Most folks don’t think about winter as a particularly difficult pest season and there’s some sense to that. Most insects will not be active in the winter months. Some, like cockroaches, will be, however, and rodents will be looking for warm places to make a nest and raise their young….
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If you have mice in your home, there are generally three ways that they can enter. Those are through your attic, your basement. The first thing you’ll want to do is check around the foundation of your home, looking for small cracks or openings especially near windows, pipes, or other…
You might be inclined to believe that pests take the winter off, but that would be a mistake. Each year, pests, in preparation for winter, seek out warmer climes such as your temperature-controlled domicile. Rodents, roaches, and spiders are among the most likely pests to infiltrate your home this fall,…
Most people are naturally averse to mice. For some, their fear is so extreme that the sight of one sends them scurrying to stand on the nearest chair. Unfortunately, scratching behind walls or actually seeing a mouse is cause for alarm. One indicates there are likely others infesting your home….
Landscaping is meant to beautify your home and make it more inviting to residents and invited guests. Unfortunately, it can also make your home more appealing to uninvited visitors, pests. Ground cover, water features, and decorative trees, bushes, vines, or flowers can all end up attracting pests to the area, offering…
You may have heard recently about how insect populations all across the world are collapsing. While there is truth to that statement, it’s no reason to assume that your home won’t become the target of a broad variety of pests. Firstly, you still have rodents to deal with. Secondly, the…
If you live in wooded areas, along grassy fields, or anywhere near a river in Idaho, Oregon or Washington state, your odds of eventually finding a mouse in your home are good. One of the telltale signs that you could have a problem is the sound of scratching behind walls,…
An elderly woman had a critter infestation causing her to lose sleep at night. She tried to call several pest control companies and felt blow off, that’s when Mickey called Hayley, and Hayley called a different company, Pointe Pest Control who agreed to help at no charge.
You have probably heard that Brussels sprouts are one of the most hated vegetables in America. Other contenders for the spot of most hated vegetable are beets and broccoli. While you might be able to use some of these vegetables to repel irritating in-laws, have you ever wondered if there…
Your attic is one area of your home that sees little to no traffic, activity or light. You might use the space as storage or you might never go up there at all, but regardless, it is typically a minimally used area of the home. Because of this, homeowners are…