by Jon Heath | May 28, 2021 | spiders
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...
by Jon Heath | May 11, 2021 | Other Pests
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...
by Jon Heath | Apr 22, 2021 | Other Pests
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...
by Jon Heath | Apr 9, 2021 | Other Pests
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...
by Jon Heath | Mar 25, 2021 | Other Pests
Yellow patches in your beautiful lawn are proof that chinch bugs in Florida are a menace. Spring is well known for being nature’s mating season, so pest and insect populations tend to increase during this time of year. Naturally, insect activity in your lawn and...
by Jon Heath | Mar 11, 2021 | Ants, Pest Control Services, Rodents, Termites
Termites and spiders and rats, oh my! These are only three of the spring pests to be aware of as we enter the warmer months. Spring brings us all to life. Here in Florida, we’ve already been outdoors during the winter enjoying the sun, but the increase in temperature...
by Jon Heath | Feb 23, 2021 | Pest Control Services
It is reasonable to want to know what to expect when you have your first professional pest control visit. You have decided to let essentially a stranger into your home to inspect the nooks and crannies. First, you want to be assured that it will be worth your while...
by Jon Heath | Feb 11, 2021 | Rodents
If you had rats in your home you would want to know, right? In fact, you might think you WOULD know if you had rats “visiting.” You might not if you didn’t know what to look for. We’re going to talk about five signs to look for to determine yourself whether you have...
by Jon Heath | Jan 23, 2021 | Rodents
Rat extermination in Sarasota is a booming business, at least it is for us because of the number of people who want to get rid of rodents fast! We get a lot of calls from homeowners and our colleagues in Sarasota about what seems to be a growing rat problem. Rats can...
by Jon Heath | Jan 13, 2021 | Rodents
We’ve received a lot of calls lately asking how to get rid of roof rats quickly. Those calls come from homeowners that were convinced that rats where exactly the problem they had. How do you know if you have a roof rat problem? Let’s look at what they are and...
