Pest Advice Blog

If you find a pile of sawdust under a cabinet or at the base of your wall, you may be confused. You haven’t been building anything or sanding wood in your home. Then, you might realize what wood shavings could mean. Is it termites? Should you call …

Having a gorgeous, fragrant Christmas tree at the centerpiece of your holiday display is a wonderful thing for most homeowners. When you bring a large tree into your home, there is always the chance that you may have a few hitchhikers, such as ants …

Did you know there are nearly 1,400 species of spiders throughout Canada? These fascinating eight-legged creatures survive in nearly any environment, but they have also learned to live near or with humans for warmth, food sources and the moisture …

In the interest of bed bug control, you have to be careful what you bring into your home from the outside. Does this extend to Christmas trees? Could those visions of sugarplums dancing in your head be interrupted with painful bed bug bites? There …

A lot of people don’t like spiders and seek out spider control in Niagara when they become nuisances. Can you use colour to repel spiders from your home? Are there some colours that spiders like or dislike more than others? How Do Spiders See? …

There is nothing like sharing the warmth of the holiday season with family and friends, and putting up a Christmas tree is a big part of that tradition. However, as the weather turns colder, mice are in search of literal warmth, and they may find it …

Many people are afraid of spiders, but few species pose a threat to humans. However, brown recluse spiders are one of two species that can harm humans when they bite. If you are concerned about the possibility of sharing your home with a brown …

If you are aware of a rat infestation in your neighbourhood, you should contact pest control in Toronto immediately. Rats can carry disease, multiply quickly, and damage property. Sometimes, the infestation is not a community problem but isolated to …

Christmas is a time to welcome friends and family to your home. However, you could have uninvited guests in the form of mice. Mice do not hibernate, but they do not tolerate cold weather well either, so when winter comes, they look for shelter …

Mice are some of the busiest species of the rodent family when it comes to having and raising babies. When two mice enter your home looking for food and a warm place to nest, they will waste little time breeding and because a mother mouse may get …

No one likes to see pests in their kitchen. If you operate a commercial kitchen, you may be even more dismayed to see any type of wildlife in your space. Roaches, ants, spiders, mice and rats are threats to commercial kitchens. When you see one …

There are many possible reasons why people might have significant pest infestation during the winter. One possibility is that pests are more active in the colder months, as they seek shelter from cold weather and food sources become scarce. …