Our quarterly service includes treating inside baseboards, plumbing
areas, around exterior foundations, windows and doors as well as the inside of attached garages. This service also includes
inspecting attics, exteriors and interiors for any pest problems and making the necessary recommendations for control.
We will inspect your residential or commercial property, advise you of effective treatments, and then get the job done. Our general services include:
Cockroaches
Damage:
Cockroaches
spread human disease by depositing disease organisms on food and utensils. The American cockroach, which comes into contact
with human excrement in sewers or with pet droppings, may transmit bacteria that cause Salmonella and Shigella. German cockroaches
are believed to be capable of transmitting disease-causing organisms such as Staphylococcus, hepatitis, and coliform bacteria.
They also have been implicated in the spread of typhoid and dysentery.
Recent studies have found a strong association between the presence of cockroaches and increases in the severity
of asthma symptoms in individuals who are sensitive to cockroach allergens.
Detection and Treatment:
Cockroaches may become pests in homes, restaurants, hospitals, warehouses,
offices, and virtually any structure that has food preparation or storage areas. These pests are common even in the cleanest
of crowded urban areas and older dwellings. It’s usually not difficult to discover an infestation, because they are
often visible. Treatment usually involves sealing cracks and crevices to block entrance; keeping food and trash areas clean
to avoid providing food; and the professional application of insecticide and bait on a regular basis. Click here for more
info.
Rodents
Damage:
Rodents consume
and contaminate food. They also gnaw on electrical wires, wooden structures, and tear insulation in walls and ceilings for
nesting. Rodents can also transmit disease to humans, pets, and livestock. They have been found to transmit typhus, leptospirosis,
trichinosis, and salmonellosis.
Detection and Treatment:
The presence of mice and rats is usually detected by the damage they cause to food and structures, by their droppings,
and by their nests. Treatment involves eliminating all entry points and population reduction by the application of rodenticides
and traps. Learn more.
Ants
Damage:
Ants cause various
types of damage, depending upon the variety. Carpenter ants tunnel through wood, destroying structures. Pharaoh ants may transmit
serious diseases. A fire ant’s sting is potentially deadly to susceptible individuals, and all ants contaminate the
food they infest.
Detection and Treatment :
Ants build massive colonies, so their presence is generally detected when you see their nests, or the ants themselves. Treatments
involve baiting, insecticide, and sealing off entry to buildings.
Spiders
Except for poisonous spiders, such as the black widow and the brown recluse, spiders are not harmful
to humans. When it’s important to control spiders, chemical control is used, along with destruction of webs and eggs.
Since they feed on insects, measures that control unwanted insects will also reduce spider populations.
Biting and Stinging Pests
Damage:
Bees, wasps and scorpions are dangerous because of their painful and potentially harmful stings.
Detection and Treatment:
Wasp nests and bee hives can be removed by
professionals with protective gear. Insecticides are also used. Scorpion problems are usually treated chemically. Click here
to learn more about other insects.
