If you’re reading this blog, chances are you’ve decided to hire a pest control company to do regular maintenance checks on your business. If so, you’ve made a great decision. This decision has saved many businesses from disasters down the line, be it a health department shut down, or damage to the structure of their buildings. If you’re on the fence about hiring a pest control company, that’s ok too. We hope that by the end of this blog, you’ll be a little more informed about what a pest control technician will actually do during an inspection, and decide to pull the trigger on calling for your first appointment.

If you know anything about pests, you probably know that termites are some of the most difficult problems you can end up with. The tiny insects have the ability to make any homeowners life a creepy crawly nightmare, and even make your home unsafe with all the structural damage they can cause. In fact, they cause five billion dollars in property damage a year. The tricky thing to figure out about termites is how much prevention is enough prevention. Is doing it yourself at all possible? It is to a certain point. There are definitely measures you can take to lower your chances of getting termites.

Spiders are one of the top fears that Americans have. This is actually quite silly, since most of the spiders that everyday Americans, come into contact with are not really that dangerous at all. Something about those skinny legs just tends to creep people out. I’ve met quite a few people in my life who have screamed, cried and even hidden from spider sightings. Whatever the reason, people do not enjoy having spiders in their house, and often have a tough time walking around their home without knowing that the spider they saw is dead.

As a business owner, there are a ton of things you do to keep your business running, and growing as time goes on. Maybe you pay a designer to make sure your shop always looks trendy and inviting. You might have a creative and inventive head chef that is constantly trying out new recipes to make sure your restaurant has something unique to offer. As the owner, you’re constantly keeping up on licenses and building codes to guarantee you don’t run into issues with any regulations, or safety hazards. However, one thing you absolutely need to have on the list of things you do to care for your business is hiring a company to do regularly scheduled professional pest inspections. Pest inspections are the best way by far to avoid several huge problems down the road. When you enlist the help of a pest professional, you’re protecting your business from a few different catastrophes. Here are the most prevalent three.

One thing i’ve found interesting about pest control is that many people have no idea that they’re doing things that make their homes more open to pests. Some people are making their home’s the perfect place for pests to gather, without even knowing.

Termites can be annoying during any time of the year, but they’re especially difficult to deal with during the winter, because they hide even more than usual. It might seem like this is less of a problem, since you don’t have to see any of these creepy little critters crawling around. In actuality, they might be an even bigger issue, because you don’t know how long they’ve been around, and the extent of the damage they’ve done. Here’s how to figure out if your business is susceptible to termite problems.

Termites are actually a year round pest, but during the winter, they can be a tougher issue. The reason they can be harder to deal with during the colder months is because they go into hiding. Just because they’re hiding, however, doesn’t mean they aren’t a problem. Termites can do a ton of damage without you even knowing they’re there. So how do you tell if you have a winter infestation, and how bad it actually is? Let’s discuss how you can try to estimate the severity.

When the weather begins to get colder, it seems like all the spiders come running indoors. They show up in the corners of your ceiling, scurrying across the living room floor and, shockingly, behind the shower curtain. Why does it seem like they multiply in winter? Perhaps because they do. Unlike many pests who have their mating and breeding season in the spring, spiders mate in the fall. You can take preventative measures to keep spiders out by knowing their hiding spots and blocking their common points of entry. You should also consider year-round professional pest control to help keep spiders at bay.

The holidays are a favorite time of year for so many people, and it’s easy to understand why. It’s the best time to spend with your friends or family, even if they live far away from you. But, as with most things, there are still concerns related to traveling. For instance, sometimes people come back with a little cold or flu, especially if you were trapped inside an airplane for several hours. And some folks come back with something worse than a little flu bug – actual bugs.

If you have ever experienced bed bugs in your own home then you can relate to the frustration and fear that comes with waking up to a line of red, itchy bites. What can you do about these little creatures that bite you in the night? Should you simply throw out all the mattresses and burn your sheets? Before you take such drastic measures, look into the reasons why your bed bug problem won’t go away for good.