ALLIANCE PEST SERVICES BLOG
Common Winter Pests and Where to Find Them
People tend to stay inside more when it gets cold. Insect and animal invaders as well as bacteria also move inside during the winter months to escape the cold and find food. The types of winter pests that can prove to be a problem depend on where you live.
Bed Bugs and More…..
BED BUGS!!! Just the name of these little blood sucking parasites is enough to have me running down a hallway faster then I realized I could. Unfortunately, I have had the pleasure of sharing my life with bed bugs in a professional and personal setting.
The Difference Between Rats and Mice
To the untrained eye, it might be hard to distinguish rats and mice when dealing with pests, as these can look like similar animals. These do, however, have quite a few differences that you can identify in order to know what you’re dealing with, and what to tell the pest control company when they’re rushing in to help you deal with the problem.
How to Detect and Manage Firewood Pests
Most homeowners use fireplaces as supplementary heat supply which involves burning firewood. Pests (including insects and other arthropods) can be brought into a home through firewood as most of these creatures feed on and live in wood. This article addresses what to watch out for when trying to detect these pests and how to manage the situation.
Rodents Getting Inside Commercial Buildings
Rodents such as rats and mice do indeed cause terrible and serious types of damage to commercial buildings if they gain access to these properties. They damage such facilities as warehouses, far and feed storage buildings, food processing buildings, manufacturing facilities, retail business, office complexes, hotels, public utility operations and more.
Signs That You May Have a Problem with Rodents
Although there are many creatures that fall under the general term “rodents,” the rodents that usually concern us are common house mice and rats.
Wildlife: Damages That Could Occur When Wildlife Get Indoors
One of the major fear in most neighborhoods, especially for those that live near the woods, is the fear of wildlife animals in their homes. Wildlife animals are typically wild and can put your home at great risk. They vary in size and species and some of them could be very deadly, while the some are just plain destructive.
How to Prevent Rodents from Getting Inside Your Home
When cracks and holes are found in the floors, walls, and foundations of a home, rodents are more likely to find their way into the home through them. Usually, these holes are not often discovered on time by most homeowners until some signs of infestation begin to manifest. Rodents are very capable of fitting through holes that appear to be much smaller than their size.
Cold Weather and Pests – What to Look Out For
Pests are generally undesirable in the home (or anywhere else for that matter) for more reasons than one, they are eyesores and they create one. They bring in their wake, diseases, destruction of different scales and we always look for ways to get rid of them. As the seasons change, different situations begin to play themselves out and pests are one of these situations.
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