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🍔 Backyard BBQ season is one of the best parts of summer...

Unfortunately, pests think so too. 😅

The biggest BBQ party crashers include:

🐜 Ants searching for dropped food
🪰 Flies attracted to meat, drinks, and trash
🐝 Wasps looking for sugary beverages and desserts

Before your next cookout:

🗑️ Keep garbage lids closed.
🥤 Cover food and drinks whenever possible.
🧽 Clean up spills and crumbs quickly.
🍉 Don’t leave leftovers sitting outside.

A few minutes of cleanup can help keep the focus on family, friends, and great food—not unwanted pests.

🔥 Fire up the grill...
Not a pest problem.

Pointe Pest Control. ...

☀️ Spending more time outside this summer?

A few simple habits can help make your backyard less inviting to pests.

Here are some easy backyard safety tips:

💧 Empty standing water to help reduce mosquitoes.
🗑️ Keep trash cans sealed to discourage flies and wasps.
🌱 Trim overgrown landscaping where pests like to hide.
👟 Wear shoes when walking through grass or landscaped areas.
🍔 Clean up food and drink spills after outdoor gatherings.

A little prevention can go a long way toward making your backyard more enjoyable all season long.

More time making memories...
Less time dealing with pests. 🌿😎 ...

🦟 Think the lake is the reason you’re getting eaten alive by mosquitoes?

Not exactly.

While lakes can contribute to mosquito activity, mosquitoes are much more likely to breed in still, shallow water than in large bodies of moving water.

Some of the biggest mosquito breeding spots include:

💧 Puddles
🪣 Buckets and toys
🚤 Boat covers
🌿 Clogged gutters
🛶 Standing water around docks and lake properties

Living near a lake often means there are simply more opportunities for these small pockets of water to collect.

The best way to reduce mosquito activity is to eliminate standing water whenever possible and keep your property well maintained.

Because sometimes it’s not the lake...
It’s what’s collecting around it. 👀🦟 ...

🕷️ Seeing more spiders around your home lately?

Believe it or not, spiders are often a sign of something else.

Spiders stick around where there’s a steady food source, and that food is other insects. 🪰🐜

If you’re noticing more webs or more spiders indoors, it could mean there’s increased insect activity around your home that you haven’t noticed yet.

In the Pacific Northwest, spiders are especially common during the warmer months as they search for food and build new webs.

The spider isn’t always the problem... it might just be pointing you toward one. 👀 ...