Bed bugs are pretty difficult to spot, right? That’s one of the reasons they’re so good at what they do. Bed bugs are expert hitchhikers and transport themselves to just about everywhere in the world by traveling alongside you undetected. Similarly, cockroaches will spend the majority of their lives trying not to be seen. But … Continue reading Do Spiders Eat Cockroaches and Bed Bugs?
As the days become shorter and the temperatures plummet, we begin to look for ways to stay warm during winter. We might buy a new coat, layer on the old sweatshirts or crank up the furnace, but we’re not the only ones preparing for the coldest season of them all. Any residential pest control expert … Continue reading How Do Spiders Stay Warm in Winter?
You’ve probably hung those bird feeders in the yard because you want to see some interesting birds and help them get the food they need. You probably didn’t assemble them to attract rats to your yard and support the local rodent community too. Unfortunately, rats will eat just about anything and if you don’t take … Continue reading Niagara Pest Control: Bird Feeders Attract Rats
You may think that all they do is a buzz around the house and annoy everybody inside it. Fruit flies, although not a common pest, can still be one which you need to be careful with. With a life expectancy of roughly 10 days, you would be forgiven for thinking that these irritating pests can’t … Continue reading Niagara Pest Control: Can Fruit Flies Make You Sick?
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
While we sometimes tend to paint all pests with the same brush, it’s important to remember that there are lots of beneficial bugs out there. When you’re swatting at flies and scratching at mosquito bites, it can be difficult to remember that some bugs are our friends – especially those that feed on flies and … Continue reading Pests 101: Wasps and Bees Benefit to the Environment