The Parachuting Joro Spider Coming to Your Florida Home Soon!
The colorful Joro spider is on the move and in the news. This world-traveling invasive is definitely settled in Georgia, likely after it hitchhiked on a cargo ship from Asia. Now it has its eyes on a more tropical home to the south. "In their native range, in east...
Termite Fumigation Expert Answers Your FAQs
Expert Jon Heath answers all your termite fumigation questions.
Steps to Prevent Termites
Save Money & Protect Your Home with Termite Prevention When it comes to steps to prevent termites from chewing on your home, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” In fact, in terms of worth, experts estimate that termite damage can cost a homeowner an...
Sarasota Pest Control During Hurricane Season
Pest control during hurricane season is always a concern for Sarasota homeowners. Believe it or not, just as we homeowners are trimming trees, buying supplies and shuttering our windows when a storm is on its way so are pests such as rats, roaches, ants and other pest...
Scary Bugs and Critters That Will Keep You Awake
Homeowners call us at Heath Pest Control when there are scary bugs and critters keeping them awake at night. We are happy to respond quickly to those calls and solve the problems as quickly as possible. But today we are going to share our own list of truly scary bugs...
Rat Problems During Hurricane Season
Surviving even a tropical storm is tough enough, but some Floridians experience increased rat problems during hurricane season. There are several factors in play including the simple fact that wet rodents will look for a safe, dry haven. Rain will flood lower lying...
No More Scary Spiders in Your Home
If you are afraid of scary spiders in your home, you are not alone…besides the spiders. In a 1991 City University of London study about 75% of the people sampled were either mildly or severely afraid of spiders. As the researchers dug deeper into why so many people...
Be Prepared for Drought-Related Pest Problems
No rain means brown grass and fire warnings in southeast Florida. Would you believe that you need to be prepared for drought-related pest problems, too? Sarasota and Manatee county recently issued emergency warnings because we have had so little rain. There is a...
Cicadas in Florida, It Is Time to Sing
It is very interesting that cicadas in Florida appear every year, unlike their appearances further north in the rest of the eastern United States where periodical cicadas appear in hordes every 13 or 17 years. Newcomers to Florida are often surprised by the sound of...
Mud Daubers and Wasps: Similar but Very Different
You are not alone if you assumed mud daubers and wasps were the same thing. Most homeowners, number, one, don’t like the idea of any type of flying insect with the capability to sting hanging out at their place. Number two, those glops of mud that are in the crevices...
