests that you could ask for. Well, you never really have to ask as these guys. They automatically make their way to your home as the temperature starts to drop …

Bed bugs have the ability to be one of the most inconvenient and stressful pests that anyone could have the misfortune of contracting. It’s not to say that you have a dirty or unclean house, it has nothing to do with that. Over the ages, bedbugs …

Pests in Canada can be a problem during any time of the year, which includes those icy cold winters. Just because the spring and summer heat is gone, does not make it any less likely that you are going to see you favourite unwanted pests, as winter …