by admin | Jan 15, 2024 | Pest
Pest Exclusion: A Critical Approach to Pest Management Pest exclusion, an integral part of pest control, is often more crucial during the colder months. This is because pests like rats, mice, stinkbugs, and others seek warmer environments, such as your home. Pest...
by admin | Nov 27, 2023 | Pest Of The Month
Stink Bug Exterminator As the weather gets colder, you may begin to notice strange, large bugs begin to appear in your home. These are called stink bugs, and specifically brown marmorated stink bugs are common in Washington state. They can be recognized due to their...
by admin | Jul 15, 2023 | Pest of the Month Control
Odorous House Ants Pest Control Odorous house ants (also called sugar ants) are one of the most common types of ants in the Pacific Northwest, and live all over the continent. They are at peak activity in the warmer summer months. The scientific name for this species...
by admin | May 23, 2022 | Pest
House Flies In most pest control treatment plans, proper identification of the pest is a foundational step towards controlling and eradicating the infestation. This is especially true for flies. Because the breeding and development habitats, preferred food sources,...
by admin | May 23, 2022 | Pest
Beetles and WeevilsThe July Pest of the Month Coleoptera is the most diverse order of insects. As with all pest control, proper identification is essential to complete pest control, elimination, and pest prevention. Tearing apart the pantry to get rid of bark beetles...
by admin | May 23, 2022 | Pest
SpidersThe August Pest of the Month When you call pest control to take care of a spider problem, you might be surprised to learn why they spray insecticides. Spraying insecticide is effective at controlling spiders, but it isn’t actually used on the spiders....
by admin | May 23, 2022 | Pest
BookliceThe September Pest of the Month Not all pests are handled with pesticide treatments. When most people think of pest control without pesticides, their minds go to rodent control. Rodent control usually consists of exclusion and prevention: blocking crawl...
by admin | May 23, 2022 | Pest
TICKSThe October Pest of the Month We typically do not have ticks here in Western Washington. Ticks will feed upon animals of different sizes as they get bigger during the stages of their lives. Usually, a household doesn’t have that kind of variety, which...
by admin | May 23, 2022 | Pest
Sugar AntsThe February Pest of the Month Ants are a common type of pest problem that people in the Pacific Northwest face. There are many different types of local ants, such as carpenter ants, moisture ants, velvety tree ants, pharaoh ants, pavement ants, and...
by admin | May 23, 2022 | Pest
Carpenter AntsThe April Pest of the Month Carpenter ants are pests that can be found all over the United States. They are especially common in the Pacific Northwest, and can cause a lot of damage to homes and other structures.They are black and measure 1/8 inch long....
