The sound of carpenter ants in walls can be unnerving to a homeowner but actually hearing carpenter ants is not as common as you’d think. What do carpenter ants in walls sound like? People describe the sound as: Crackling that is very similar to the sound cereal makes when you add milk Crumpling paper or […]
Carpenter bees will come to your home in May every year, many people aren’t happy about this. Here are some facts that you should know about carpenter bees and how to choose an exterminator. I also detailed a problem carpenter bee extermination job that we experienced in Southbury, CT last year. Carpenter Bee Facts […]
Identification Connecticut is located in one of the most dense areas of the country for the blacklegged tick or deer tick. Deer ticks are hard shelled ranging in size from 1/16” -1/8”. They have easily viewable mouthparts when looked at from above. The body is predominately flat. The females body has the ability to stretch […]
The extermination of carpenter ants is done by finding areas where they’re nesting. Typically, the most common area to find a carpenter ant colony is where some type of moisture exists. The most common areas are the following: Interior wall cavities Areas where there have been water leaks Areas of dense vegetation Window frames and […]
Often times when carpenter ants build a nest within a home the damage that they cause can be devastating. Carpenter ant damage in a home is usually located around an area where there’s some type of moisture penetration. A common area that this takes place is where a wood deck attaches to a home. A […]
In Southbury, CT black ants and big black ants are common. People call all the time and say ” we have black ants, but they’re not carpenter ants” Our answer to this statement is always the same. I’m sorry to inform you of this, but yes they are. After the initial shock we explain ourselves […]
Last week we provided a termite treatment for a home in Southington, CT. The home had termite damage located in the main beam and live termites in a first floor wall. The words termite damage tend to get the attention of homeowners very quickly. The reason is that most smart homeowners are aware that […]
I inspected a barn this week in Litchfield, Ct for the presence of bats. When I arrived there was no doubt that the bats had been there. Further, there was no doubt that something had to be done about the bat droppings strewn throughout the barn as seen below. Before cleaning bat guano, mouse droppings […]
So, as a pest control company that does a fair amount of bed bug work we see people who are so desperate to get rid of the bugs they listen to people that aren’t experts in the field. For instance, I was in Waterbury, CT today looking at an apartment building to confirm the presence […]
Today we did a termite treatment in Beacon Falls, CT. The customer was an engineer and wanted to know some of the more technical things about termite control. By his own admission he just didn’t want to know that the bugs we gone. He wanted to know how and why they were gone. Fair enough, […]
