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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.

Top 5 Pest Control Myths Debunked

Top 5 Pest Control Myths Debunked

When pests invade your home, it's easy to fall back on advice from friends, family, or the internet. But not all information floating around is accurate. In fact, believing in some common pest control myths can make the problem worse, or even put your home and health...

Rodent Control Tips for Businesses and Homes

Rodent Control Tips for Businesses and Homes

Rodents may be small, but the damage they cause to homes and businesses can be massive. From chewing through electrical wires and insulation to contaminating food and spreading disease, rats and mice are more than a nuisance—they’re a serious threat to your property...

Unstoppable Mosquito Control Solutions for a Bite-Free Summer

Unstoppable Mosquito Control Solutions for a Bite-Free Summer

Summer should be a time for backyard BBQs, evening walks, and relaxing on the porch – not swatting away mosquitoes. If you have ever had to retreat indoors because of itchy bites, you are not alone. Mosquitoes aren’t just annoying – they can also carry harmful...

Four Seasons Pest Control: What Each Season Brings in Arkansas

Four Seasons Pest Control: What Each Season Brings in Arkansas

Arkansas is known for its natural beauty, rich landscapes, and changing seasons. But with each season comes a new set of pest challenges for homeowners and business owners alike. From the freezing winters to the humid, bug-filled summers, keeping pests out isn’t a...

How to Protect Your Home from Summer Ant Infestations

How to Protect Your Home from Summer Ant Infestations

Ant infestation problems become more common during Arkansas summers as temperatures rise. Arkansas summers are known for heat, humidity, and ants. Once temperatures rise, these tiny invaders come marching in full force. For homeowners, few things are more frustrating...

Termite Season in Arkansas: Signs, Prevention, and Treatment

Termite Season in Arkansas: Signs, Prevention, and Treatment

When it comes to protecting your home, understanding the dangers of termite season in Arkansas is crucial. Termites are more than just a nuisance – they can silently destroy the structure of your home, often without immediate signs. In Arkansas, termite season...

Understanding the Different Types of Ants in Arkansas Homes

Understanding the Different Types of Ants in Arkansas Homes

Ants are one of the most common household pests, and in Arkansas, they’re a year-round concern. While some ants are merely a nuisance, others can damage your home or pose health risks to your family. Knowing which species are most common in our region—and how to...

The Dangers of DIY Pest Control: Why Professional Treatment Works

The Dangers of DIY Pest Control: Why Professional Treatment Works

When pests invade your home, your first instinct might be to head to the nearest store and grab a can of spray or some bait traps. While DIY pest control might seem like a quick and affordable solution, it often leads to more harm than good. In fact, the dangers of...

Spring Pest Control Tips: How To Keep Your Home Bug-Free

Spring Pest Control Tips: How To Keep Your Home Bug-Free

As temperatures rise and flowers bloom, pests become more active – making spring the ideal time to take action. Proper spring pest control is essential to keeping your home bug-free and comfortable throughout the season. By implementing the right preventative measures...

Top 5 Pest Control Myths Debunked

Top 5 Pest Control Myths Debunked

When pests invade your home, it's easy to fall back on advice from friends, family, or the internet. But not all information floating around is accurate. In fact, believing in some common pest control myths can make the problem worse, or even put your home and health...

Four Seasons Pest Control: What Each Season Brings in Arkansas

Four Seasons Pest Control: What Each Season Brings in Arkansas

Arkansas is known for its natural beauty, rich landscapes, and changing seasons. But with each season comes a new set of pest challenges for homeowners and business owners alike. From the freezing winters to the humid, bug-filled summers, keeping pests out isn’t a...

Understanding the Different Types of Ants in Arkansas Homes

Understanding the Different Types of Ants in Arkansas Homes

Ants are one of the most common household pests, and in Arkansas, they’re a year-round concern. While some ants are merely a nuisance, others can damage your home or pose health risks to your family. Knowing which species are most common in our region—and how to...

Rodent Control Tips for Businesses and Homes

Rodent Control Tips for Businesses and Homes

Rodents may be small, but the damage they cause to homes and businesses can be massive. From chewing through electrical wires and insulation to contaminating food and spreading disease, rats and mice are more than a nuisance—they’re a serious threat to your property...

How to Protect Your Home from Summer Ant Infestations

How to Protect Your Home from Summer Ant Infestations

Ant infestation problems become more common during Arkansas summers as temperatures rise. Arkansas summers are known for heat, humidity, and ants. Once temperatures rise, these tiny invaders come marching in full force. For homeowners, few things are more frustrating...

The Dangers of DIY Pest Control: Why Professional Treatment Works

The Dangers of DIY Pest Control: Why Professional Treatment Works

When pests invade your home, your first instinct might be to head to the nearest store and grab a can of spray or some bait traps. While DIY pest control might seem like a quick and affordable solution, it often leads to more harm than good. In fact, the dangers of...

Unstoppable Mosquito Control Solutions for a Bite-Free Summer

Unstoppable Mosquito Control Solutions for a Bite-Free Summer

Summer should be a time for backyard BBQs, evening walks, and relaxing on the porch – not swatting away mosquitoes. If you have ever had to retreat indoors because of itchy bites, you are not alone. Mosquitoes aren’t just annoying – they can also carry harmful...

Termite Season in Arkansas: Signs, Prevention, and Treatment

Termite Season in Arkansas: Signs, Prevention, and Treatment

When it comes to protecting your home, understanding the dangers of termite season in Arkansas is crucial. Termites are more than just a nuisance – they can silently destroy the structure of your home, often without immediate signs. In Arkansas, termite season...

Spring Pest Control Tips: How To Keep Your Home Bug-Free

Spring Pest Control Tips: How To Keep Your Home Bug-Free

As temperatures rise and flowers bloom, pests become more active – making spring the ideal time to take action. Proper spring pest control is essential to keeping your home bug-free and comfortable throughout the season. By implementing the right preventative measures...

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What are the Different Ways We Fight Off Pests?

Pests can’t be left to run loose. The problem will only get worse. Unfortunately, the solution isn’t always easy. If it was you wouldn’t have to rely on professionals to make sure the issue goes away for good. When you have a problem as complex as pest control, you...

Pests that Cause Allergies

There are so many types of allergies out there. Most of us are aware of pollen or food allergies, but you’d be surprised to learn that so many more things can cause reactions. As a pest control company, our expertise is in insects and pests. In this blog, we’ll...

Common Places Mosquitoes Love to Bite & Why

Summertime typically means warm weather, bathing suits, splashing around in the pool, and spending time outdoors with your family. Along with all that’s listed above, it also means an increased mosquito presence and, if you’re unfortunate enough to be bit a few times,...

Common Hotel Pest Problems & How to Deal with Them

In summertime, the tourism industry booms. Children are out of school, parents take more time off work to plan family vacations, and the nice weather encourages people to get out and see the world. If you own or manage a hotel, motel, or any other place where people...

Rodent Populations Spike Due to COVID-19 Closures

With the recent COVID-19 outbreak, restaurants throughout Springdale and the surrounding areas have had to shut their doors to diners, only offering curbside pickup or delivery. Some have even had to shutter their doors altogether and wait out the global pandemic. Due...

Dispelling a Common Myth About Chiggers

Have you ever played in the grass only to have red, itchy bumps immediately after? Many people attribute these bumps to a grass allergy when, in fact, they are most often caused by chigger bites. A chigger is a Trombiculidae mite in its larval stage, which is the only...

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