You know that you have heard many, and probably believe(d) some of these myths! If you have, don’t feel alone…we hear them all the time. If you’ve heard any other ones that you know or suspect to be false and would like to know more, post them in the comments. 1. There is a special rodent poison that makes rodents go outside to find water so they won’t die inside. …Read More
Everybody knows mosquitoes bite, and that can be an annoying problem by itself, what with the itching and the welts and such.However,that problem pales in comparison to the real issue with biting mosquitoes, and that’s the spread of disease. The mosquito’s ability to spread disease has earned it the title of the most deadly animal in the world http://listverse.com/2007/07/13/top-10-most-deadly-animals/. Because of the mobile nature of our now global society, we …Read More
It’s been a long break from our countdown of the most disturbing things that we come across as pest management professionals, but we return today for our final installment with bed bugs! Bed bugs are truly the #1 most disturbing pest that we encounter and the problem only seems to be getting worse. We’ve written extensively about bed bugs before, so I won’t reiterate everything here, but bed bugs are gross people! …Read More
Attention: We’re seeing a spike in swarming ants around Texas! We’ve written extensively about swarming ants before where we’ve talked about why they swarm and how to protect your property. Think of the swarmers as the “winged” ants you see floating in the pool, or dead around the window. After a successful, often mid-flight mating encounter, these winged reproductive ants will land, strip off their wings, and find a suitable …Read More
It’s the time of year when everybody loves being outdoors and enjoying what brief stint of Spring we may get. Many people decide to build, or already have, decks in their backyard to hold that hot tub, or table, or just to have a little cabana to hang out in. Well, people are not the only creatures that love decks! Many different types of pests, rodents, and snakes love decks …Read More
One of the services we provide at Venus Pest Company that people don’t think about is pest control for outdoor weddings or other outdoor events. We cannot control that “forever hold your peace” pest, but stopping fire ants, mosquitoes, wasps, or flies from ruining your event is not a problem. A couple wedding chapels use us for rodent control as well, because the last thing you want are rats running across your wedding party! Typically, …Read More
Termite Swarm Video – Scroll Down Currently we are experience a little something I like to call “Termites, termites, termites!” Honestly, we can hardly keep up with the number of calls, which is of course always a good news / bad news situation. This is prime termite swarming season so we want everybody to be aware of what to look out for. We’ve talked about this before with carpenter ants specifically, but swarming termites are also …Read More
After a short hiatus from the Top 5 list to handle other important topics, we return to our list with the number 2 most disturbing thing in pest control, German Cockroaches. German cockroaches are the small, fast cockroaches that are most often found in restaurants. Pretty much every restaurant has dealt with them at one time or another but German cockroaches can also be found in many other locations, including …Read More
Carpenter ants are swarming! This picture was sent to me by a new client that saw these buzzing around her bathroom. Turns out they had a carpenter ant infestation and the swarmers (i.e. ants with wings) were coming out in their bathroom. Unfortunately carpenter ants are wood destroying insects so you don’t want to leave them alone for long or they’ll do a number on your property. Swarming carpenter ants are capable of reproduction and …Read More
Each fall most old queen and worker wasps die off as cold weather sets in. However, new queens, or foundress queens, that have found harborage over the winter will survive and emerge in Spring to begin a new colony. These new queens will have been fertilized in the fall and found a safe haven in and around your property…often the worst is when you find them in the attic, or …Read More