Recently the top bed bug infested cities were released for 2012 and while you may be happy if you don’t live in any of these places, a lot of them happen to be popular vacation destinations. With bed bugs now infesting everything from hotels, to taxis, to airplanes, it makes it pretty tricky to stay away from bed bugs when you are on vacation.
The need for warm weather pest control is obvious to most, but as fall approaches and warm weather starts to wane, many homeowners mistakenly see less value in continuing with pest management efforts. If you terminate pest control services during the fall and winter months, you will likely find that the pests come back and you are right back to where you started.
Okay, so that’s not really how the old adage goes but just the same it’s true. The clutter that we so skillfully pile up in our attic, garage, basement and other storage areas are likely to become home to opportunistic pests. And, with the holidays just behind us, we’re sure that there is even more clutter around these days.
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Perhaps your New Year’s resolution is to organize your home including the slightly intimidating attic. This particular storage area catches all those odds and ends that don’t necessarily have a place in other rooms and though not often visited, the attic deserves your attention especially as this is where pests often make their home, uninvited of course.
There’s nothing like the feeling of heading back home for the holiday season. Whether you are a college student, fresh out in the real world or even if you have been away from home for years, there’s something magical about heading home to visit family and friends this time of the year. But whether you are traveling by car, bus, or plane, it is important to know that you may be traveling with some unsuspected hitchhikers. We’re talking about bed bugs intruding on your holiday travel plans.
Tis the season for holiday shopping! Do you have kids on your shopping list who love bugs? After a recent visit to a pest control conference in Boston, we came back with all kinds of bug related gift ideas! For kids that are interested in looking at live bugs up close, we’ve got your gift! Or if they’re just interested in learning about them and not touching them, we’ve found those gifts too! Or maybe they would prefer to wear their bugs- we’ve found gifts for the fashion-forward on your list as well.
Fires and New England winters go hand in hand. Many families in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts enjoy their winter fires to keep the home warm and cozy while the outside conditions are freezing and ice and snow cover the ground. But did you know that with each fire comes a risk of pests in firewood? There are many ways that New England homeowners can introduce pest problems by storing their firewood in the wrong places.
Who doesn’t want to be inside a nice warm home with the holidays and winter season arriving? Squirrels are no exception, these pests are finding sneaky ways to get into New England homes so they can have a warm nest and plenty of food to survive the cold winter. Red squirrels, grey squirrels, and flying squirrels are all species that you may encounter on your property or even up in the attic of your home.
his is the time of year when people are breaking out their favorite recipes, unearthing the decorations out of the dusty attic, and even boarding a plane to go visit family and friends out of state. As exciting as this all is, there are unfortunately some concerns in regards to pest issues during the cold and wintry holiday season in the northern states.