Tag Archives: Bed Bugs
The holiday season is upon us, and that means many families will be traveling to visit loved ones all over the country. This is a great, and by great we mean terrible, opportunity to pick up a louse infestation from hotels or family and friends! We often get frantic calls from clients wanting us to come treat their home, or their sandbox, for lice. Typically they are surprised to find …Read More
In a past blog post, Don’t Do It Yourself: 8 Jobs You Should Leave to the Pros, we highlighted an article discussing some jobs around your home that were suggested you leave to the professionals. On the list were things like electrical work, tree removal, and most importantly for our purposes here…pest control. The reason we’re bringing up pest control again in this manner is because of an article that …Read More
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
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
Household pests bring with them a wide variety of health and aesthetic concerns for homes and businesses. Cockroaches can trigger asthma attacks and are responsible for a slew of other gross bacteria and health risks. Bed bugs cause itchy welts when they bite you to get a blood meal, and can also transmit bacteria and disease. Rats, please, if we have to tell you how gross rats are, you’re in trouble! Did you know April …Read More
Bed bugs are becoming a serious problem everywhere. Even here locally, infestations are on the rise. Sanitation is usually not an issue so being clean doesn’t mean you won’t get attacked. They are usually brought into your home or business in someone’s bag or clothing where they were picked up at a previous location. Even Jay-Z and Rihanna are susceptible as their studios in New York had to be shut down because of …Read More