It doesn’t matter if you’re a member of the hospitality industry or simply someone who has been a guest, you know that the cleanliness of a hotel, motel, inn, or B&B is extremely important. And pests like bedbugs, mice, rats, cockroaches, ants, and flies do not contribute to a clean or relaxing environment. Don’t wait… Read more »
As a member of the restaurant industry, you know the challenges of keeping your establishment free from pests. Pests like wasps, flies, rats, mice, ants, and cockroaches can cause structural damage and are also detrimental to the health of customers and employees. With new safety protocols in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus),… Read more »
A pest control issue at your home or property can be a dangerous and costly problem. Not all problems are DIY fixes. Some will reoccur, and some are just too dangerous to attempt on your own, such as dealing with wild animals or stinging insect nest removal. In that case, a professional pest control provider… Read more »
In our previous blog, “Why is Pest Control Still Important During COVID-19?“, we talked about why it’s crucial to continue with pest control even if your business is closed, and how Modern Pest can help protect your business. Now that businesses are beginning to reopen, business owners will be returning to what they thought were… Read more »
Unfortunately for business owners and the economy in general, many businesses have had to close or severely alter how they operate during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic to help flatten the curve and stop the spread of the virus. One thing that hasn’t changed is the presence of pests. They’re still out there, still trying to… Read more »
Used to abundant food trash from humans, rats now battle and forage for their next meal. Are they headed to your home? Picture it: you’re a rat. You scurry around in the shadows, planning your meals around food that people discard on the streets. Or trash bags you tear into. Or your favorite, a dumpster… Read more »
When the weather begins to cool, there are some pests who will want to enter your home and overwinter there during the colder months. They will crawl in through gaps, cracks, and crevices that you might not even know existed in your home. And once they’re in, they’re hard to get rid of. Plus, they’ll… Read more »
There’s an odor in your house. You hear squeaking sounds. You’re pretty sure you have bats in your attic, and you want them back outside where they belong. But did you know there is a window of time when bat exclusion can safely and legally be performed? And have you heard of bat maternity colonies?… Read more »
Recently, Modern Pest acquired Environmental Health Services, Inc. (EHS) of Norwell, Massachusetts. Since it was founded in 1985, EHS has been committed to providing superior pest management and environmentally-sustainable solutions for their customers. The exclusion method reduces the use of pesticides by identifying the root cause of the issue and providing a solution to protect… Read more »
When you think of the animal that transmits Lyme disease, the black-legged (deer) tick probably comes to mind. But scientists have recently sequenced the genome of another carrier of Lyme: the white-footed mouse. The mouse carries the bacteria but does not get sick from it. Could this development help stop Lyme disease? Why is this… Read more »