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Sep 12 2022

Cooling Weather Brings Pests & Rodents Indoors

Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control, Rodents

It’s the last week of August, and Labor Day is just around the corner, marking the unofficial end of Summer. Kids are returning to school, vacations are wrapping up, and the weather is beginning to cool down (well, at least we hope so). With that, the preparation for Fall and Winter begins. The list of …

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Sep 7 2022

The War Against Flies!

Posted by Kirk Dean | Flies, Pest Control

Summertime is one of my favorite seasons…. it’s an array of fun outside activities! Swimming in the pool, gardening, and BBQ’ing are just a few. The kids are home and enjoying summer vacation too, but if your kiddos are like mine, they chase each other in and out of the house like a cat chasing …

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Aug 30 2022

German Cockroaches Invade the Treasure Valley

Posted by Kirk Dean | Cockroaches, Pest Control

These pests may be the most hated of all. They hide in dark places and scatter when the lights come on. Their very existence causes chills to run down the spines of many people. These pests are German Cockroaches! Every week, we hear from people living in the Treasure Valley that no cockroaches are living …

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Aug 16 2022

What goes into making a great showing at an event?

Posted by Kirk Dean | Events, Pest Control

Aug 10 2022

Setting a Barrier to Earwig Entry

Posted by Kirk Dean | Earwigs, Pest Control

Earwigs love to live out in the flower beds where they can eat all the flowers, fruits, leaves, and other insects they want. However, with temperatures around 100 degrees daily, the earwigs are starting to move out of the flowerbeds and have started looking for more desirable real estate. Earwigs like to live in dark …

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Jul 25 2022

We’re Seeing an Incredible Variety of Stinging Insects This Year

Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control, Stinging Insects

This year has been a fascinating case study about how seasons truly affect the behavior of pests. This year spring stuck around with us right until the Summer Solstice. Likewise, pests’ levels stayed spring-like until very recently. In the past two weeks, we’ve seen a significant explosion of elm seed bugs, wasps, spiders, and other …

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Jul 18 2022

The Voles are Back to Destroy the Yard!

Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control, Rodents

Imagine sitting outside with your family. Everyone is enjoying a peaceful afternoon together. When all of a sudden, you hear Grandma scream! You rush over to check on her, but Grandma is down for the count! What could have happened? Then, it hits you like a cold bucket of water on a hot summer …

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Cooling Weather Brings Pests & Rodents Indoors

The War Against Flies!

German Cockroaches Invade the Treasure Valley

What goes into making a great showing at an event?

Setting a Barrier to Earwig Entry

We’re Seeing an Incredible Variety of Stinging Insects This Year

The Voles are Back to Destroy the Yard!

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