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Do it yourself bed bug control…why it’s not a good idea

October 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Pest Control

The Center for Disease Control recently published a report informing the public about misuse of pest control materials to get rid of bedbugs. The report states 1 person died and over 100 got ill from using pesticides on their own to kill bedbugs. This was between 2003 and 2010. This report is in the weekly [...]

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Termite season 2011

May 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Pest Control

Warm temperatures and rain this time of the year will bring out the termites to swarm. Subterranean termites release hundreds of nest members out to begin mating and starting new colonies. These termites have wings and are called swarmers. The flights are brief with the termites falling to the ground where their wings will break [...]

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update on bed bug treatment

March 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Pest Control

Steam heat! It’s the latest in the defense against bed bugs. Unfortunatley for most people who have the problem, the best steam heat is from units that professionals use inside your home. Steam will rid your home of bedbugs. From what I have heard from customers, this treatment really does work. Calls do not come [...]

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Bats are dying in Pennsylvania

August 14th, 2010 · No Comments · General, Pest Control

Little brown bats are dying from White Nose Syndrome. This is so devastating that little brown bats may become extinct within the next 10 years unless something can be done to help them. Bats are essential to the environment as one bat can eat up to 2000 insects in one evening, including mosquitoes carrying West [...]

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Bed Bugs found in New York City stores

July 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Pest Control

I keep finding more information on bedbugs, but hearing this story on CNN prompted me to check it out further. It would seem someone brought the dreaded pests in to the store. We need to find better ways of keeping bedbugs out of places they have recently invaded. This is becoming more and more of [...]

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