Did you know that a mice infestation are the greatest cause of unknown fires? If you’ve never seen a true mice infestation were mice have chewed wires I’ve posted a classic picture of just how devastating rodent damage can be. This particular wire has been chewed and permanently stained with rodent fecal matter and rub […]
There are two different species of mice in Connecticut. They’re deer mice and the house mice. The picture to the left shows a female deer mouse tending to her young in a detached barn in Washington Depot, CT. The main difference between the two mice is that deer mice are much hardier than house mcie. […]
Termite damage is found in the oddest places. We all know termites eat wood, but did you know they eat drywall? That’s correct. The termite damage in the picture you see was from a home in Stratford Ct. The termites have eaten the paper between the latex paint and the white portion of the […]
Rodent droppings are full of disease carrying pathogens. In order to protect your family from these diseases and rodent droppings we recommend removing insulation that is soaked with rodent urine and rodent droppings. Envirocare Pest Control has developed a unique system of cleaning up after rodents in attics, crawls spaces and basements. Here’s our process: […]
I wanted to share this with everyone. At a job today we had the pleasure of coming face to face with a flying squirrel. Flying squirrels will destroy the interior of an attic with fecal matter and urine. As you can see they’re small and actually kind of cute. This little guy stood still long […]
We solved an Indian Meal Moth problem account this week. Over the past month several of our technicians had been to a home and were unable to find where the moths were breeding. I made a visit to the home and found that our pest control service technicians had indeed tried everything they could think […]
A carpenter ant infestation is common. In fact. dealing with carpenter ants is what our technicians spend most of their day providing service for. Know the following facts will help you assess whether you have a carpenter ant infestation or just a minor issue. Carpenter Ants: ID, Control & Appearance Carpenter ants are among the […]
By now everyone knows that having carpenter ants is not a good thing, but most people think ants, especially carpenter ants, are only a spring/summer problem. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Plenty of unsuspecting homeowners have carpenter ant colonies residing within their homes year round. In fact, as a general rule our company always […]
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 […]
Today I received a call from a homeowner that really had a problem. Mrs. X was perplexed as to how rodents and bats could be so different, yet their droppings were the same. Mrs. X was wrong—their droppings are not the same. This is a common identification problem that has an easy solution. Here’s how to […]
