Tag: pest control

Sentricon and the 3-Step System for Termite Control

Sentricon Termite Colony Elimination System is an environmentally responsible way to eliminate your termite problem! The Sentricon System was developed with a green mentality. Instead of liquid chemical treatments, which use hundreds of gallons of chemical solution, the Sentricon System uses only a... more
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Rodent Control: Mice Are Most Active in the Winter

Winter is the season where rodents are most active. Rodents are still coming in and are active in the winter. To inspect for rodents, listen for noise in the walls and look out for droppings or chewed food wrappers found in rooms where you didn’t leave food. Areas that are most likely to have... more
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Don't Ignore House Insects in the Winter

By Stephen Gladstone Most people live under the assumption that termites and carpenter ants only come in spring with warming weather. While it's certainly true most termites and carpenter ants will go dormant in colder weather, if you have a warm basement (or crawlspace), they can go on damaging... more
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Beetles Fight Hemlock Eating Pests

By The Associated Press For nearly 60 years, scientists have watched helplessly as a war of bug vs. hemlock played out from Georgia to Maine. Now they’ve got a new weapon in their arsenal — another bug — and say the tide is turning, at least in New England. The hemlock woolly adelgid,... more
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Let's Go Eco-Green with Pest Control in 2012

A1 Exterminators, protecting you from Pests while protecting the environment. Whether your concern is the environment, public health issues, have family members or co-workers who are chemically sensitive or are just fearful of the host of health threats posed by pests and rodents, A1 is committed... more
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The Curious Lives of Fleas

Fleas are still biting and causing considerable concern for dog and cat owners everywhere. According to research, there are more fleas during the fall and winter than during spring and summer. The reason for this is two-fold: A commonly held belief that fleas die off or are no longer active... more
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Boston struggles with growing bed bug infestations

Boston struggles with growing bed bug infestations: Updated: Thursday, 17 Nov 2011, 6:18 AM EST Published : Wednesday, 16 Nov 2011, 6:57 PM EST Mike Beaudet www.twitter.com/channel_mike BOSTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - A growing epidemic of bed bug infestations has left the city of Boston... more
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Veterans' Day

Being Veterans’ Day an interesting fact some may not know is that the military was the control of disease – and disease-carrying insects and animals. In 1942, for every soldier felled in combat, eight soldiers were incapacitated by insect borne diseases.  Entomologists in the National Museum... more
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Cockroach Facts

They say a Cockroach could survive a Nuclear Explosion, that we will discuss another day, today let’s just look at some Cockroach Facts. The Cockroach Facts are: Cockroaches have been around since the time of the dinosaurs. As a matter of fact, these insects are incredibly hardy. They generally... more
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The Cluster Fly

The cluster fly is a pest in homes, schools, and commercial buildings. Cluster flies derive their common name from their habit of entering a home or building in the fall and gathering together in clusters, usually in the attic or upper regions of buildings. The behavior of the flies is a good... more
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