Category: Pest Control

How do professional pest control exterminators kill bedbugs?

You’ll find far too many articles on the internet regarding DIY methods for getting rid of insects. For bed bugs too, you can find hundreds of home remedies, but none work as well as professional pest control exterminators. Bed bugs are such parasites that are as tiny as a millimetre and they grow up to the maximum size of an apple seed.

This size makes it difficult for us to know whether we’ve got rid of them or not. At the same time, they can go for as long as 5 months without a blood meal. So, there you are thinking you aren’t being attacked, so there aren’t bed bugs. Once you’ve suspected them, please, please, please call professional pest control exterminators.

How professional pest control exterminators kills bedbugs?

You’re probably wondering why we’re saying to get help when it comes to bed bugs. Firstly, professional know the best chemicals to be used that will kill bed bugs. Secondly, the best pest control brands won’t leave a single bed bug behind. Doing that is almost impossible when it comes to home remedies.

Thorough Inspection

Professional pest control exterminators should always survey and inspect before acting. Similarly, the technicians check for suspected infestations before acting on them

Injection of chemicals

This is the main part of the pest control service. Here, we spray a mild odour pesticide in your bedroom/hall or any other room that has the infestation. Again, the chemicals we use are all government-approved and possess no health threats to family members. However, it’s best if family members stay away for a while after the pesticides are applied.

PEST CONTROL

YOUR FAMILY

From ants that carry salmonella and bed bugs to wasps and venomous spiders, pests can threaten the health and safety of your family. Our proven, award-winning service delivers peace of mind.

YOUR HOME

Each year termites and other wood-destroying pests do billions of dollars of damage to American homes. protects your largest investment with the most effective and thorough service available.

YOUR WORLD

Protecting you and your home from pests doesn’t have to harm the Earth. We use products that are environmentally friendly, soft on beneficial insects and safe for children and pets.

There’s nothing more frustrating than paying for a service that gives you little to no value. Yet, we talk to hundreds of people every day that are doing just that. They have a pest control service yet still have bugs

Exterminator Bug Guide

Our Pest Guide contains information on common household insects and pests in our area. Specializing in termite treatment and rodent removal.

Hate Bugs?

Do you hate seeing bugs, spiders, rodents, bees or mosquitoes flying around your home? Then you’ll love Pest Control. We know insects and rodents have their place, but they don’t belong in your home or business

Four Season’s Protection Plan is an innovative solution to household pest problems. Our Truly-Trained professionals combine advanced, proactive treatments with pests’ seasonal behavior to keep your home Truly Protected year round

Known for making their nests in wood structures, carpenter ants can cause extensive damage to your home. Considered one of the most serious structural pests, carpenter ants are active year-round. We start with a thorough inspection of your home’s interior and exterior to identify active infestations and assess damage

provides reliable, consistent service through timely routine treatments sensitive to our customers’ work schedules and clientele. Our treatments utilize environmentally conscious materials with long residual life. Specific treatment approaches to each commercial zone are used and programs are designed to address the specific needs of our clients and industry.

Complete Rodent Control “CRC” program focuses on trapping and removing the exising rodents and preventing new rodents and mice from re-entering your home. We can sanitize, remove the soiled insulation and re-insulate your home.

Become an Exterminator

To become a certified Exterminator, you must:

Complete the application form and return it with payment of $165.00 to: Pesticide Training and Certification, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus.

Review the study materials that will be sent to you.  You will receive a which contains information relevant to all exterminators and a Licence Category Specific Module which contains information relevant to each new licence class.

Write the certification examination at a convenient date and location in your area.  The certification exam is multiple choice and is made up of two parts.  Each part consists of 50 questions.  The Core Manual exam is one-hour, closed book; the Licence Category Specific Module exam is one and a half hours, open book.

Successfully complete the exam with a pass mark of 75% or greater on both parts of the exam.  You will then receive a letter of certification; you must send a copy of this letter to the MInistry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) when you apply for a Pesticide Exterminator Licence.

If you fail on your first attempt, you have one year to rewrite the exam.  You are allowed a maximum of two more attempts during the 12 months, with no more than two attempts in any six month period.  The exam rewrite fee for failures is $40.00.

You must apply to the MInistry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for your Pesticide Exterminator Licence within one year of obtaining certification.  The licence fee is $90 for five years.

PEST CONTROL

Household pests are more than just a nuisance—they can be a serious problem. Roaches, ants, rodents, and other pests can lead to health problems, allergies, food contamination, and damage to your home and furnishings.

TERMITE CONTROL

Termites cause more than a billion dollars of damage each year in the United States, which is more than fire, flood, and other natural disasters combined.

BED BUG MANAGEMENT

Bed bug infestations are on the rise with many pest control companies reporting 50% more bed bug calls than usual in the last few years.

MOISTURE CONTROL

Foundation moisture, wood-decay fungi, and termites and other wood destroying insects can all cause extensive damage to your home within just a few years.

RODENT MANAGEMENT

Rodents live mainly outdoors in spring and summer, but once fall and winter arrive, they move inside to find warmth and food.

HOW TO KEEP WASPS AWAY FROM YOUR HOUSE

environment — wasps tend to have a more negative reception. They can cause a host problems and scare the heck out of your kids when they get in the house! So you may be wondering how to keep wasps away from your house, which is exactly what we’ll cover in this article.

Wasps belong to a different family than bees called Vespidae. They are infamously known for their aggressive nature and painful sting when provoked. Unlike bees, wasps can sting multiple times without hurting themselves as their stingers remain intact similar to bumble bees.

Unfortunately, they also have the tendency to build nests in or around homes and other structures. This makes them a common pest that can be frustrating, and a little scary to deal with.

HOW TO IDENTIFY WASPS

Being able to identify wasps from other insects is important when it comes to successfully deterring them from your home. The Vespidae family includes thousands of species found globally, but the most commonly encountered types of wasps are paper wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets.

Yellow Jackets are probably what come to mind when imagining a wasp. They possess  very thin waists ( like all wasps ) and hairless bodies — much different than the fuzzy, thick bodies of honey bees and bumblebees. Because of this, yellow jackets appear shinier and more colorful than bees. Their abdomens are also longer and pointed at the end

Living with bees and wasps

A guide to bees and wasps and solving the problems they may cause

Bees and wasps are probably our most familiar insects, visiting our gardens from spring until autumn. Bees perform a vital role because they pollinate flowers so that we can enjoy apples, tomatoes and flowers each year. Wasps are also useful to gardeners and farmers because they eat many types of insect pests. Bees and wasps are disliked by many people because of their ability to sting or form large swarms.

About bees

Bumble bees are the best known. They look too big to fly and their striped, hairy bodies and familiar ‘buzz’ are an essential part of any garden in summer. There are 25 species in Britain and they are not all striped! They form small colonies of no more than a few hundred individuals. Each colony is headed by the ‘queen bee’ who lays eggs while worker bees collect pollen and nectar to keep the colony supplied. They are very important as pollinators for farmers and gardeners. Honey bees are smaller and less hairy than bumble bees. More than 2,000 beekeepers keep colonies of honey bees. Honeybees form huge colonies of as many as 20,000 individuals, all a single ‘queen’s offspring. As well as honey, beeswax can be obtained from their hives.

About wasps

There are seven species of wasp which form colonies in the UK, including the ‘hornet’. They are all easily identified by their distinctive yellow and black stripes which act as a warning that they sting! Queen wasps hibernate during the winter and start looking for a nest site in spring. They make a nest of paper from chewed up wood fibres and start laying eggs. The wasp larvae are fed on caterpillars, spiders and aphids which the workers catch for them. Worker wasps love to eat nectar or anything sugary, such as rotting fruit. A queen wasp can lay as many as 2,000 eggs each day. No wonder wasp colonies can grow to over 20,000 individuals in just a few weeks!

Solitary bees and wasps

Not all bees and wasps live in colonies. There are more than 200 species of solitary bees and wasps in the UK. Solitary bees lay their eggs in cells hidden away in soft sand, soil or mortar, providing each egg with its own food supply. Perhaps the best known solitary bee is the ‘leaf-cutter’ which is responsible for cutting neat little semi-circles from the leaves and flowers of roses. Solitary wasps lead very similar lives to solitary bees, except that many of them are parasitic, laying their eggs inside the bodies of other insects. The larva then grows inside the living host until it is ready to turn into a wasp. Some solitary wasps are important for controlling many pest species

Bee and wasp problems

Many bees and wasps build large nests which can be home to more than 20,000 insects. They build nests in secluded places such as trees, lofts, sheds, nest boxes and compost heaps. While bees and wasps will defend their nests, they are unlikely to attack you unless you get too close. If possible, it is best to leave their nests well alone. Remember that bumble bees will never attack you if left alone. If you want a bumble bee nest removed, you should only use experts. We do not provide this service so you should contact your local beekeepers association for advice. Pest controllers usually destroy wasp nests as they are difficult to relocate. We provide this service for a fee

Overwintered Wasps

General Information About Overwintering Paper Wasps

Wasps such as yellow jackets and paper wasps seen at this time of the year are over-wintering queens produced by colonies last fall. In the autumn they find refuge in protected sites in and around the home and landscape. The wasps that survive the winter are the fertilized “foundress” queens that will start “from scratch” to build a new nest and colony.

Old queen and worker wasps died last year with the onset of cold weather. The old colony does not persist through the winter and the old paper nest is not reused by the new queens, though they may make the new nest nearby. This time of year there is no need to call pest control because there is no active nest.

Finding wasps indoors in the spring does not automatically mean there was a nest in the home last year nor does it mean they will nest in the home this year. The only necessary control at this time is to remove and discard the wasps as they are encountered. That should be easy as the queens are generally sluggish and easy to capture or  swat.

New wasp nests are best controlled in June. At that time nests are small and easily controlled with the “wasp hornet” aerosol sprays for aerial colonies of paper wasps and hornets or insecticide dust for ground or wall nesting species such as yellowjackets.

During the fall months as the days and evenings begin to get cooler, a wide variety of insects seek warmth and shelter to survive the upcoming cold winter months. This behavior is referred to as “Over-Wintering”. Paper wasps will commonly exhibit this behavior, surviving the cold winter months within the walls of a structure. While over-wintering the paper wasps no longer have a nest or nest mate, but are simply occupying the structure in an effort to survive until next Spring. On warm or sunny days, as the walls become warm the over-wintering wasps may become active an occasionally they will accidentally find their way into the structure. When this happens the wasps will be very sluggish and although the threat of a sting does exist, they will usually end up dying within a few hours. Wasps that remain in the walls and survive the winter months will exit in the spring and build a new nest.

What to do if you’re attacked by a swarm of wasps

“Initially I thought I had brushed my arm against a stinging nettle but suddenly wasps were all around my upper torso and face. “I dropped the machine and was desperately flailing my arms around trying to get them off my face.

“The problem is a wasp in distress emits a pheromone that sends nearby colony members into a defensive, stinging frenzy,” said Ms Bungay. “That’s right – scare a wasp and it might call for backup.”

Although it may be easier said than done, NHS advice is not to wave your arms around or swat at wasps but remain calm and move away slowly. And in case you had any other creative ideas to give them the slip, wasps will not be fooled by anyone who tries to “play dead” said Debugged,

“Do not seek shelter in a body of water, as the wasps will simply wait for you to re-emerge,” it also advised.

Wasp nests calls increase fivefold

Why are there wasps in my bathroom?

What’s really the point of wasps?

Unlike bees, wasps do not die after one sting. They can, and will, sting you quite a few times, said Ms Bungay. “While being stung by one wasp isn’t normally dangerous, 30 or 40 stings could kill you.”

Paper Wasps

What is a Paper Wasp

Paper wasps get their common name from the paper-like material out of which they make their nests. Paper wasps are sometimes called umbrella wasps, after the shape of their distinctive nests.

Paper wasps are a group of several species of vespid wasp. These stinging insects are semi-social creatures, as they typically live in small colonies but do not have a worker caste. There are about 22 known paper wasp species in North America, and hundreds in the world. Some additional species of this type of insect include the annularis paper wasp, apache paper wasp, dominulus paper wasp, dorsalis paper wasp and golden paper wasp. Similar groups to paper wasps include yellowjackets and hornets, potter and mason wasps, spider wasps and long waisted paper wasps. Keep reading to learn more, including information on paper wasp stings and paper wasp removal.

What Do Paper Wasps Look Like

Paper wasps generally have a similar body shape to yellowjackets, but somewhat slimmer with a thin “waist,” with six long legs and an almost triangular side view, as well as two wings and antennae. They are mostly brown with some yellow coloration. Each of the known paper wasp species share similar traits of brown and yellow coloring, but they also have different bands of colors and markings that separate them from one another. Some species of paper wasp may even have hints of bolder colors like red, or even brighter colored lines compared to others.

Signs of an Infestation

Paper wasps often build nests in residential yards, so one of the main signs of an infestation is the physical sighting of the nest itself and nearby wasps moving around the nest.

The best way to prevent a paper wasp infestation and the potential of getting stung is to make the home less attractive to the stinging insect. Before trimming shrubs or hedges, or picking fruit, check the plant for paper wasp nests to avoid contact with these stinging insects. Seal cracks and crevices in the home with a silicone-based caulk, repair any tears in screens, and try to keep doors closed to prevent paper wasps from entering the home.