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🪳 Stop Termites Before They Stop You: Year-Round Termite Control in Longview, TX The Silent Destroyers Lurking in East Texas Termites are one of the most destructive pests in Texas, causing billions in property damage every year. What makes them especially dangerous? You rarely see them until the damage is already done. In humid regions like East Texas, termite colonies thrive all year, quietly…

Ants are one of the most common household pests in East Texas, and they can quickly turn into a major nuisance. Whether it is fire ants invading your yard, sugar ants marching through your kitchen, or carpenter ants damaging your home’s structure, ant infestations require fast and effective action. Why Ants Are a Problem While ants might seem harmless at first, they can: Contaminate food and…

Bed Bugs: Identify Activity and Infestations #bedbugs

Where do bed bugs hide? The initial hiding places of bed bugs are typically found in mattresses, box springs, headboards, and bed frames where they have easy access to people to bite in the night. One thing to note, bed bugs tend to live in groups while hiding. Over time, they may scatter throughout the bedroom, moving into any crevice or protected location. They can move quickly over floors,…

Signs of Bed Bug Activity What are the visual signs of bed bug activity?

What are the visual signs of bed bug activity? Here are some pictures showing the visual signs of bed bug activity. The easiest way to confirm a bed bug infestation is to find some visual signs of bed bug activity. This could include blood spots or fecal streaks on sheets, pillows or furniture, or shed skins in cracks and crevices in the room. The ability to detect low-level bed bug activity is…

Bed Bugs, Fleas & Ticks

Have you ever wondered the difference between the products in the stores versus the products we use to treat for bed bugs, fleas and ticks? We’re showing you the labels of the products we use versus the products found in stores. In this slide show, these are the bed bug, flea & tick products that you can buy in the stores: The products are Hot Shot Bed Bug Killer, Black Flag Flea & Tick and…

Rodents are health hazards

It’s a challenge to stay healthy during the winter, especially with the prevalence of the Covid-19.  Unfortunately, something most people don’t think about is the threat posed by rodents to both your health and property. Rodents invade approximately twenty-one million homes in the United States each winter. A rodent infestation can cause more than just a headache for homeowners. During the…

Prevent Pantry Pest Infestations

While you and your families are getting in the spirit at home by baking favorite sweet treats, the last thing you want to come across are pantry pest in your baking ingredients. Pantry pests are frequently found in dry ingredients such as flour, grains and cereals. The most common pantry pests are Indian Meal Moths and Merchant Grain Beetles. These pests reproduce quickly and can infest kitchen…

Avoid bringing bed bugs home after traveling

Where do bed bugs come from? Bed bugs are excellent “hitch hikers”, allowing them to travel great distances. They latch onto suitcases, boxes, shoes and other items and travel on the objects to a new home. When introduced into a new environment, they will spread throughout their new surroundings, whether it be a large building or a single-family home. Bed bugs can take up residence in many places…

Have a Happy and Pest-Free Holiday!

As you’ve been preparing, getting decorations out of storage or setting up live greenery, you might not be aware that you could potentially be bringing unwanted guests into your home. In order to help keep your home pest fee, be sure to check those trees, wreaths and garlands before bringing them inside. Any pest can manage to catch a ride into your home on these items, causing you a bit of a…

Avoid Shipping Pests Directly to Your Home

With many online shopping deals, countless numbers of people can expect an overflow of packages at their doorstep in the coming weeks ahead. What many people do not expect, is that those packages could be harboring pests, giving them direct access to your home. To avoid the surprise of a pest infestation this season, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is recommending homeowners take…

German Cockroaches and your health

German cockroaches are hazardous to your health. Cockroaches move freely from building to building or from drains, gardens, sewers and latrines to human habitations. Because they feed on human feces as well as human food they can spread germs that cause disease. They carry a large number of viruses, bacteria, and parasites on their bodies and in their feces which can cause diarrhea, dysentery,…

Commercial Properties and Termites

When you think about termite infestations, you may not think much about your commercial properties. After all, if it is in a high-traffic public area with a parking lot and not much grass or vegetation around, so you might assume that your building is safe from infestation. This is not always the case. Your commercial property is at just as much at risk of termites as your home. As commercial…

What to expect with Fleas

Fleas are small, wingless parasitic insects that feed off of warm-blooded animals by way of their skin-piercing mouths. A flea’s life begins after an adult female flea feeds off its’ host. She will then lay around 4-8 eggs, which fall off into the animal’s surroundings. After hatching, the eggs develop into larvae and enter the pupal stage. During the pupal stage, the flea encases itself in an…

PT Alpine Flea and Bed Bug Aerosol with IGR

Product Overview

PT Alpine Flea and Bed Bug Aerosol previously known asAlpine Flea Insecticide Aerosol with IGR is the newest flea control from the Alpine line of products. PT Alpine is made with dinotefuran which was granted a reduced risk status from the EPA. This means that PT Alpine Flea Insecticide with IGR is one of the safest products you can have in your home for flea control. The…

Protecta EVO Express Bait Station

Product Overview

Protecta EVO Express Bait Station is made for ease-of-use and security. Protecta EVO Express Bait Station comes equipped with a concrete block in the station base reducing the labor needed to place the station – no need to secure it to the ground or glue it to a block. There are holes if you prefer to use a duckbill to anchor the Protecta EVO Express Bait Station to the ground.…