Category: Bees, Hornets & Wasps

On-Going Protection; We Protect Your Home & Family

Our Licensed Technicians use ODORLESS products that are applied with modern effective equipment. All of the materials used in the living area of your home meet or exceed state and local regulatory requirements. Did you know ANY home can have pests??? Pests can be a problem even in the finest of... more
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Residential Pest Control Services

Initial Pest Prevention Survey We inspect your home, identifying existing and potential problems. We Treat All Unfinished Attic Areas This treatment penetrates deep into eaves and inaccessible areas to control ants, silverfish, spiders, and free flying insects such as wasps and cluster flies. We... more
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Welcome 2012 (pests not included)

As we all welcome 2012 lets be sure to not welcome the insects and pests as well! If anyone is having a problem with insects or pests of any nature contact A1 Exterminators today at 1-800-525-4825... more
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Helpful Insects

Although some species of insects can be harmful, many are actually beneficial to mankind. Insects such as dragonflies, ladybugs and mosquito hawks eat less desirable insects like mosquitoes and aphids, keeping the pesky populations under control. Although their vicious sting has given them a bad... more
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Scientists Rediscover Rarest U.S. Bumblebee

Cockerell’s Bumblebee was last seen in the United States in 1956, say UC Riverside entomologists RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A team of scientists from the University of California, Riverside recently rediscovered the rarest species of bumblebee in the United States, last seen in 1956, living in the... more

Thanksgiving Season Reveals Summer Work of Insects

Thanksgiving is only 2 weeks away, it is a traditional holiday in the United States and Canada. It is a day set aside to give thanks for a bountiful harvest. This North American holiday is rooted in the European custom of a harvest celebration. Humans, it seems, at least those living in temperate... more
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Bugs Be Gone: Keeping Summer Bugs from Bugging You

By Karen Hawthorne Summertime rituals are in full swing – heading up to the cottage, hosting a backyard barbecue or enjoying a campground cookout. These popular pastimes attract insects, especially with this season’s early hot weather. Whether they’re buzzing around the picnic table or... more
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Top 10 Least Effective Methods to Prevent or Eliminate Bed Bugs

CHICAGO -- Throughout 2010, bed bugs were frequently top news stories across the country because of their ability to creep into homes, offices, movie theatres and other public places without much effort. Unsuspecting people who were bit by these hardy creatures were left itching, confused and... more

Spring & Summer Rains Bring A Deluge of Pest Invasions

The warm, wet spring of New England this year creates a  climate that  fosters the reproduction and growth of ants,  spiders, crickets, ladybugs, yellow jackets, hornets, mice  and rats.Excessive rainfall over a short period of time floods  the soil  and cause insects, especially ants, to... more

Demand For Pest Control Up 70% In Chile

Rats, spiders and cockroaches thrive after earthquake An influx of rats and spiders after the earthquake have caused a boom in pet control business. Janice Wu, Santiago Times The number of pests in Chile has gone through the roof, causing up to 70 percent increased demand for pest control... more