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Need to know the difference between wasps and hornets? Or how to win the fight against ants? We stay on the cutting edge of the latest news and developments in residential and commercial pest control. Browse our topics to best know how to fight pests in your home or business.

How to Prevent Rodents from Getting into Your House

How to Prevent Rodents from Getting into Your House

Rodents can be more than just a nuisance; they pose serious health risks and can cause significant damage to your home. The best way to avoid these issues is to prevent rodents from entering your house in the first place. To do this, you’ll need to seal potential...

Green Pest Control Options and Why You Need Them

Green Pest Control Options and Why You Need Them

In today’s environmentally conscious world, more and more people are seeking eco-friendly solutions for their everyday needs, including pest control. Traditional pest control methods often rely on harsh chemicals that can be harmful to the environment, pets, and even...

What To Do In an Encounter With a Skunk

What To Do In an Encounter With a Skunk

Encountering a skunk can be an unsettling experience, especially due to their well-known defensive mechanism – spraying a foul-smelling liquid. Skunks are generally non-aggressive and resort to spraying only when they feel threatened. Understanding the appropriate...

How to Avoid Carpenter Ants

How to Avoid Carpenter Ants

Carpenter ants can be a significant nuisance, and if left unchecked, they can cause substantial damage to your home. Unlike termites, carpenter ants do not eat wood; instead, they tunnel through it to build their nests, weakening the structural integrity of your...

Are Wasps Harmful to Your Home?

Are Wasps Harmful to Your Home?

When it comes to home pests, wasps often evoke a sense of fear and unease. Understanding the potential risks associated with wasps is essential for homeowners. This blog will explore whether wasps are harmful to your home and what steps you can take to mitigate any...

How to Keep Raccoons Away

How to Keep Raccoons Away

Raccoons may seem harmless and even charming, but they can become a real headache for homeowners when they invade your space. These nocturnal creatures are not only persistent in their search for food but can also cause substantial damage to property and pose health...

Why Your Small Business Needs Pest Control

Why Your Small Business Needs Pest Control

As a small business owner, you juggle numerous responsibilities to ensure your business runs smoothly. One critical aspect that often gets overlooked is pest control. Pests can infiltrate your workspace, causing damage to property, posing health risks, and tarnishing...

How to Avoid Ticks in the Summer

How to Avoid Ticks in the Summer

Summer is a wonderful time to enjoy the outdoors, but it is also the season when ticks are most active. These tiny pests can pose serious health risks, transmitting diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and more. Protecting yourself, your family,...

How a Mosquito Infestation Happens

How a Mosquito Infestation Happens

Mosquitos are more than just a nuisance. They can carry serious diseases such as Zika, West Nile Virus, and malaria, posing a health risk to your family and community. Understanding how a mosquito infestation occurs is the first step in effectively managing these...

How to Prevent Rodents from Getting into Your House

How to Prevent Rodents from Getting into Your House

Rodents can be more than just a nuisance; they pose serious health risks and can cause significant damage to your home. The best way to avoid these issues is to prevent rodents from entering your house in the first place. To do this, you’ll need to seal potential...

How to Avoid Carpenter Ants

How to Avoid Carpenter Ants

Carpenter ants can be a significant nuisance, and if left unchecked, they can cause substantial damage to your home. Unlike termites, carpenter ants do not eat wood; instead, they tunnel through it to build their nests, weakening the structural integrity of your...

Why Your Small Business Needs Pest Control

Why Your Small Business Needs Pest Control

As a small business owner, you juggle numerous responsibilities to ensure your business runs smoothly. One critical aspect that often gets overlooked is pest control. Pests can infiltrate your workspace, causing damage to property, posing health risks, and tarnishing...

Green Pest Control Options and Why You Need Them

Green Pest Control Options and Why You Need Them

In today’s environmentally conscious world, more and more people are seeking eco-friendly solutions for their everyday needs, including pest control. Traditional pest control methods often rely on harsh chemicals that can be harmful to the environment, pets, and even...

Are Wasps Harmful to Your Home?

Are Wasps Harmful to Your Home?

When it comes to home pests, wasps often evoke a sense of fear and unease. Understanding the potential risks associated with wasps is essential for homeowners. This blog will explore whether wasps are harmful to your home and what steps you can take to mitigate any...

How to Avoid Ticks in the Summer

How to Avoid Ticks in the Summer

Summer is a wonderful time to enjoy the outdoors, but it is also the season when ticks are most active. These tiny pests can pose serious health risks, transmitting diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and more. Protecting yourself, your family,...

What To Do In an Encounter With a Skunk

What To Do In an Encounter With a Skunk

Encountering a skunk can be an unsettling experience, especially due to their well-known defensive mechanism – spraying a foul-smelling liquid. Skunks are generally non-aggressive and resort to spraying only when they feel threatened. Understanding the appropriate...

How to Keep Raccoons Away

How to Keep Raccoons Away

Raccoons may seem harmless and even charming, but they can become a real headache for homeowners when they invade your space. These nocturnal creatures are not only persistent in their search for food but can also cause substantial damage to property and pose health...

How a Mosquito Infestation Happens

How a Mosquito Infestation Happens

Mosquitos are more than just a nuisance. They can carry serious diseases such as Zika, West Nile Virus, and malaria, posing a health risk to your family and community. Understanding how a mosquito infestation occurs is the first step in effectively managing these...

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Debunking Five Common Myths About Termites

The damage that termites can do to your home is no secret. Every year, termites dole out billions of dollars’ worth of damage to homes, so they are rightly perceived as a pest and a threat to all types of structures. However, there is a substantial amount of...

How Are All of the Bugs Getting Into My House?

Does it seem like you’re barely making any headway in your ongoing battle against invading bugs? Keeping these obnoxious critters out can often feel like a master class in futility—no matter how much you try and what prevention methods you take, it seems like the bugs...

Five Common Types of Winter Pests

Winter is almost upon us, and that means a number of things will be changing soon. Notably, the warm temperatures of summer will start giving way to the cool-off of fall that leads to the frigid lows of winter. When this happens, a number of pests and invaders start...

6 Fast Facts About 3 Freaky Spiders

What kind of spiders live in Arkansas? The (terrifying) truth is, there are over 40 species of spiders native to Arkansas. Three of these species include the wolf spider, black widow, and Texas brown tarantula (sometimes known as the Arkansas chocolate tarantula, the...

4 Common Overwintering Pests

While some pests hibernate throughout the winter months, others will seek warmth, food, and shelter in your home. Keep an eye out for these common pests you could see this season! Brown Recluse Spider The brown recluse has a toxic bite that could require medical...

Busting Five Myths about Fleas

Fleas are one of the most frustrating and obnoxious pest problems you’ll ever have to face. These extremely small pests feast on blood, and they love to live in hair and fur. This makes pets like cats and dogs ideal hosts for flea infestations, and when fleas get into...

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