Bugs are a general classification of insect or anything creepy crawly that is annoying and can bite etc
We all know that feeling of moving into a brand new home or a used home which is spotless and has passed all the inspections. It is a great feeling knowing that the inside of your home and its structure are safe and clear of pests. But the truth is unless you start battling the […]
In recent news you may have seen stories about the “Brood X Cicada” and how this is the year in which they are set to come out. This begs the questions: what are cicadas? Does Florida have brood X cicadas? The cicada is a tree bug genetically related to the grasshopper. It’s the bug you […]
Last year we posted a story about how genetically modified mosquitoes were being created in laboratory settings and were going to be released into Florida at some point in the near future. Well, the future is here. Yesterday, the biotech firm Oxitec, with the approval of the Florida State government, released its genetically modified mosquitoes […]
Bed bugs are a small parasite which tuck themselves away into your bed and live and reproduce there. We have all heard of them and have been told to avoid this or that place because it may have bed bugs. This hardy insect has been managed well by the pest industry for many decades now. […]
The wasp is something we are all familiar with. One of my earliest memories was walking around the edge of an above ground pool and being attacked by wasps because they were nesting under the edge of the pool. They stung me relentlessly as I ran for help. You too probably have a story similar […]
If you are running a business in which customers visit the premises, having good pest control is a must. In fact, it should be considered as important to your business as having running water or electricity. In the age of social media and Google search, it only take one bad inspection or one customer run-in […]
The common pest is much smaller than us. They are so small that the human eye doesn’t even pick them up unless you are very close to them (and sometimes not at all). This makes it very hard to spot them as they scurry around in your home. Not to mention the fact that some […]
The term “exterminator” is one that is widely used and basically means a person or company which specializes in neutralizing pests. You would see the term used a lot more in years past to describe basically any company which handled pest problems. Today, pest control is used to describe a company which will work to […]
I know that in popular culture we use phrases like the one in the title as sort of a way to make a strong statement. “No child left behind” and “one Covid death is one too many” are great examples of this. But when we say one roach is one too many we really mean […]
Of all the different types of food that pests love, sugar may be one of their favorites. But why do they love sugar so much? Sugar is the simplest form of pure energy in food form. Table sugar, or sucrose as it is known in the scientific world, is a simple compound that packs a […]