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Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

Part 5 of a series on what you can do to keep spiders, insects, and rodents out of your home.  Tip #5: Good cultural practices with your landscape can prevent pest problems, or make it harder for spiders or insects to come inside your home. When I say ‘cultural,’ I don’t mean that Hawaiian shirt …

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Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

Part 4 of a series on what you can do to keep spiders, insects, and rodents out of your home. Tip #4: Installing quality screens for doors and windows are a simple & inexpensive way to exclude flying & other insects into your home. For this blog post, I had to look no further than …

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Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

Part 3 of a series on what you can do to keep spiders, insects, and rodents out of your home. Tip #3:  Carefully sealing exterior protrusions and openings around your house make it harder for spiders, insects, and rodents to enter your home. First things first….what does protrusion mean?  I wrote this blog and I had …

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Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

Part 2 of a series on what you can do to keep spiders, insects, and rodents out of your home. Tip #2:  By reducing common household odors, you can substantially reduce populations of insects and spiders in and around your home. You probably didn’t need to read this blog to know this universal truth:  Bad …

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Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

This is part 1 of a series on what you can do to keep spiders and insects out of your home Tip #1:  Replace your exterior light bulbs that emit white light with yellow emitting light bulbs. Why you ask?  Is 2014 yellow’s year?  Has this Boise area pest control company lost it completely?  Believe it …

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