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Creating a Pest Free Sanctuary

Creating a Pest Free Sanctuary

Maintaining a pest-free home is essential for health and safety. Regular cleaning, sealing entry points, and proper waste management reduce pest risks. Well-maintained gardens and moisture control deter pests, while natural repellents offer safe alternatives to chemicals. Choose experienced pest control services with good reputations, safe methods, and clear guarantees. By adopting these strategies, you protect your home from damage and create a healthier environment. ...read more

Home Pest Control and Tomato Plants

Home Pest Control and Tomato Plants

If you are planning on growing tomato plants in your garden, you will need to familiarize yourself with the different types of pests that may seek out your tomato plants to feed off of. You will need to take precautions to prevent pests from damaging your tomato plants. ...read more

Pest Control Certification Information

Pest Control Certification Information

Obtaining a pest control certification can lend credibility to your services and inspire confidence and respect in your customers.  Learn more about pest control certification to determine if procuring this valuable designation would be a positive career measure for you. ...read more

What are the Benefits of Pest Control Companies?

What are the Benefits of Pest Control Companies?

No one enjoys the idea of their house and home being overrun with a plethora of uninvited pests. Many homeowners will try to eliminate a bug or infestation problem on their own in order to save money. However, the advantages of hiring your own exterminator to care for your property may well outweigh the desire to keep a few dollars in your pocket. ...read more

Requirements for Pest Control Certification

Requirements for Pest Control Certification

In order to become a certified pest control technician there are certain requirements you must meet. While each state may have varying specific requirements, there are a few basic requirements for education and experience which all states will require you to meet. ...read more

How to Buy an Ultrasonic Pest Repellent

How to Buy an Ultrasonic Pest Repellent

Many people prefer an ultrasonic pest repellent to use instead of relying on chemical repellents. The ultrasonic repellents emit a noise that is unpleasant for pests. This helps to keep them away from your living area. They come in many different sizes and styles. You'll have to consider a few things to make sure you're getting the right ones. ...read more

What is the Parent Company Of Orkin Pest Control?

What is the Parent Company Of Orkin Pest Control?

Orkin, Inc. is a pest control company founded in 1901 by Otto Orkin, who started selling rat poison to farmers at the age of 14. The Atlanta, Georgia-based company specializes in residential control of various pests including mosquitoes, termites and mice. The company was purchased from the Orkin family in 1964 by Rollins, Inc., another company that specializes in pest control and media broadcasting. ...read more

About Herbal Pest Control

About Herbal Pest Control

Herbal pest control is a way of controlling pests without the use of harsh and sometimes toxic chemicals.  When you have some natural herbal options available and you know what bugs they are effective against, you can gradually lessen your reliance on harsh chemical insecticides. ...read more

Organic Pest Control for Home

Organic Pest Control for Home

The sooner you notice an insect problem, the quicker you'll be able to deal with it.  If you visit your garden and notice that your plants are getting chewed on by insects, there are organic pest control options available to you. ...read more

Pest Control Associations

Pest Control Associations

Pest control associations are important, because they assist pest control companies with maintaining the quality of their services. Associations also assist pest control companies with extending and implementing new developments in the industry.  Pest control associations have proven to be easily disseminated to smaller regional or local companies. ...read more

Problems With Pest Control Products

Problems With Pest Control Products

Pest control products are very strong. Their purpose is to kill rodents and other pests that have infested your home. While they do their job and make your home pest free, there are problems with pest control products that the companies don't like to tell you so that you will continue to purchase their products. ...read more

DIY Residential Pest Control

DIY Residential Pest Control

How would like to live in a home that's completely free of pests? Hiring a pest control service on a regular basis may help, but what most homeowners do not know is, you can avoid paying the cost related to pest control services. With a sound advice, you can eliminate pests, with do-it-yourself residential pest control. ...read more

Pest Control in a Vegetable Garden

Pest Control in a Vegetable Garden

One of the most common problems that gardeners have to deal with is pests. Many common pests like snails, aphids, earwigs, rodents and gophers can be controlled with any of the wide variety of commercially available pest control products. There are also a wide variety of things that gardeners can do to naturally control pests, without spending a dime. ...read more

Garden Pest Products

Garden Pest Products

One of the best parts of summer is working in a garden, maintaining it and watching your own flowers, vegetables or fruits grow. Creating a garden is easy to do and can be done in a yard of any size or shape. As with anything that grows in the ground, there is going to be pests. Thankfully, it is not hard to control them, if you know which products to use. ...read more

Pest Removal Products

Pest Removal Products

Finding the right pest removal products will be necessary from time to time to keep your home free of bugs and rodents. There are many different kinds of products on the market and depending on your problem some may work and others may not. If you are struggling with a pest control issue, there are a few things to consider. ...read more

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All Around Animal Control

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By PierAsproni

All Around Animal Control has exceeded my expectations. Impressed by Joseph's professional, and friendly attitude, knowledge and quality work, timely response. I had two nests of Yellow Jackets, he took care of them. I could have not asked for more. If I see them coming back, I know who I am going to call. ...read more

Ant Control LLC

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By jfassin

Called ANT for an issue I was having with mice in my downstairs kitchen. The owner came out and inspected around the stove area where we were having the problem. He pulled out the bottom drawer of the stove and found a hole where the gas line was coming up through the floor and noticed some insulation pieces that were torn up. He sealed the opening and looked around for any other places that they might be coming in. He then went into the crawl space and did a mouse treatment. It has been a little over a month and we haven't heard anything or seen anything so me and my wife are completely satisfied. If we have any more issues we will call Mike again. Very professional, on time , and was done in about an hour. ...read more

Ant Control LLC

5.0

By lloydmarano

I got a call from Mike from Ant Control this afternoon. He was following up with me to make sure we weren't having any more problems with bees. We had a nest of bees come through the wall a couple months ago and was was out of our control so we gave him a chance. He came out to our home and had to extract the nest after about 2 hours from the treatment. We were amazed on how good he was about not making a mess everywhere like we had with another company years ago. He kept it contained and I was very pleased withe the service. I was surprised to get a call from him, almost shocked that he remembered me. It's nice to know that there is a company out there that doesn't just take your money and forget all about you. All and all great job! Will recommend to any neighbors that may need pest control. Thanks Mike! ...read more

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Scentsy Game Night

My husband and I had our first theme night Scentsy open house! We are serious gamers and own almost any games that you could think of and we take them all seriously! So in a desperate attempt to find new friends, get more Scentsy customers, and hopefully find that one friend who is just as nerdy as I am, I decided to nerd out the food served as well. Given this is just snackables and I didn’t serve a full dinner. The following is chicken salad sandwiches and tuna salad sandwiches, mixed on white and wheat bread which is hard to tell the difference from the picture, I suggest getting darker wheat bread than I got. Anyway, I made sure that I setup the boards like a chess board and then made my own chess pieces. I am sure that I could have done better, but this was a last minute addition to the preplanned things.  Next up is Catan Veggies and Trivial Purfruit! I just arranged the fruit in the way I thought would look like the trivial pursuit game circle. This was preplanned, but the mandrin oranges were sold out and I had to use canned. The Catan Veggies are cute, Wood=Broccoli Wheat= Yellow Peppers Bricks=Tomatoes Sheep=Califlower Ore= Crinkle Carrots (I would love for a suggestion on this one to change up, I don’t like it but had not idea what to add!) Scentsy Open House If you are still reading this you might be a scentsy consultant looking for some themed ideas! I had a simple setup right behind the table we were going to play the games at. Something simple and was targeted for this specific group I was having over! I didn’t have as many people that I wanted for game night, but I definately had enough over to make a party, which with Scentsy is the ultimate goal right?! Love what you see in Warmers? You can get them here!  ...read more

By Kayla Independent Scentsy Family Consultant February 14, 2018

Virginia Beach Pest Control

Ant Control Bee Control  Bed Bug Control Mice Control Rat Control Roach Control Raccoon Removal Squirrel Removal Spider Control Termite Control Animal Control Pest Control Ant Control LLC is a locally owned and operated pest control service located in Virginia Beach,Va. Free Estimates: 757-412-9066 ...read more

By Ant Control LLC November 10, 2016

What is the need of having a termite contract?

    Since most termite damage is behind the walls or under the house, you can have extensive damage before you notice it.      Termite service agreements between a homeowner and termite company, ensure that inspectors will visit and inspect your home for visible evidence of termite infestations and termite damage. The cost of purchasing termite control service agreements varies based on several factors such as size, location and construction type, and such agreements should include an intital inspection, termite control treatment and annual termite inspections.  Here are some facts that you probably never imagined about termites: A typical home with termites may have three to four termite colonies around it, with as many as one million termites in each colony. That’s more than the number of people in most cities.   It is estimated that for every human on Earth there may be 1,000 pounds of termites. That's about the same weight as a full-grown cow! In some parts of the United States, termites build freestanding mud tubes in order to get to wood. One documented tube in a home was 12 feet long from floor to ceiling. It actually swayed with the light breeze from the home’s air conditioning.   The queen of a species of African termite may eventually grow to five inches long, and lay up to 30,000 eggs a day. Chickens usually lay between 180-320 eggs each year!   Termites work 24 hours per day and never sleep. And you thought your work day was long!   Termite Damage Statistics Termites damage approximately 600,000 homes in the United States each year.   U.S. residents spend an estimated $5 billion annually to control termites and repair termite damage.   According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. residents spend at least $1 billion on termite control and repairs each year. Some experts estimate the number is closer to $2 billion.   Superior Termite and Pest Control would be honored to take care of you. Don't let your home be apart of the termite damage statistic. Call our office today at 757-499-3999. We look forward to hearing from you! ...read more

By Superior Termite & Pest Control February 25, 2015

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