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Termites Taking Control Of Your Home? How To Take Back Control
Termites are a pest that are attracted to rotting, moist wood. They don't care if it's an old decaying tree, moist wood in a woodpile, or the wood on your home. They aren't picky when it comes to rotting wood. They are there to eat and survive, and they will come in hoards to feed off of the rotting wood until there is nothing left, or until you take care of the matter and get rid of them.
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Rodent Control Tactics You Can Try On Your Own
If you have a mouse or rat problem going on in your household, you are likely to want to find a way to rid your structure of these pests as soon as possible. Most people rely on pest control services to aid with the eradication of rodents. If you need to wait for service, try some of the following steps to help reduce rodent numbers until a professional can assess the situation for you.
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What You Should Do To Protect Your Home From Fall Pests
In the fall, pests will begin to figure out what they need to do for the upcoming winter months. Most pests will hibernate and gather enough food to get through winter, but there are a few pests that would rather come into your home to stay safe in the winter. These are the pests you need to protect against because they will give you the most trouble. To help protect against these fall pests, there are a number of things you can do.
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6 Benefits Of Using An Eco-Friendly Termite Exterminator
For many years, the most effective termite treatment involved chemicals such as termiticides. But while these control methods are highly effective, they can have a negative impact on the environment. If you care about the environment and about the effects of termite treatment on you and your household, consider choosing eco-friendly termite treatment over chemical treatments. Eco-friendly termite treatments offer several benefits. 1. No damage to the ecosystem Chemical sprays and soil treatments can have a negative effect on plants and on beneficial insects like bees and ladybugs.
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Guide To Backyard Tick Control
Tick season is becoming worse in many areas, as natural predator populations drop and ideal tick conditions spread. The backyard is no longer a safe oasis from these bloodsucking and disease-carrying pests. Ticks can get on your pets and children when they play in the yard, or they may even be an issue when you try to enjoy the garden or patio. The following basics can help you overcome tick issues.
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Critical Reasons to Hire Termite Control Services for Your Building
As a commercial building owner, you are responsible for keeping it safe from a host of risks that can heavily damage it. You especially need to safeguard it from pests that can destroy its value and structural integrity. Rather than fight these creatures on your own, you can hire an exterminator to come in and treat the place for you. You can protect your building from expensive and possibly irreversible damage by using professional termite control for your building.
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Top Reasons to Opt for a Termite Bait System
No matter where you live, termites are something that you should be concerned about. Termites are found across the country, so it is important to have a plan to keep termites under control so they do not cause extensive damage to your property. Controlling termites is not a DIY project that a homeowner can do on their own—it is important to hire an experienced pest control company. When it comes to termite control, you will need to decide between having liquid pesticide applied to the soil or having termite bait systems installed.
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Tips For Preparing Your Home For A Bed Bug Treatment
No other pest strikes fear into the heart of homeowners like bed bugs. One of the biggest reasons bed bugs are such a dreaded threat is that this pest is almost impossible to eliminate without the help of a professional. As a homeowner, you cannot get rid of bed bugs on your own, but you can help a pest control agent be more successful by doing your part. Here are a few things you can do to prepare your home before a pest control agent arrives to treat your bed bug infestation.
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Encapsulating A Crawl Space Under A Porch: What The Project Entails And Why Do It
In a few areas in the country, porches that were once open parts of the house are now enclosed fully and used as rooms or storage spaces on the property. The ground underneath these old porches was typically converted into crawl spaces for added storage. If you have such a space in your home and you generally do not go into it, it might be time for you to take a peek in there and hire crawl space encapsulation services.
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What Homeowners Need To Know About Subterranean Termite Control
Living in areas where subterranean termites have established colonies under the soil requires you understand as much as you can about this pest and then take proactive steps to protect the wood structure of your home. If you don't, then termites can continually feed on it and cause thousands of dollars of damage. Finding Subterranean Termite Colonies is a Tough Task Soil-dwelling termites are impossible to see or determine where their colonies are located for most homeowners.
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