August 31, 2020
Spiders are a common concern for our clients… but should they be? Spiders are a diverse group, having roughly 48,000 species distributed around the globe (excluding Antarctica). Defining features of the group include eight legs, subchelate (fanged) mouthparts that are usually venomous, a narrow connection between the body sections, silk glands on the abdomen, and […]
August 15, 2020
Springtails have been very abundant this year, with a multitude of calls coming in on springtail infestations. So what are these bizarre little arthropods, what do they do, and what can we do to manage them? First off, let’s highlight the unusual classification of the springtails. Despite having six legs and an exoskeleton, they are […]
July 1, 2020
As a pest management company, we routinely work with pesticides. Our clients’ responses to those pesticides range from fear and apprehension that the pesticides will cause further harm to asking us to use our strongest pesticides right out of the gate to make sure the pest problem is solved. This post will be a bit […]
June 18, 2020
Mosquitoes are a common pest in the upper Midwest. Globally, they cause three kinds of damage: nuisance from itchy bites, direct harm from disease transmission, and all the secondary costs that come about from the disease burden (lost productivity, healthcare costs, etc.). Fortunately, a combination of effective pest management, effective health care, and a temperate […]
March 19, 2019
According to a video circulating on social media, New York City is implementing a program that hopes to use feral cats to manage the city’s rodent population. The program will involve capturing the cats, spaying or neutering them, and adopting them out to property owners to keep on their property to deter rodents. The property owners […]
April 18, 2018
Several of our technicians have noticed filth fly problems recently, suggesting that they are already gearing up for summer. As is the case with fruit flies, understanding the pest can be essential to finding and eliminating its source. Of the three most common filth flies, house flies are the smallest at a dainty 6-7 mm […]
