Pest of the Month: Beetles

Pest of the Month: Beetles

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...
Pest of the Month: Spiders

Pest of the Month: Spiders

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....
Pest of the Month: Booklice

Pest of the Month: Booklice

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...
Pest of the Month: TICKS

Pest of the Month: TICKS

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...
Pest of the Month: Sugar Ants

Pest of the Month: Sugar Ants

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...
Pest of the Month: Carpenter Ants

Pest of the Month: Carpenter Ants

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....