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Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

I saw this the other day: The doorbell got me thinking about a question we get often. Is your pest-control safe? Our answer is mostly the same: We have families ourselves, and the most important thing to us is the safety and security of our families and pets. I have four kids, a wife, and …

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Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

Boise area homes are often bombarded with these webs that are created. If not taken care of, these webs instead of catching prey, end up catching dirt and sand and mud. After a rainstorm or two, or your sprinklers hitting them, you have the beginnings of a material that will not extract itself from your …

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Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

I took the following picture of a paper wasp situation at Oakmont sub in Nampa, Idaho:  Notice these paper wasps congregating, and not around a nest? In my experience, It usually means one of two things. 1. The nest has grown too large for a small space–like inside vinyl siding. Or: 2. Their nest has …

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Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

In the Pine Grove sub in Eagle, Idaho I was about to rest my hand and body up against the siding while speaking with a customer. Camouflaged in the rock, I saw this little gem:  Insects and spiders have survived over the years by being very adaptable, and this paper wasp nest shows how they …

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Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

While in the Columbia Village subdivision in Boise, Idaho, Mike observed the following:   Five paper wasp nests all sharing the same real estate. Paper wasp begin a new nest each year after the queen overwinters. She begins construction on an umbrella shaped upside down paper-mâché like nest. Paper wasps love to build their nests in …

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Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

While meeting with a customer in the Bridgetower subdivision in Meridian, Idaho, I saw quite a sight: A wolf spider! And not only a wolf spider, but a wolf spider with hundreds of babies on her back! Won’t that make you sleep good tonight! While observing this particular spider, she tried to escape our gaze …

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Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

While giving a pest control estimate in The Rockwell Village subdivision in Nampa, Idaho I came upon this tree and adjacent bush that had some interesting spiders webs. This web was made by a garden spider. These spiders are found in ornamental trees and shrubs, and as their name suggests, out in the garden! Garden …

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