Often times when carpenter ants build a nest within a home the damage that they cause can be devastating. Carpenter ant damage in a home is usually located around an area where there’s some type of moisture penetration. A common area that this takes place is where a wood deck attaches to a home. A […]
Today we did a termite treatment in Beacon Falls, CT. The customer was an engineer and wanted to know some of the more technical things about termite control. By his own admission he just didn’t want to know that the bugs we gone. He wanted to know how and why they were gone. Fair enough, […]
I’m often asked, what is the best way to get rid of mice? There are a lot of answers to this question, but if I had to choose one, by far the best way to get rid of mice would be with mouse snap traps. The great thing about snap traps is that mice are […]
I often asked how to kill carpenter ants. This is going to come as a surprise, but learning how to kill carpenter ants is actually quite easy. The problem is finding them. For instance, over the past 20 years I’ve found carpenter ant colonies in hollow wood doors, shower rods, vases, empty kitchen cabinets and […]
Rats in your yard can be a touchy subject. Tell someone you went to a home that has rats and your likely to envision an abandoned building in the middle of a large metropolitan area. While it’s true that cities have rats, your also likely to find rats in a regular neighborhood the same as […]
In case you haven’t noticed pest control services have become very popular as of late. This is due to the huge increase in bed bug activity throughout the nation. Bed bugs are spreading so quickly that they soon will reach epidemic status. As the problem becomes larger more individuals are entering the industry looking to […]
Pesticides And You We have all heard the horror stories about pesticides and there long term effects on both the environment and humans. The other side of the story is that in some cases pesticides are a necessary part of the modern world. In fact, many of the gains in agriculture are due to […]
Termite treatment is best left to a professional. In today’s economy many people are trying to save money by “doing it themselves” . In most cases making an attempt to solve a problem yourself is a noble idea but at what point do the skills you have and the equipment at hand fall short? I […]
Our company is working on a great new program called the Smart Step Program. It has been a long time coming as the industry has changed a great deal even in the 16 years that I have been in it. In most all cases you won’t have a company come into your home and just […]
Lyme disease is a horrible disease. I unfortunately have come face to face with what could be called an insects ultimate revenge. There is a strong possibility that I myself may have the lyme virus. Two weeks ago while driving from an appointment I found a partially engorged tick on the rear of my head. […]
