Pests, by nature, are unwanted visitors that warrant special attention. When you’re running a business, pests can pose particularly troublesome problems that can impede your business and ultimately scare away customers. Pest control in manufacturing is essential, but despite your best efforts to put up barriers, you may find yourself visited by some invaders who could cause significant harm to … Read More
What Weather Patterns Increase Mosquito Activity
Summer conditions often create ideal conditions for increased mosquito activity. Flooding rains create breeding grounds for mosquitoes, and then the hot summer temperatures provide the perfect hatching environments. Rain Water Mosquitos lay their eggs in water, so flooding rains are ideal. Those heavy rainstorms leave behind puddles and standing water which foster mosquito larva. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in water, … Read More
Houston Floods and Their Effects on Pests this Summer
Most Houston residents are aware that the warm Texan climate affects the type and quantity of pests that present themselves, but many do not realize how significantly seasonal weather changes affect pest populations. 2016 has seen record flooding, especially in the Houston area. This excess moisture has resulted in changes in the pest population as well. In fact, Houston residents … Read More
How to Safely Remove Wasp Nests
For many people, getting stung by a wasp is the sure way to ruin a perfect summer day. While wasp stings are not typically dangerous – unless the person who is stung is allergic – they can be very painful. Despite the fact that wasps can be beneficial to crops and gardens, eating grubs, caterpillars, and weevils, and they also … Read More
Could Screw Worms Stop Zika?
What does the screw-worm have to do with Zika? Quite a bit, actually. What science has learned from the screw-worm could become the savior of this epidemic. The way screw-worms were eliminated over fifty years ago to save livestock from flesh-eating infestations could solve the mosquito-driven international health crisis that causes severe birth defects in newborn babies. The American Screwworm … Read More
Keeping Fleas and Ticks Off Your Pets This Summer
If you’re in the Houston area you know that pests can be a big hassle to keep at bay. Your pets are irritated by the itching and some carry harmful bacteria. So here are some ideas to help keep those buggers off your pets and outside where they belong: Use Pest Repellent Buy pest repellent like Bayer’s K9 Advantix II, … Read More
Fossil Discovered For One of the Earliest Known Spiders
A 305 million year old fossil from France is solving the mystery of linking the proto-spiders of eons ago and the creepy arachnids of today. Scientists have dubbed the fossil Idmonarachne brasieri after Idmon, the character in Greek mythology who sired Arachne, the skilled weaver. Surprisingly, one of the first findings of the fossil was a lack of spinneretes – apparently, this proto-spider … Read More
Can Weather Effect the Cockroach Population Around Your Home?
The warm weather and dry climate are why so many residents are attracted to Salt Lake City, Utah, but the weather also has a surprising impact on the population of local pests. As the weather grows warmer, the population of cockroaches and other pests has a tendency to swell dramatically. Fortunately, Preventive Pest Control has a variety of pest control … Read More
Why Do Commercial Businesses Need to Worry About Pest Control?
Invasion of one’s home by pests is no laughing matter. In addition to inconvenience, pests can be destructive and dangerous. Some carry disease that can be transferred to humans and others can destroy walls, floors, insulation and wiring, causing fire and safety hazards. Infestation of a commercial business can be many times more dangerous, as the business products may be … Read More
Preventing Bed Bugs
Bed bugs are pesky creatures that are difficult to detect due to their microscopic size, almost impossible to eliminate on your own because of their infamous resiliency to bug sprays and chemicals, and financially crippling as a result of hiring a professional exterminator and oftentimes having to replace beds, bed linens, furniture, and clothing. However, with all that said, it … Read More