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How Long Can Mice Live Without Water

How Long Can Mice Live Without Water?

Mice are pesky creatures that can hide deep inside the recesses of your home. You may not even know you are sharing your home with unwanted guests for several weeks if they stay hidden. While you may hear mice scurrying across your attic or inside …
Where Can You Find Carpenter Ant Nests?

What Roles Do Female and Male Ants Provide To Their Colony?

Even from a distance, most people can tell a bull from a cow and a turkey from a hen. Boys and girls of some animals, such as kittens and puppies, require a closer look to tell apart. Still, other species keep their genders a secret, no matter how …
Waterloo Pest Control: How Do Hotels Handle Bed Bugs?

Waterloo Pest Control: How Do Hotels Handle Bed Bugs?

Whether you are a hotel owner or an occasional vacationer, you may be curious as to how bed bugs impact the hospitality industry. Do hotel rooms ever become home to these insects? Are hotels liable for any negative outcomes customers experience as a …
Vaughan Pest Control: Dangers of Rodents in Your Place of Business

Vaughan Pest Control: Dangers of Rodents in Your Place of Business

Unless you own a pet shop, you most likely don’t want to see a mouse or rat scurrying about your place of business. Entrepreneurs should note, however, that rodents are more than nuisances. They can lead to significant financial and legal …
What's The Difference Between Mice and Rats?

What's The Difference Between Mice and Rats?

Rodents are voracious pests that destroy your property, raid your food, leave unwelcome gifts and spread disease. They can live in practically any climate with shelter, and they reproduce rapidly. When you have a rodent problem, how do you tell the …
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Can Wasps Recognize Human Faces?

Before you become aggressive towards a wasp, you better think twice. That wasp may be able to recognize your face and come after you if it sees you again! While it may sound like something out of an old sci-fi movie, a new study suggests that the …
Do Spiders Have Hair

Burlington Pest Control: Do Spiders Have Hair?

People tend to take very strong stances on spiders. Some people, for instance, keep spiders as pets in at-home terrariums; others avoid spiders at all costs. Though there are many reasons spiders evoke such distinct reactions, the hairiness of these …

Brampton Pest Control: What Is A Drone Bee?

While you may have heard of the queen and worker bees, do you know what the function of the drone bee is? Drones play an important role in the colony and help to perpetuate the species. Here’s everything you need to know about drone bees and how …
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Halifax Pest Removal: How Common are Fleas in the Fall?

When many people picture fleas, they think of them being on the family pet. While fleas on pets can certainly be a problem, research shows that 95% of fleas in your house aren’t on your pet at all. Think of fleas on your pet as the tip of an …
Niagara Pest Removal: How Spiders Breathe

Niagara Pest Removal: How Spiders Breathe

The fear with which many people regard spiders is often exaggerated. Yes, some spiders have venom potent enough to harm a human, but most spiders do not bite at all unless provoked by a disturbance of their webs or nests. The real concern with …
Kitchener Pest Control: 5 Flowers That Bees Love

Kitchener Pest Control: 5 Flowers That Bees Love

Bumblebees and honey bees are an important part of our ecosystem. They pollinate all types of crops, from cotton, fruit trees, sunflowers and many more. Bees make honey, beeswax, and royal jelly, all important products to humans. Your garden would …
Richmond Hill Pest Control: Would A Mouse Bite a Human?

Richmond Hill Pest Control: Would A Mouse Bite a Human?

Although it’s rare for mice to bite humans, it’s important to understand what to do if this occurs. Keep reading to find out what to do if you get bitten by a mouse and how mice removal services can help eliminate them from your property. Do Mice …