How do mice get in your house?

How Do Mice Get In Your House?

As the mercury drops during the winter months, mice get inside your house as your home becomes the ideal target for a mouse infestation. Mice are seeking a warm place during the winter for them to survive the cold weather. Your home offers them everything they need--food sources, warmth, and shelter. During winter, most mammals hibernate.…

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Do Rats Nest In Kitchen?

Do Rats Nest In Kitchen?

One of the first clues you have rats infestation is finding their nest in the kitchen or inside the home. But unless you see the rats, you have no way of knowing if what you see is really a rat's nest. Rodents prefer to nest in areas where food is present and they are protected…

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Ant Exterminator: How Much Does Ant Extermination Cost?

Ant Exterminator: How Much Does Ant Extermination Cost?

In cooler climates, ants are typically seasonal pests. Yet, for warmer regions, ants can be a year-round issue. There are several types of ants that can infest your home, each one with its own set of concerns, and the worth of exterminator cost of these ant varies. However, the carpenter ant is what comes to…

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How To Get Rid Of Cicada Killer Wasps Naturally

How To Get Rid Of Cicada Killer Wasps Naturally

Cicada killer wasps are part of the Hymenoptera order, the Sphecidae family, the Genus is sphecius, and the species Speciosus.  These large digger wasps are dark brown to black, with brilliant yellow markings along the abdomen’s segments. They grow to about two inches long and have amber-colored wings. The Sphecius speciosus is commonly found east of…

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Can The Powder Post Beetle Damage Your Home?

Can The “Powder Post Beetle” Damage Your Home?

The only pest that will do more damage to seasoned, dry, unfinished wood than a powder post beetle is termites. However, several opinions are conflicting about whether finished wood damage is due to a powder post beetle or the termite. When making a determination about the activity of an infestation and how it should be…

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Roaches: Do cockroaches bite?

Roaches: Do cockroaches bite?

Whenever we see an insect, we always wonder if it will bite humans; this is especially true with cockroaches. You might be surprised to discover that some species of cockroaches are able to bite humans. For example, German cockroaches may be known to bite humans once. However, it is not common for them to do…

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Catch Mice: What's the best food to put on mouse traps?

Catch Mice: What’s The Best Food to Put on Mouse Traps?

Mouse traps with effective food bait are something homeowners depend on when they recognize signs of mice in their homes. However, if the wrong food is used as bait, these traps will not be effectively trapping mice. One sign of a mouse infestation is the mice droppings in house, urine (seen using a black light), or…

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How To Get Rid Of Wasps

How To Get Rid Of Wasps

Have you ever been enjoying an outdoor gathering when you hear the buzzing of wasp activity? Once here, the wasps pose the beginning of a real wasp problem. Unlike bees, hornets and wasp species are carnivorous, preying on smaller insects like houseflies and aphids. While bees feed pollen to their larvae. If you want to get rid…

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Why do I have roaches in my clean house?

Why Do I have Roaches in My Clean House?

Typically we describe cockroach infestation being in an environment that is unsanitary and consider a clean house to be free from roaches. Yet, while true for the most part, even a spotless home can experience an occasional cockroach issue. Why do roaches get inside my clean house? Cockroaches look for places that will provide them with…

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Can mice jump or climb up walls?

Can Mice Jump or Climb up Walls?

One question many homeowners often wonder is whether mice can jump or climb walls. Certainly, the answer is yes. Mice can climb walls, although it all depends on the type of surface the wall is made from. For instance, mice are able to climb concrete, stucco, brick, wood, shingles, and finishing walls. They are also…

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