Tag Archives: pest control
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
Even though it’s still cool in the mornings, Spring is in full swing! That means a lot of different things; the birds are chirping more and more, half of us can hardly breathe due to allergies, and all the insects and other critters are all moving about working on mating rituals and the like. We’ve talked about this before with carpenter ants specifically, but one of the mating rituals that can really become a …Read More
There was an article at http://fireant.tamu.edu/ recently where they debunked a new myth that is spreading on how to kill fire ants. Somehow it got spread across the internet, where everything is true right? Then it got picked up by news outlets and spread even more, all without a credible source or any testing of any kind. The claim…pouring club soda over a fire ant mound will eliminate the entire colony, including the queen, …Read More
Founded as Venus Organic Company by Dr. Scott Lingren, BCE, our focus has always been on finding the most environmentally friendly ways of controlling pests in homes and businesses. Although our services have grown, and the name changed to Venus Pest Company to reflect that, our core values have not changed. Providing the most effective pest control services while minimizing harmful effects on the environment is still at the heart …Read More
If you don’t remember the story of Clement C. Mouse, allow me to reahash it for you. One dreary morning in Fall 2009, a shrill scream could be heard throughout a quiet neighborhood in College Station, TX. It was the scream of a frightened woman as she opened her shower curtain to find a live killer mouse staring back at her from inside her tub! A quick call to Venus Pest …Read More
People usually think of honey when they think of honey bees, but did you know that honey bees are also responsible for around 80% of all plant pollination? Around 1/3 of the human diet comes either directly or indirectly from insect-pollinated plants, thus conservation of honeybees is vital to our way of life. Interaction with bees is a necessary part of human life, so understanding what they are doing will …Read More
Try the Cat Trap Game! What do you do when animal control says they can’t help you? Who do you call when the shelter won’t come pick them up? You call Venus Pest Company! Recently we received a call from a panicked business owner in Downtown Bryan who told us they had been hearing a cat meowing in their wall all day. He called animal control, but they wouldn’t help …Read More
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs is a story we all know. It was written in 1812. Remember the poisoned apple? I did some research and I could not find any synthetic poisons available at that time except for phosgene, which was a gas. There were many natural poisons around… arsenic, mushrooms, anthrax, botulinum (botox), cyanide. mercury, ricin, strychnine, tetrodotoxin (pufferfish). Which one did the Queen use? They were all …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
You all know by now that inbreeding in the animal kingdom often yields less than desirable results in offspring. Well, the same rule applies to insects. When it comes time to mate and reproduce, even insects must leave their homes in search of a suitable partner. Each kind of insect does this in their own way, but today we’re talking about how carpenter ants accomplish this feat, what to look for, and how to …Read More