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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 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...
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
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 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...
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...
Potential Structure Damage from Termites
Termites are often called the “silent destroyers” because of their remarkable ability to chew through wood flooring, and even wallpaper undetected. For homeowners and property managers, the threat posed by these pests can lead to significant structure damage from...
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...
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
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...
Potential Structure Damage from Termites
Termites are often called the “silent destroyers” because of their remarkable ability to chew through wood flooring, and even wallpaper undetected. For homeowners and property managers, the threat posed by these pests can lead to significant structure damage from...
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3 Simple Solutions to Get Rid of Scorpions in Your Home
Scorpions. When most people think of scorpions, they think of the giant black scorpions that play larger than life characters in the movies. Many people also think that scorpions can only be found in the desert. The truth is that you can also find scorpions right here...
Tips to Prevent Wasps From Becoming Your New Neighbor
No one likes being stung by a wasp or any other pest or insect with a stinger. In fact, some of those stings can be life-threatening for those who are allergic. And if you have never dealt with these types of insects, using the latest post from a friend of a friend on...
How Hopper Uses Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, is one of the environmentally friendly options Hopper uses to help rid your home or business of pests. Although IPM doesn’t use highly toxic products, this option may be best if you have children past the crawling stage. IPM starts...
Ants, Termites, and Mosquitoes… OH MY!
To say that it has been a rainy and wet spring is an understatement. Many parts of Hopper's service area have been affected due to the heavy rainfall and flooding. Although things are starting to dry up a little, there are still things to take into consideration. As...
Rain, Rain, Go Away… And Take the Pests With You!
April showers may bring May flowers, but they also bring more bugs. Many bugs are not a fan of excessive or heavy rain, and for this reason, you will notice more bugs out and about or in your home after heavy rain. Just like us, they are doing their best to stay dry....
Could an Early Spring Mean More Pests?
This is a tricky question. While there are many invasive pests out there that don’t do too well when the cold winter temperatures arrive, many insects have no problem. In fact, many of the pests that pose problems in the summer find ways to make it through even the...
