Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control
As spider and insect populations rise, and as the heat or the cool drive them indoors, you have the potential for a perfect storm-high populations with a desire for climate controlled environments.
Elm Seed bugs are back
Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control
During the summer of 2011, customers in the Boise area started having issues with an Insect that very closely resembled Box Elder bugs, but were much smaller. In 2012, experts from the University of Idaho identified the mystery bug as an Elm Seed Bug, shown below: It turns out that southwestern Idaho was where this …
Killing Ants
Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control
Pest-control companies the nation over often struggle with helping their customers take care of Ants. In national surveys, Ants consistently rank number one as the most challenging pest to deal with in residential homes. When Mike and I first started Barrier, this certainly was true for us as well! We tried many different products, ranging …
Spiders, Insects, Rodents, and crawlspaces
Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control
Over the years, I’ve had many conversations with individuals who were concerned about spiders, insects, or rodents in the crawlspace. While certainly the concern is valid, most fears about crawlspaces are unfounded. The reason? Though the crawlspace is a great, almost perfect environment for some pests, there is nothing to eat down there! In our …
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Norway Rats in Caldwell
Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control
In Caldwell we recently encountered some Norway rats: We don’t encounter them too often, and when we do, it’s a bit of a treat, strangely enough! Norway Rats have a few aliases: sewer rat, brown rat, gray rat, etc. They were introduced to United States from Europe in the late 1700’s, and have been loved …
Fighting pests: One cheesy Liam Neeson line at a time
Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control
Fighting Pests with Liam Neeson’s Determination Liam Neeson often comes to mind when we think of tenacity and sheer determination in Hollywood. Now, imagine if that same relentless pursuit was applied to pest control. It’s like envisioning Liam Neeson chasing after pests with a vow to eradicate them! That’s precisely the kind of commitment you …
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Pest control in the summertime
Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control
These dragonflies that one of our technicians photographed, make me wish for warmer days! Barbecues. Swimming. The Fourth of July. I miss it! I know that summer is not that long ago, but I’m already kind of tired of winter! Not only that, but it seems that this winter has also brought us an unbelievable …
