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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.
Rodent Control: Why Winter is the Prime Time for Mice and Rats
Winter is the prime time for rodent infestations, particularly for mice and rats, as they seek shelter from the cold. These pests are drawn to warm, cozy environments where food and water are readily available, often making your home their preferred destination. As...
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?
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...
Understanding Bed Bugs: How to Identify, Prevent, and Treat Infestation
Bed bugs are small, parasitic insects that feed on human blood, causing discomfort and infestations in homes and businesses. Identifying a bed bug infestation early is crucial to prevent it from spreading and becoming a significant problem. You’ll typically notice...
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
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 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
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
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...
Rodent Control: Why Winter is the Prime Time for Mice and Rats
Winter is the prime time for rodent infestations, particularly for mice and rats, as they seek shelter from the cold. These pests are drawn to warm, cozy environments where food and water are readily available, often making your home their preferred destination. As...
Understanding Bed Bugs: How to Identify, Prevent, and Treat Infestation
Bed bugs are small, parasitic insects that feed on human blood, causing discomfort and infestations in homes and businesses. Identifying a bed bug infestation early is crucial to prevent it from spreading and becoming a significant problem. You’ll typically notice...
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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...
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6 Ways to Get Rid of Bugs in Your Backyard This Summer
What do you think about when you think of summer? Vacations, hot temperatures, sunscreen, spending time with family, hanging out in the backyard, and mosquito bites? While there are a lot of reasons why most people enjoy the summer months, backyard pests are not one...
How to Prepare You House for Bed Bug Treatment
You finally did it. You picked up the phone, called Hopper Termite & Pest, and you are now scheduled for bed bug extermination. Making the call was a big step in getting rid of bed bugs. However, your work is just beginning. When it comes to exterminating bed...
How Hopper Termite & Pest Can Help Prevent Termites in Your New Home
Buying a new home can be stressful. Many spend hours researching and going over the details such as finding the perfect neighborhood or how close their job is to a potential new home. However, many don’t necessarily think of pests and termites when they are about to...
Ways to Crush the Pest Problems in Your Commercial Kitchen
How to use this template“One time, I went there and found a roach in my drink.” “I don’t eat there. The flies are everywhere!” The worst thing that can happen to a restaurant is for the word to get out that someone found a bug in their food or saw a mouse scurry under...
Are Clogged Gutters Causing Your Pest Problems?
Gutters. Most homes have them installed and many can agree that they are a headache to properly maintain. What most people don’t understand is that cleaning out your gutters is about more than checking a task off your to-do list. Here are a few things you should know...
Spring Cleaning Tips to Help You Get Rid of Household Bugs
The flowers are starting to bloom and the birds are beginning to sing louder and louder. Spring is slowly getting started here in the Ozarks and everything is waking up...including the bugs. Before you know it, insects will be making their presence known as they start...
